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LinkedIn rolls out its Career Advice mentoring program to US, UK and India
LinkedIn, the Microsoft-owned social platform for the working world with some 530 million members, has made a big push in the last couple of years to position itself not just as a place to look for new jobs and network, but as a place for professional development — including services for online learning; steady streams of news and other content to expand your knowledge; and most… Read More
On National STEM Day, there’s still a lot of work to do for women
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It’s National STEM day, and that means yet another reminder that women are underrepresented in science, technology, engineering, and math.
As educators mark their field’s national holiday, LinkedIn isn’t letting us forget one of the core problems facing STEM students and professionals.
The jobs site looked at gender representation across college degrees and across software and IT, healthcare, and finance—all STEM-heavy fields.
“In honor of National STEM Day, we looked at how women around the globe are faring in STEM-heavy industries—software and IT, healthcare, and finance. This included looking over the past 10 years on what women studied in university to ultimately land them in their respective careers,” LinkedIn wrote in a blog post. “What we found was that the gap starts early. While women are pursuing degrees relevant to STEM fields, they are severely underrepresented amongst graduates with technical degrees, and there is a high demand for more women in STEM fields.” Read more…
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Microsoft Word’s new ‘Resume Assistant’ uses LinkedIn to make your resume better
Microsoft and LinkedIn are teaming up to make one of the most important parts of job-hunting easier: writing your resume.
The companies introduced a new Resume Assistant feature that puts LinkedIn data directly in Microsoft Word to help users write b…
Microsoft rolls out LinkedIn integrations in Outlook.com
Microsoft’s $26.2 billion acquisition of business networking site LinkedIn is starting to pay off – at least in terms of product integrations that make sense. The company today announced that LinkedIn integration within Outlook.com is now going live, allowing email users to view insights, profile pictures, work history and more from within their inbox. The addition of LinkedIn… Read More