LinkedIn’s new service lets students in India land tech jobs with a single test

Sep12

by Sindy Cator on September 12, 2016 at 9:58 am

Posted In: Around the Web, Asia, HR, India, Insider, linkedin, Placements

In an effort to make it easier for young job seekers in India to find work, LinkedIn now allows candidates to apply for a range of positions with a single online standardized test that they can take through its Placements program. The assessment test will help people qualify for more than 1,000 openings at 25 major companies that have a presence in India, including HCL, Samsung, Airtel, Amazon, Tech Mahindra and Cognizant. LinkedIn partnered with HackerRank, Aspiring Minds, Wheebox and CoCubes to build its standardized test. At present, it’s designed for applicants interested in tech gigs, but the company noted that…