UPSKILLING FOR SALES PROFESSIONAL
About 80% of sales professionals in India feel they are not sufficiently skilled: upGrad Enterprise report
According to upGrad Enterprise's Grand Sales & Workplace Report 2024, 80% of India's sales professionals feel unprepared for a rapidly evolving work environment. The report highlights that 61% are considering job changes within 3-24 months, with high stress levels, especially in automotive and retail sectors, and a significant gender income disparity in sales roles.
Hiring surge in travel and tourism: What it means for mid-career and senior roles
India's travel and tourism sector has rebounded post-pandemic, contributing Rs 16.5 trillion to the economy and creating 39 million jobs by 2020. The sector is also witnessing a spike in demand for AI specialists and data operations in the hospitality industry.
Senior-level IT services hiring in 2024 focuses on new-age skills
IT services and global market conditions impact senior-level hiring with pay hikes expected. Roles in finance, consulting, and program management are in demand. Companies hiring for roles like chief AI officer, delivery head-AI, and CFOs. Skills in cloud computing, machine learning, and data engineering are sought after. Gartner forecasts $5 trillion IT spending in 2024, with India's IT spending growing.
Online platforms take to gamification to boost user engagement
For instance, Linkedin says 72% of its surveyed users said playing games such as Pinpoint, Crossclimb, Queens etc. Zomato on the other hand seems to have perfected the art of customer conversions with its Zomato Premier League (ZPL). The gamification strategy is where hyper-casual, tap-and-play games are used to engage customers, speed up sales and enhance revenue.
Indians more confident of adapting to tech innovations at work than other nationalities: Indeed
India's workforce expects tech role shifts, with confidence in adaptation. Tomorrow's World report discusses AI impact. Survey highlights high tech optimism and focus on generative AI, diversity, and equity policies.
Myth Debunking 101: Unpaid internships are the only way freshers an gain experience
Freshers entering the job market often face the dilemma of choosing unpaid internships for gaining experience. While such opportunities can be valuable, experts caution against the financial burden and limited growth prospects. They recommend exploring alternatives like apprenticeships, freelance projects, and upskilling programs to enhance skills and career prospects effectively.
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Best mid-sized workplaces include startups and older companies in LinkedIn survey
Top mid-sized Indian companies prioritize AI upskilling, empowering employees for innovation. LinkedIn emphasizes career-alignment, fostering dynamic work environments to attract and retain talent in today's job market.
Technical leadership is becoming a critical differentiator at senior level hiring
C-suite leaders must now possess technical skills alongside traditional leadership qualities. Companies emphasize the importance of understanding tech for strategic decision-making. Technical expertise is increasingly becoming a requirement at all levels of leadership.
White collar gig jobs on the rise, show Foundit’s hiring insights
March 2024 showed 4% drop in hiring from 2023. Education, telecom, energy sectors grew; automotive, shipping faced challenges. Senior management hiring increased by 6%. White collar gig roles surged 184%.
Jaro Education plans IPO to raise Rs 600 crore
It has hired Nuvama Wealth, Motilal Oswal and Systematix to manage the public issue.
Edtech’s AI push has its share of doubting Thomases
Higher education, upskilling platforms likely to benefit more than startups servicing schools and students on large scale
Three fastest growing jobs in 2024, according to LinkedIn
Nearly 88% of professionals in India are considering moving jobs in 2024, which is 4% more than in 2023, according to a research by LinkedIn. The study surveyed 1,097 professionals in India and analyzed job data from LinkedIn members to identify the growth rate for each job title. The job search activity on the platform has increased by 9% in 2023 compared to 2022.
Addictive Learning Technology IPO opens for subscription today. Check GMP, price band and other details
The Addictive Learning Technology IPO, a professional upskilling and career services edtech platform, opens for subscription today. The IPO size includes a fresh equity issue of 42.97 lakh shares and an offer for sale of 1.6 lakh shares. The price band for the IPO is set at Rs 133-140 apiece. The company's financial performance showed revenues of Rs 24.82 crore and net profit of Rs 3.15 crore. The IPO proceeds will be used for funding acquisitions, tech investment, course development, working capital, and general corporate purposes.
Solidaridad Regional Expertise Centre and Council for Leather Exports sign MoU for upskilling Indian leather sector
The Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), which was signed in Delhi today, will be effective from 1 January 2024 till 31 December 2028. “The MoU initiates a pivotal five-year partnership between SREC, a prominent not-for-profit organization established in the year 2008, and CLE, operating under the Ministry of Commerce and Industry, Government of India,” a media release stated.
Upskill with top digital marketing courses
Emeritus and Indian School of Business (ISB) offer an Executive Certificate Programme in Digital Marketing that aims to teach early to mid-level professionals diverse skills such as content creation, SEO, data analysis, and social media proficiency, etc.
Exclusive: Upgrad in talks to buy majority stake in US edtech firm Udacity
The American edtech has been in talks with multiple suitors. If this deal goes through, it would be at a significant discount to its peak valuation of $1 billion.
Non-techies, AI has job opportunities for you as well: Five non-tech roles in AI
Artificial intelligence (AI) offers non-technical job opportunities for those with a fascination for the subject. Writers can build on rising demand for AI content creation by writing conversation and manuals for AI systems. Project managers with a basic understanding of AI solutions can coordinate teams involved in their development and deployment. Business analysts may link AI solutions to organization goals while collecting feedback from users.
Upskilling businesses bullish despite edtech carnage; startups may go legal against Google’s new payment policy
As executives in the tech world are looking to sharpen their talent as well as diversify their skill sets amid large-scale layoffs, upskilling startups are confident of growing their businesses this year. Edtech firms at the same time remain in dire straits post-Covid.
Great Learning: Upskilling is on the upswing as professionals look for career growth during uncertain times
While younger people with upto 5 years of experience looked at upskilling primarily for getting jobs, those with more than 9 years or more experience are looking at upskilling due to personal interest as they feel their skills are getting outdated. This could signal an interesting trend as more career professionals look to constantly upskill and reskill to stay ahead of the game in their careers.
Professional services firm Genpact looks to grow data, tech and AI services
The typical skills and cohorts where the company is seeing the most pressure include digital technologies, data science, data analytics, specific supply chain services, and some technology services.
Scaler announces paid time off at year-end for employees
The firm has close to 700 employees and aims to double its headcount by the end of the financial year, i.e. March 2022. It will be hiring for roles in sales (B2C), careers, (B2B), and instructors, as well as other business units.
Covid lessons for SMEs: An urgent need for upskilling to grow
Many pandemic-time changes will continue to be a norm as they have resulted into new customer habits and demands. Therefore, the intervening time must be utilized for readying oneself for the future.
Employers keen on hiring freshers across job roles: Report
The 'Career Outlook Report Feb-Apr 21' report noted that business development, sales professionals, graphic designers, digital marketing associates, content writers and web developers are the leading job roles for freshers' recruitment.
Genpact opens up part of its learning programme to help professionals succeed in digital age
Amidst constant disruption, professionals need to constantly improve their skills to distinguish themselves and provide maximum value in a hyper-competitive job market. By opening to the public parts of its continuous learning platform, Genome, the firm aims to help participants learn and master a wide variety of essential skills relevant to many key roles at the heart of digital transformation.
Strategy and tactics for sales professionals during Covid-19 crisis
The time saved on travel can now be used to upskill or learn about a new sector or industry that you previously did not cater to. Having a sound knowledge of your clients’ business makes you stand out amongst your competition.
5 bad habits that are destroying your career
Here are the five bad habits that are ruining your professional life.
10 ways to convert your office boredom into professional growth
Boredom is when your brain cells start complaining about lack of work. Give your brain a kick by getting curious about something around you.
LinkedIn’s new initiative will help upskill blue-collar workers and improve their employability: Allen Blue
"The IL&FS partnership will offer great scope to learn that can be taken to other parts of the world," LinkedIn cofounder Allen Blue said.
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