India Students and Recent Grads | Talent Pool Reports
- 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
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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%
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VALUES EMPLOYEE
CONTRIBUTIONS
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