Aiming to retain jobs and confidence

Chennai

Two in three professionals will increase their time spent searching for and applying to (64 pc) jobs in the next two weeks, as per a new LinkedIn report.

UPSKILLING BY ACTIVE JOB SEEKERS

• 68% to increase time spent on online learning to harbour longterm job security and career progression
• 16% of decision makers to increase the number of jobs they apply to, against 48 per cent of the junior workforce
• Only one in four senior professionals to increase time spent on searching for jobs in comparison to almost half (45 per cent) of the junior workforce
• Microsoft India has emerged as the country’s most attractive employer brand, followed by Samsung India and Amazon India in the second and third place, respectively, says Randstad Employer Brand Research (REBR) 2020, which surveyed 6,136 companies in 33 countries.

TOP VALUE PROPOSITION FOR INDIAN WORKFORCE TO CHOOSE AN EMPLOYER

• 43% work-life balance
• 41% attractive salary and employee benefits
• 40% job security

S‘T’ICKING FACTORS

• 69% stayed with employer in the past year
• 81% favoured non-monetary benefits like company phone/car, childcare services and support, flexible working hours 
• 38% of Gen Z (18-24 years) look for good training opportunities from employer 
• 34% of the millennials (25-34 years) attracted to forward-thinking and tech-savvy firms and deem use of latest technologies as vital attribute 

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