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Talent Pool Report
Students and Recent Graduates
India
Q1 2014
Key Facts
Overview & Methodology
Students are using LinkedIn as a starting
gate for their professional career, to
establish their professional identity, build
their network and research potential
career opportunities.
They recognize LinkedIn is one of the
best online tools to help jump-start
their professional careers - our student
members use LinkedIn every day to
research companies, industries, jobs and
internships in industries ranging from
information technology and consumer
goods to Financial services. With the
world’s largest professional network we
are able to offer a world of Insights
about our Student and Recent Graduate
members. Data about job consideration
comes from our semiannual talent
drivers survey of over 100,000 members.
Where should you look for talent?
What skills and keywords should you look for?
HIGH-DEMAND
UNTAPPED
SATURATED
# of LinkedIn Members
DemandIndex
LessDemandMoreDemand Anna University
University of Pune
Pune University
Delhi University
Mumbai University
Visvesvaraya Technological
University
Osmania University
The Institute of Chartered
Accountants of India
Jawaharlal Nehru Technological
University
University of Mumbai
HTML
Windows
English
Customer Service
ResearchJavaTeamwork
Matlab
C
C++
Team Management
JavaScript
Public Speaking
Programming
SQL
Microsoft Office
Photoshop
 The largest student populations
on LinkedIn are located in the New
Delhi, Mumbai, Bengaluru, and
Hyderabad areas
 The industries that attract the most
recent graduates are Information
Technology, Financial Services, and
Computer Software
 Students and Recent Graduates on
LinkedIn have increased over 300%
since 2011
 The most popular degrees are
Bachelor of Technology, Bachelor of
Engineering, and Master of Business
Administration	
 The most popular fields of
study are Computer Science,
Information Technology, Mechanical
Engineering, and Science
Students and Recent Graduates
What are our student members looking
for in a job?
Most popular schools for Students
and Recent Graduates
Most popular LinkedIn groups
 Anna University
 Delhi University
 University of Pune
 University of Mumbai
 Mumbai University		
			
 The Institute of Chartered
Accountants of India	
 Kendriya Vidyalaya
 Pune University
 Job Openings, Job Leads and Job Connections!
 The Recruiter Network - #1 Group For Recruiters
 Harvard Business Review	
 Microsoft Student Partners India	
 Linked:Hr (#1 Human Resources Group)	
How can you reach out to this critical talent pool?
If you are looking to find students or recent graduates, focus recruitment messaging on strong career path, challenging work,
good work/life balance.
Reach this critical talent by making the most of LinkedIn. Posting your new graduate positions and internships on LinkedIn
allows our matching algorithms to get those jobs in front of relevant candidates – whether actively searching or passive
candidates already employed in similar jobs.
1.	 Free Student/Entry Level Jobs
Post your student/internships and entry level roles for free at http://www.linkedin.com/job/consumer/students
2.	 CheckIn
Use CheckIn to improve and streamline the campus recruitment experience						
CheckIn is LinkedIn’s newest tool for grad recruiting that dramatically improves your efficiency
3.	 Company/Career Page
Give students a picture of what it’s like to work for your company with authentic messages	 			
Showcase your employment brand with focused, targeted content
4.	 Targeted Advertising
Dynamically deliver your message to members that fit your opportunity - on and off LinkedIn				
Drive traffic to your career page and jobs, or reach out to passive candidates directly
Copyright © 2014 LinkedIn Corporation. LinkedIn, the LinkedIn logo, and InMail, are registered trademarks of LinkedIn Corporation in
the United States and/or other countries. All other brands and names are the property of their respective owners. All rights reserved.
Want to learn more about how your company is already connected to this talent pool and how you can best leverage these
assets to reach this important talent pool for job opportunities? talent.linkedin.com
34%
34%
44%
45%
49%
53%
57%
36%
42%
51%
52%
50%
A PLACE I WOULD BE
PROUD TO WORK AT
JOB SECURITY
GOOD WORK/LIFE BALANCE
A COMPANY WITH A LONG-
TERM STRATEGIC VISION
STRONG CAREER PATH
CHALLENGING WORK
EXCELLENT COMPENSATION
AND BENEFITS
Indian
Professional
Students
and Recent
Graduates33%
33%
VALUES EMPLOYEE
CONTRIBUTIONS
45%
55%

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  • 1. Talent Pool Report Students and Recent Graduates India Q1 2014 Key Facts Overview & Methodology Students are using LinkedIn as a starting gate for their professional career, to establish their professional identity, build their network and research potential career opportunities. They recognize LinkedIn is one of the best online tools to help jump-start their professional careers - our student members use LinkedIn every day to research companies, industries, jobs and internships in industries ranging from information technology and consumer goods to Financial services. With the world’s largest professional network we are able to offer a world of Insights about our Student and Recent Graduate members. Data about job consideration comes from our semiannual talent drivers survey of over 100,000 members. Where should you look for talent? What skills and keywords should you look for? HIGH-DEMAND UNTAPPED SATURATED # of LinkedIn Members DemandIndex LessDemandMoreDemand Anna University University of Pune Pune University Delhi University Mumbai University Visvesvaraya Technological University Osmania University The Institute of Chartered Accountants of India Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University University of Mumbai HTML Windows English Customer Service ResearchJavaTeamwork Matlab C C++ Team Management JavaScript Public Speaking Programming SQL Microsoft Office Photoshop The largest student populations on LinkedIn are located in the New Delhi, Mumbai, Bengaluru, and Hyderabad areas The industries that attract the most recent graduates are Information Technology, Financial Services, and Computer Software Students and Recent Graduates on LinkedIn have increased over 300% since 2011 The most popular degrees are Bachelor of Technology, Bachelor of Engineering, and Master of Business Administration The most popular fields of study are Computer Science, Information Technology, Mechanical Engineering, and Science
  • 2. Students and Recent Graduates What are our student members looking for in a job? Most popular schools for Students and Recent Graduates Most popular LinkedIn groups Anna University Delhi University University of Pune University of Mumbai Mumbai University The Institute of Chartered Accountants of India Kendriya Vidyalaya Pune University Job Openings, Job Leads and Job Connections! The Recruiter Network - #1 Group For Recruiters Harvard Business Review Microsoft Student Partners India Linked:Hr (#1 Human Resources Group) How can you reach out to this critical talent pool? If you are looking to find students or recent graduates, focus recruitment messaging on strong career path, challenging work, good work/life balance. Reach this critical talent by making the most of LinkedIn. Posting your new graduate positions and internships on LinkedIn allows our matching algorithms to get those jobs in front of relevant candidates – whether actively searching or passive candidates already employed in similar jobs. 1. Free Student/Entry Level Jobs Post your student/internships and entry level roles for free at http://www.linkedin.com/job/consumer/students 2. CheckIn Use CheckIn to improve and streamline the campus recruitment experience CheckIn is LinkedIn’s newest tool for grad recruiting that dramatically improves your efficiency 3. Company/Career Page Give students a picture of what it’s like to work for your company with authentic messages Showcase your employment brand with focused, targeted content 4. Targeted Advertising Dynamically deliver your message to members that fit your opportunity - on and off LinkedIn Drive traffic to your career page and jobs, or reach out to passive candidates directly Copyright © 2014 LinkedIn Corporation. LinkedIn, the LinkedIn logo, and InMail, are registered trademarks of LinkedIn Corporation in the United States and/or other countries. All other brands and names are the property of their respective owners. All rights reserved. Want to learn more about how your company is already connected to this talent pool and how you can best leverage these assets to reach this important talent pool for job opportunities? talent.linkedin.com 34% 34% 44% 45% 49% 53% 57% 36% 42% 51% 52% 50% A PLACE I WOULD BE PROUD TO WORK AT JOB SECURITY GOOD WORK/LIFE BALANCE A COMPANY WITH A LONG- TERM STRATEGIC VISION STRONG CAREER PATH CHALLENGING WORK EXCELLENT COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS Indian Professional Students and Recent Graduates33% 33% VALUES EMPLOYEE CONTRIBUTIONS 45% 55%