LinkedIn, a global online professional network, on Wednesday announced findings of a new Job Seeker research. According to study by linkedin, it states that more than three in four professionals in India will consider changing jobs or actively looking for a new role in the next 12 months.
The study looks at how job seekers in India are overcoming the challenges of finding a job today, and how they are leaning on their communities to find new career opportunities in 2021.
Based on 1,016 survey responses, findings show that more than three in four professionals will consider changing employment or actively look for a new role in the next one year..
However, the research also revealed a sense of professional uncertainty among Indian professionals as the job market continues to get more competitive in 2021.
According to the study, more than one-third of job seekers in India are concerned about too many recruitment stages (38 per cent) and extensively long application documents (32 per cent). While 3 in 4 (74 per cent) professionals say they have reservations about networking.
Despite this uncertainty, India remains resilient towards career growth as 2 in 3 (64 percent) professionals say they are confident about their future progression. While 2 in 5 think attending networking events (38 percent) and investing in online learning (37 percent) will be critical to landing a job in 2021.
LinkedIn also listed the top 15 career trends observed on the platform in 2021. This includes freelance content writers, social media and digital marketing roles, marketing roles, business development and sales roles, specialized engineering roles, finance roles, education roles, among others.
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