LinkedIn
to facilitate Indian students with placements
MNC
ties-up with MHRD to create exuberant
job opportunities for students
In a
recent development, leading Business and Employment Social Networking Service
Website- LinkedIn has inked Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Ministry
of Human Resources Development (MHRD), which is aimed to create a big basket of
job opportunities for Indian students across the country. LinkedIn has recently
launched its new and innovative "Placements" product which will provide
a platform to the students of all Engineering Institutions across the country affiliated
with All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) to register themselves
for the Job Search.
This
"Placements" product provides a selfsame level playing ground for
students by allowing them to take an online assessment test, irrespective of
their location or college, giving them direct access to countless openings in 35
top corporates across the country.
While
announcing the details about the new initiative, Akshay Kothari, Country Manager and Head of
Product, LinkedIn India said, "Our objective with "Placements"
is to help India's best talent get access to job opportunities, regardless of
their location. With this partnership, we are excited to see our vision quickly
become a reality”. Assessed in November 2015, LinkedIn has opened "Placements"
in September 2016 to students at all colleges and universities in India.
In merely
eight weeks of launch, over two lakh students registered and there were over
1.2 million job applications through this product.
Reference
- http://www.gadgetsnow.com/jobs/LinkedIn-HRD-ministry-tie-up-to-create-job-opportunities-for-students-in-India/articleshow/55222472.cms