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  • Delhi techie lands a job after applying to over 150 companies in 8 months: 'Cause of layoffs' March 26, 2023 02:30 PM IST

    Delhi techie lands a job after applying to over 150 companies in 8 months: 'Cause of layoffs'

    The software engineer had cleared all rounds and had a final interview scheduled at Amazon's Scotland office but soon, a hiring freeze was announced.

  • Former Meta employee shares how she was paid Rs 1.5 crore salary 'to do nothing' March 23, 2023 08:52 PM IST

    Former Meta employee shares how she was paid Rs 1.5 crore salary 'to do nothing'

    The former employee had worked at Meta for six months.

  • Desk bombing, loud leaving and chai breaks: What Indians like about return-to-office March 23, 2023 11:49 AM IST

    Desk bombing, loud leaving and chai breaks: What Indians like about return-to-office

    78 per cent of Indian professionals said they are now returning to their offices by choice and that earlier, they used to feel obliged to physically be in the office.

  • ‘Suffered from an almost fatal…': Why ex Meta employee laid off during maternity leave is ‘grateful’ March 21, 2023 02:05 PM IST

    ‘Suffered from an almost fatal…': Why ex Meta employee laid off during maternity leave is ‘grateful’

    The woman shared that she had experienced a life-threatening postpartum hemorrhage during the birth of her child, which added an extra layer of trauma to the already difficult experience of being laid off.

  • To rent house in Bengaluru, man asked to share LinkedIn profile, write para introducing himself March 20, 2023 04:01 PM IST

    To rent house in Bengaluru, man asked to share LinkedIn profile, write para introducing himself

    What does it take to rent a place in Bengaluru? A Twitter user shares his experience.

  • AI News Roundup: Google's big breakthrough in quantum computing, LinkedIn gets new AI feature and more March 18, 2023 07:00 PM IST

    AI News Roundup: Google's big breakthrough in quantum computing, LinkedIn gets new AI feature and more

    Your daily TLDR of important AI stories you must know about.

  • LinkedIn tests AI-powered job descriptions, profiles March 16, 2023 01:38 PM IST

    LinkedIn tests AI-powered job descriptions, profiles

    The writing suggestions are meant for people who have trouble creating an enticing profile for recruiters. AI can take basic information from their text and highlight skills and experiences in the About and Headline sections

  • Meta layoffs 2023: Mark Zuckerberg weighs in on WFH vs office work in email March 15, 2023 05:32 PM IST

    Meta layoffs 2023: Mark Zuckerberg weighs in on WFH vs office work in email

    Meta Layoffs 2023: Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg wrote, 'Our early analysis of performance data suggests that engineers who either joined Meta in-person and then transferred to remote or remained in-person performed...'

  • Meta layoffs: 'I'm not giving up' says former Indian employee March 16, 2023 12:11 AM IST

    Meta layoffs: 'I'm not giving up' says former Indian employee

    Former Meta employee Susmita Sahu shared, 'While I'm still processing what happened and I'm at a true loss for the right words...'

  • Zomato reimagines food items as AI tools in topical marketing jackpot: 'ChAI, MithAI' March 15, 2023 10:57 AM IST

    Zomato reimagines food items as AI tools in topical marketing jackpot: 'ChAI, MithAI'

    For chai or tea as an AI tool, the Zomato definition read: “generate practical solutions to complex problems in minutes”.

  • 'Didn't realise the timeline would be this short': Employee laid off by Meta March 13, 2023 04:20 PM IST

    'Didn't realise the timeline would be this short': Employee laid off by Meta

    Meta, Facebook's parent company, is planning a second round of layoffs to become a more efficient organisation.

  • Fake LinkedIn profile of start up founder, generated by AI, gets funding offer in 24 hours February 28, 2023 07:41 PM IST

    Fake LinkedIn profile of start up founder, generated by AI, gets funding offer in 24 hours

    The man also mentions in the fake profile that he has been working on “building something new” for the past one month and also that he is from New York.

  • Bengaluru man laid off by Swiggy bags new job, lists what helped him through tough time February 27, 2023 04:19 PM IST

    Bengaluru man laid off by Swiggy bags new job, lists what helped him through tough time

    "The industry is still in a tough spot and I would like to offer help in any way I can," shared former Swiggy employee Ankit Paradise.

  • CEO shares photo of staffer dozing in auto, calls him 'diamond asset' February 21, 2023 02:28 PM IST

    CEO shares photo of staffer dozing in auto, calls him 'diamond asset'

    Bombay Shaving Company CEO Shantanu Deshpande's post of appreciation, however, received mixed reactions with some lauding the man's dedication while others pointing out that not "shutting off" work is unhealthy.

  • LinkedIn is laying off employees. They are now looking for jobs on same platform February 16, 2023 05:49 PM IST

    LinkedIn is laying off employees. They are now looking for jobs on same platform

    The layoff’s impacted LinkedIn’s Indian employees as well. Microsoft, LinkedIn's parent company, has also announced mass layoffs.

  • Management, communication & tech top list of most in-demand skills for employees: LinkedIn report February 08, 2023 04:15 PM IST

    Management, communication & tech top list of most in-demand skills for employees: LinkedIn report

    As per the research, the Top 10 most in-demand skills for the year in India featured a blend of business and marketing skills. This includes management, communications and sales. Further tech skills such as software development, SQL and Java.

  • LinkedIn crosses 100 million members milestone in India February 08, 2023 12:53 PM IST

    LinkedIn crosses 100 million members milestone in India

    The largest share of members in India are from software and IT, followed by manufacturing, corporate services (consulting, accounting, and HR), finance, and education industries.

  • Laid off from Byju’s, former employees turn to LinkedIn for help February 03, 2023 01:55 PM IST

    Laid off from Byju’s, former employees turn to LinkedIn for help

    LinkedIn has been flooded with posts from people laid off from Byju’s. Many said they were actively looking for new opportunities after the surprise layoffs.

  • Uber’s CEO almost said no to the job until Spotify’s CEO urged him to accept it January 29, 2023 04:57 PM IST

    Uber’s CEO almost said no to the job until Spotify’s CEO urged him to accept it

    Uber CEO Dara Khosrowshahi recalled the incident during an interview with LinkedIn CEO Ryan Roslansky.

  • This Twitter user pitched for a job on dating app Bumble. He got an interview January 24, 2023 01:50 PM IST

    This Twitter user pitched for a job on dating app Bumble. He got an interview

    The man is pursuing a Masters in Electrical and Computer Engineering from Concordia University in Canada.

  • 5 most in-demand skills in India, according to LinkedIn January 23, 2023 05:23 PM IST

    5 most in-demand skills in India, according to LinkedIn

    A look at some of the fastest growing job in India, from healthcare to talent acquisition.

  • More IIT graduates laid off by Amazon, Goldman Sachs. 'It's really disheartening' January 18, 2023 07:29 PM IST

    More IIT graduates laid off by Amazon, Goldman Sachs. 'It's really disheartening'

    "It is really disheartening, without any performance considerations they are laying off just like that," wrote Samyak Jain who had worked with Amazon for six months. "It was my first job and my first experience in software development."

  • New job in new year: 4 out of 5 Indian professionals look for new assignments January 18, 2023 02:51 PM IST

    New job in new year: 4 out of 5 Indian professionals look for new assignments

    Gen Z dominated this sentiment of considering a job change, with 88 percent of young professionals switching, compared to 64 percent of those in the age group 45-54.

  • Amazon layoffs: Sacked employees get job offers from LinkedIn users January 17, 2023 06:29 PM IST

    Amazon layoffs: Sacked employees get job offers from LinkedIn users

    Amazon intends to cut off more than 18,000 roles as part of a workforce reduction. In number of layoffs, the company has surpassed the 11,000 job cuts at Facebook-parent Meta and other tech-industry peers.

  • MA Chaiwali? This English postgraduate quit her job to run a tea stall in Delhi because... January 16, 2023 07:01 PM IST

    MA Chaiwali? This English postgraduate quit her job to run a tea stall in Delhi because...

    Sharmistha Ghosh's friend is also a joint partner in her tea stall and she pays her house help extra money to work at the stall.