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☆ Here are the top 15 companies in Singapore to work for, according to LinkedIn
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-17 | by ( Ernestine Siu | In Ernestinesiu | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

These are the top companies to work for in Singapore in 2024, according to LinkedIn. Banks dominated the top 5 best companies in Singapore to work for, according to LinkedIn's list on the best workplaces in the country in 2024. "Commercial banking firms from banking to insurance and digital payments, dominated the 2024 LinkedIn Top Companies in Singapore, comprising more than half of the top 15 (up from 5 in 2023)," Pooja Chhabria, head of editorial for Asia-Pacific for LinkedIn told CNBC Make It. The list, released Wednesday, only includes companies that had at least 500 employees in Singapore as of the end of 2023. Here are the top five names on LinkedIn's 2024 list for Singapore:

Persons: Banks, Pooja Chhabria Organizations: LinkedIn, Companies, CNBC Locations: Singapore, Asia, Pacific

☆ These are the top 5 companies to work for in India, according to LinkedIn
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-16 | by ( Ernestine Siu | In Ernestinesiu | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

These are the 2024 top companies in India, according to LinkedIn. LinkedIn has released its eighth annual list of top companies to work for in India, and companies that prioritized its employees' experience and growth dominated this year's ranking. "Whether it's launching upskilling initiatives to accelerate the AI proficiency of their professionals or offering flexible working arrangements, these are the companies leading the way in attracting professionals as well as retaining them in our ever-changing world of work," says Pooja Chhabria, LinkedIn career expert. The ranking is based on eight pillars: the ability to advance, skills growth, company stability, external opportunity, company affinity, gender diversity, educational background, and employee presence in the country. Here are the top 5 places to work for in India in 2024, according to LinkedIn:

Persons: Pooja Chhabria Organizations: LinkedIn Locations: India

☆ Looking for a job after a layoff? Here are 5 tips on how to land your next role
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-05 | by ( Ernestine Siu | In Ernestinesiu | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

Here are some tips on how to land your next role after being laid off. "Going through a layoff is a very emotional experience," says LinkedIn career expert Pooja Chhabria. Here are five tips she gives on how to land your next role:Invest in communityBeing laid off is bound to come with new challenges. Chhabria suggests emphasizing your skills when updating your resume and online professional profiles. Preparing your answer by talking about your experience and connecting it back to why it's valuable to the position and tasks at hand, Chhabria suggests.

Persons: Pooja Chhabria, Chhabria Organizations: Getty, Companies, Microsoft, CNBC Locations: Singapore

An example of a LinkedIn's "Career Break" feature, which fills in the gaps between jobs. To date, just over 1 million LinkedIn members have added the "career break" feature to their profiles, according to the company. People also took career breaks to travel (13%), to raise children (12%), and care for others (10%), the data showed. Longer breaksTavy Cussinel took a career break from public relations for seven years, while she had three kids. Tavy CussinelMonster career specialist Vicki Salemi said employers are now more flexible about career gaps than they were in the past.

Persons: Bobbie Bain, hadn't, Bain, Jennifer Shappley, Nick Gausling, Jenn Lim, that's, Pooja Chhabria, Thomas Baiter, I'd, who's, Baiter, Cussinel, I'm, Vicki Salemi, Nicole Price, Price Organizations: American Airlines, LinkedIn, CNBC, Talent, Insight, Microsoft, Company Locations: Southeast Asia, Asia, United Kingdom, Singapore

☆ India's top 20 start-ups to work for, according to LinkedIn — most are new on the list
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-28 | by ( Goh Chiew Tong | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

The days of easy money are over as entrepreneurs face a funding winter amid a slowing global economy — and start-ups in India are not exempt. According to a local report, venture funding came in at $2.19 billion from January to March, dropping from the $11.34 billion invested in the same quarter last year. However, there are sectors that have "demonstrated resilience amid challenging times," said Pooja Chhabria, LinkedIn APAC's head of editorial. "Fintech remains a bright spot for investors despite the downturn, especially as we see funding on the recovery path and global tech giants eyeing fintech in India," she added. "The rise of edtech also underscores the continued demand for upskilling among professionals and students, especially with rapid changes due to technologies such as AI."

Persons: Pooja Chhabria, edtech Locations: India

☆ Singapore workers are the world's fastest in adopting AI skills, LinkedIn report says
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-20 | by ( Goh Chiew Tong | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +5 min

According to LinkedIn, Singapore has the highest "diffusion rate" of AI skills — where the share of members adding such skills to their profiles grew 20 times compared to January 2016. Workers in Singapore are the world's fastest when it comes to adopting artificial intelligence skills, according to LinkedIn's latest Future of Work report. Finland (16x), Ireland (15x), India (14x), and Canada (13x) round out the top five countries with the highest rates of AI skills diffusion, according to the report. Skills 'potentially augmentable' by AIIn 2022, the five fastest-growing AI-related skills added to member profiles were all ones "hinting at the emergence of generative AI," according to LinkedIn. Share of skills potentially augmentable by generative AI Software engineer: 96%Customer service rep: 76%Cashier: 59%Salesperson: 59%Teacher: 45%Event manager: 39% Just 3% of software engineers' skills need to be performed by humans.

Persons: Pooja Chhabria, Chatbot ChatGPT, Goldman Sachs, GAI, Chhabria Organizations: LinkedIn, Workers, CNBC, Big Tech, Google, Microsoft Locations: Singapore, Finland, Ireland, India, Canada, Asia, Pacific

REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsCompanies Alphabet Inc FollowAug 17 (Reuters) - A U.S. federal judge on Thursday dismissed a lawsuit accusing YouTube of restricting or removing videos from Black and Hispanic content creators because of their race. The proposed class action on behalf of non-white YouTube users was originally filed in June 2020, less than one month after a Minneapolis police officer's murder of George Floyd sparked a nationwide focus on racial injustice. Nine plaintiffs said YouTube, owned by Alphabet's (GOOGL.O) Google, subjected their videos to more restrictions than similar videos from white contributors, violating a contractual obligation under its terms of service to provide race-neutral content moderation. But the judge said YouTube promised only that its algorithm would not treat people differently based on their identities, not that the algorithm was infallible. The case is Newman et al v Google LLC et al, U.S. District Court, Northern District of California, No.

Persons: Dado, Vince Chhabria, George Floyd, Donald Trump's, Chhabria, Newman, Jonathan Stempel, Rosalba O'Brien Organizations: REUTERS, U.S, YouTube, Alphabet's, Google, Klux Klan, Court, Northern District of, Thomson Locations: San Francisco, Minneapolis, U.S, Northern District, Northern District of California, New York

The lawyers said in the filing that the $725 million settlement is the largest data-privacy recovery in history and the largest private settlement Facebook has ever agreed to. Meta and an outside lawyer for the company from Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher did not immediately respond to requests for comment on the fee request on Thursday. While a 25% fee amounts to $181,250,000, the fees paid from the settlement fund would be about $180,449,782, the lawyers wrote. The company and its outside law firm, Gibson Dunn, already paid about $800,217 in sanctions, which can be deducted from the total fees, they wrote. The company did not admit wrongdoing as part of the settlement, which the judge granted preliminary approval of in March.

Persons: Keller Rohrback, Fonti, Auld, Derek Loeser, Lesley Weaver, Bleichmar Fonti, Dunn, Crutcher, Gibson Dunn, Vince Chhabria, Meta, Read, Sara Merken, Leigh Jones Organizations: San, Facebook, Meta, Gibson, U.S, Cambridge, Thomson Locations: San Francisco federal

☆ Staff at several Subway stores in San Francisco missed out on $265,000 of wages after the franchisee gave them checks that bounced, Labor Department says
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-26 | by ( Grace Dean | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

A Bay Area Subway franchisee paid staff more than $265,000 in bounced checks, the DOL said. The stores also violated child-labor laws, kept tips, and got staff to falsify records, a DOL investigation said. Between July 26 and December 26, 2022, alone, 297 checks bounced from just one bank account belonging to one of Meza's businesses, a DOL investigator said in a declaration. The investigation by the DOL's Wage and Hour Division covered 14 franchise stores in total, but the department did not say how many had given bad checks to staff. Meza's business associate also threatened to file a false police report against two 15-year-old employees who asked for their unpaid wages, the DOL wrote in the lawsuit.

☆ Here are the top 25 companies to work for in India, according to LinkedIn — and most of them are not in tech
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-26 | by ( Goh Chiew Tong | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

LinkedIn has released its annual list of top companies in India to work for and "a vast majority" of them are in either financial services or banking. According to the professional networking platform, 10 out of 25 companies are from that space this year — a shift from last year's list which was dominated by tech companies. "In India, the accounting and financial services sector witnessed a significant growth during the pandemic," said Pooja Chhabria, LinkedIn career expert and head of editorial for APAC. India's "LinkedIn Top Companies 2023″ list also saw 17 companies making their debut — an indication of "strong momentum" in the country's business ecosystem, Chhabria said. One of such companies is Zepto, which was also part of the "LinkedIn Top Startups list" last year — a testament to its "significant scale and growth," LinkedIn added.

☆ Here are the top 15 companies to work for in Singapore, according to LinkedIn — most are new on the list
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-18 | by ( Goh Chiew Tong | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

The list of top companies in Singapore sees a huge reshuffle this year, which is a testament to "Singapore's strong business ecosystem," according to LinkedIn. LinkedIn has released its annual list of top companies in Singapore to work for — and banking and information technology companies dominated the 2023 list. The list of top companies also saw a huge reshuffle this year, which is a testament to "Singapore's strong business ecosystem," according to the professional networking platform. The banking and finance sector in particular, saw 4 companies in the top 5 on the "LinkedIn Top Companies 2023″ for Singapore. It provides financial products and banking services to individuals, corporations, governments, investors and institutions.

Lawyers for Kroger said in a filing in California federal court that the grocery store shoppers who sued over the deal have failed to define the relevant market necessary to evaluate grocery store competition and to identify how the acquisition would hurt consumers. The attorneys said the lawsuit was lacking "real-world facts." U.S. competition law "does not turn every grocery store consumer in the country into a roving antitrust enforcer," lawyers for Kroger told U.S. District Judge Vince Chhabria. State antitrust enforcers also are looking at the deal. The case is Whalen v The Kroger Co, Albertsons Companies Inc et al, U.S. District Court, Northern District of California, No.

The judge said that more than 600 of the 7,000 proposed class members were reimbursed $66.49 on average for home internet expenses, and some were reimbursed in full. Williams' motion for class certification was denied without prejudice, meaning he can file a renewed motion later on. Craig Ackermann, a lawyer for Williams, said he plans to file a new motion excluding the 619 workers who received reimbursements from the proposed class. He has accused Amazon of violating a California law requiring employers to reimburse workers for reasonable work-related expenses. Some of those cases have settled, with businesses agreeing to give remote workers stipends of up to $83 per month to cover home office expenses.

☆ Layoffs are set to continue. But workers from this sector may likely escape
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-02 | by ( Goh Chiew Tong | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +6 min

Cybersecurity professionals are vital in reducing risks of cyberattacks, especially so in times of financial instability, experts told CNBC Make It. Demand for these roles are likely to increase as ... the complexity of cyberattacks are intensifying in scale and scope. "These advancements have driven the need for reliable and experienced cybersecurity professionals to build and maintain secure digital infrastructures," he added. The increased risk of cyberthreats is also a key contributor to higher demand for cybersecurity professionals, said Pooja Chhabria, LinkedIn's head of editorial for Asia-Pacific. "The need for cybersecurity professionals who can identify and prevent these attacks will become paramount."

☆ A federal judge accused Facebook of 'gaslighting' users impacted by data breaches and fined the site and its lawyers nearly $1 million
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-11 | by ( Katherine Tangalakis-Lippert | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Facebook and its lawyers have been fined $925,078 as part of an ongoing class action lawsuit. A judge said in a ruling that Facebook spent years "trying to gaslight" the court about its conduct. "It's almost as if Facebook and Gibson Dunn spent the better part of three years trying to gaslight their opponents, not to mention the Court." "And hopefully, this ruling will create some incentive for Facebook and Gibson Dunn (and perhaps even others) to behave more honorably moving forward." Gibson Dunn lawyers listed in the suit and representatives for Facebook did not immediately respond to Insider's requests for comment.

☆ Facebook, Gibson Dunn sanction order is light on dollars, heavy on message
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-10 | by ( Alison Frankel | Thomson Reuters | Alison Frankel Has Covered High-Stakes Commercial Litigation As A Columnist For Reuters Since A Dartmouth College Graduate | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +7 min

CompaniesCompanies Law firms Meta Platforms Inc FollowFeb 10 (Reuters) - To Facebook parent Meta Platforms Inc (META.O) and its lawyers at Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher, $925,000 isn't a whole lot of money. Chhabria, as you've probably heard, ordered Facebook and its lawyers to pay that sum to plaintiffs' lawyers as recompense for their bad-faith litigation tactics. "Does anyone really think that Facebook was planning on taking this case to trial?" This is, by far, the most likely explanation for Facebook and Gibson Dunn’s conduct." Facebook and its lawyers fell into their roles with ease, and then they took things way too far.”Gibson Dunn and Meta both declined to provide a statement on Chhabria’s order.

Feb 9 (Reuters) - A U.S. judge on Thursday sanctioned Meta Platforms Inc (META.O) and its law firm, Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher for “delay, misdirection and frivolous arguments” in a data privacy lawsuit over the company’s sharing of user information with third-parties. Representatives for Gibson Dunn and Facebook did not immediately respond to requests for comment. Los Angeles-founded Gibson Dunn has represented the company in numerous matters. The court had ordered Facebook to turn over data it had collected on the plaintiffs in the case, regardless of whether it had been shared. The case is IN RE: Facebook, INC. Consumer Privacy User Profile Litigation, U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California, No.

☆ Singapore’s 15 fastest-growing jobs for 2023, according to LinkedIn
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-22 | by ( Goh Chiew Tong | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +8 min

Jobs that help companies digitize and grow amid economic volatility are on the rise in Singapore, according to LinkedIn. Its latest Jobs on the Rise data revealed spikes in hiring for growth specialists, technical jobs and health-care professionals in Asia — among other jobs expected to expand hiring well into 2023. Researchers from LinkedIn examined jobs from January 2018 to July 2022 to calculate the growth rate for each job title in a specific country. Here's the full list of Singapore's jobs on the rise in 2023, according to LinkedIn:1. Machine learning engineerMost common skills: TensorFlow, Deep Learning, PyTorch Most common industries: Technology and media, manufacturing, financial services Median years of prior experience: 2.6 Remote job availability: 4.5%12.

☆ Looking for a job in India? Hiring for these jobs is on the rise in 2023, according to LinkedIn
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-19 | by ( Goh Chiew Tong | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +7 min

Its latest Jobs on the Rise data revealed spikes in hiring for growth specialists, technical workers and health-care professionals in Asia — among other jobs expected to grow in hiring well into 2023. Data annotatorMost common skills: Data analysis, accounting, data visualization Most common industries: Professional services, technology and media, manufacturing Average years of prior experience: 2.2 Remote job availability: N/A7. Actuarial associateRelated job titles: Actuarial consultant Most common skills: Actuarial science, visual basic for applications (VBA), insurance Most common industries: Professional services, financial services Average years of prior experience: 2 Remote job availability: 7.3%11. Acquisition associateMost common skills: Customer relationship management (CRM), business strategy, data analysis Most common industries: Technology and media, professional services, financial services Average years of prior experience: 2 Remote job availability: 31.3%13. Drone pilotMost common skills: Drone piloting, drone photography, drone mapping Most common industries: Manufacturing, transportation, logistics Average years of prior experience: 2.2 Remote job availability: 10.5%15.

☆ Recession fears won't stop 'the big quit' in 2023, says LinkedIn
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-17 | by ( Goh Chiew Tong | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +5 min

This is based on the latest findings from LinkedIn's Workforce Confidence Index research conducted among more than 4,000 employees across Singapore, Australia and India. "As professionals expand their skill sets, they are gaining more transferable skills that can be applied to multiple job roles and improves their likelihood of securing a job," Chhabria added. Pooja Chhabria career expert, LinkedInThat has set the stage for post-pandemic work and these desires will not go away anytime soon. This is why employees may not be looking to stay at their job for a long time, according to LinkedIn. Pooja Chhabria career expert, LinkedIn

☆ New to the job market? These 5 'soft' skills could give young workers an edge, according to LinkedIn
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-04 | by ( Goh Chiew Tong | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

The top soft skills young workers should focus on building for the new year ahead includes communication, time management and critical thinking, said LinkedIn. Hard skills can help you get a recruiter's attention, but soft skills can help you land the job. While hard skills remain crucial to securing a job, soft skills can help candidates stand out from the pack. "Hard skills can help you get a recruiter's attention, but soft skills can help you land the job," Chhabria added. "[But] you also need soft skills such as presentation skills to deliver a great sales pitch to your customer or communication skills so you can communicate with confidence with your team and the customer."

Companies Meta Platforms Inc FollowDec 23 (Reuters) - Facebook owner Meta Platforms Inc (META.O) has agreed to pay $725 million to resolve a class-action lawsuit accusing the social media giant of allowing third parties, including Cambridge Analytica, to access users' personal information. "Over the last three years we revamped our approach to privacy and implemented a comprehensive privacy program," Meta said. The users' lawyers alleged that Facebook misled them into thinking they could keep control over personal data, when in fact it let thousands of preferred outsiders gain access. Facebook argued its users have no legitimate privacy interest in information they shared with friends on social media. But U.S. District Judge Vince Chhabria called that view "so wrong" and in 2019 largely allowed the case to move forward.

Companies Meta Platforms Inc FollowDec 23 (Reuters) - Facebook owner Meta Platforms Inc (META.O) has agreed to pay $725 million to resolve a class-action lawsuit accusing the social media giant of allowing third parties, including Cambridge Analytica, to access users' personal information. "Over the last three years we revamped our approach to privacy and implemented a comprehensive privacy program," Meta said. The ensuing Cambridge Analytica scandal fueled government investigations into its privacy practices, lawsuits and a high-profile U.S. congressional hearing where Meta Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg was grilled by lawmakers. The users' lawyers alleged that Facebook misled them into thinking they could keep control over personal data, when in fact it let thousands of preferred outsiders gain access. Facebook argued its users have no legitimate privacy interest in information they shared with friends on social media.

☆ Laid off from your tech job? Here's what you need to do to boost your chance of getting hired
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-22 | by ( Goh Chiew Tong | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +7 min

Pooja Chhabria Career expert, LinkedInThis makes for a tight labor market that is "flooded with unemployed professionals and qualified candidates," she added. Time is of the essenceThe good news is that there are still tech opportunities available in "countless industries," said Salemi. Vicki Salemi Career expert, Monster.comWhile there are jobs available, experts told CNBC Make It that time is of the essence. Other than highlighting tech skills in your resume, soft skills like time management and customer service are crucial too. Be sure to engage and check in on your professional community on a regular basis to pave the way for mentorship opportunities, career advice and potential job opportunities.

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