Pune (Voice news service):- Professionals in Pune, the emerging startup capital of India, are willing to make bold career moves despite economic uncertainty. New research from LinkedIn, the world’s largest professional network, has revealed that nearly 9 in 10 (89%) of professionals in Pune are considering a new job in 2024.
As AI accelerates the pace of skill-change, LinkedIn data shows that skills for jobs in India have changed by 30% since 2015. By 2030, they are expected to change by 65%, globally. Amidst these shifts, job hunting can be challenging, but professionals in Pune are determined. To stand apart from the crowd, 78% of professionals in the city are trying new ways to succeed in their job search. 89% are exploring new ways to present their resume/CV to recruiters (e.g., video format, digital resume), while a similar share (89%) are becoming more active in growing their professional network. They are also keen on using AI with 89% of professionals saying it can help make their job search more efficient and productive.
To help professionals invest their energies in the right direction, LinkedIn has revealed the list of Jobs on the Rise in Pune:
- Sales Development Representative
- BIM Architect
- Demand Generation Associate
- Growth Specialist
- Sourcing Manager
- Quality Control Analyst
- Customer Success Specialist
- Business Development Representative
- Environment, Health and Safety Manager
- Data Manager
With 95% of recruiters in India planning to welcome new talent this year, LinkedIn wants to help them find the right candidates and equip their workforce with skills of the future. To that end, LinkedIn has piloted new generative AI tools:
- Recruiter 2024: LinkedIn’s new AI-assisted recruiting experience makes hiring more efficient and easy so talent leaders can focus on strategic, people-centric work. Hirers can use natural language search prompts like – “I want to hire a senior growth marketing leader” – and LinkedIn’s AI models, paired with unique insights from over 1 billion professionals, 67.1 million companies and 41,000 skills on LinkedIn can infer the type of candidate the hirer is looking for and provide higher-quality candidate recommendations from a much wider pool of candidates.
- LinkedIn Learning’s AI-powered coaching: LinkedIn is testing out real-time advice in two of most in-demand skills that apply across all types of jobs: leadership and management. Learners can pose a question like: How can I delegate tasks and responsibility effectively? Instead of giving you a one-size-fits-all answer, it will ask you clarifying questions to more deeply understand your specific situation and experience and then offer advice, examples, and feedback based on hundreds of hours of content from LinkedIn Learning’s expert instructors.
