40% Indian professionals expect jobs to increase: LinkedIn

About two in five (40%) Indian professionals expect an increase in the number of new jobs (up from 19% in April), and one in two (53%) expect their companies to do better in the next 6 months, going into 2021,a LinkedIn survey has revealed. This optimism also comes at a time when India’s economy is slowly opening up, and the hiring rate continues to recover steadily back to Pre-COVID levels with a 46% y-o-y growth as of October 2020.

LinkedIn year-end data shows that in 2020, online learning and digital skills took centre stage and Indian professionals pivoted to upskill themselves and stay productive. The data states that the average number of monthly learning hours on LinkedIn Learning increased 3X from April to December 2020, compared to pre-Covid months of January and February. Three in five (57%) professionals say they will increase their time spent in online learning going forward, as per LinkedIn’s year-end findings.