LinkedIn launches skill based Singapore platform

[BabyBlade]

From September, the professional jobs networking site LinkedIn will pilot a new job-matching platform in Singapore that focuses on candidates’ skill sets, rather than educational qualifications and past job titles. This is to give jobseekers a better shot at gaining access to new employment opportunities.

The Skills Path initiative, supported by the National Jobs Council, will allow applicants here to complete skill assessment tests unique to the job roles they are applying for, so as to demonstrate their competencies. They therefore do not need to rely solely on their traditional qualifications to get a foot in the door.

Employers may then evaluate candidates based on their skills rather than judge them solely on their degrees, job titles and networks to fill a vacancy, LinkedIn said on Saturday (Aug 14).
 

For a start, the pilot platform will feature one job advertisement each from eight different companies that have already come on board the initiative, with plans to get more companies to join.

The employers are: Property developer CapitaLand, OCBC bank, food delivery firm FoodPanda, NTUC Enterprise, pharmaceutical company Zuellig Pharma, and e-commerce sites Carousell, Lazada and Zalora. 

They will put up job advertisements for six selected job roles, including customer service, data analyst, project manager and sales development, LinkedIn said.

Jobseekers who are interested in finding career opportunities via Skills Path may do so by setting their profile status on LinkedIn to #OpenToWork.
 

https://www.todayonline.com/singapore/linkedin-launches-singapore-job-platform-focused-more-applicants-skills-education-past-job-titles

Any LinkedIn users here? How many of you actually pay for its premium account? 

[1fast1]

I dumped my LinkedIn long ago after it got hacked and my password and other credentials stolen and sold on the DarkNet.

If a website can't even be bothered to invest in proper cybersecurity to safeguard user data, how can I entrust it with my career? 

Nuked it, never looked back. Only things I miss are the recommendations from friends.

[Playtime]

skill based?

as opposed to... CECA village connection based?... no chance 😅

[BabyBlade]

  On 8/15/2021 at 1:03 AM, Playtime said:

skill based?

as opposed to... CECA village connection based?... no chance 😅

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And you can link LinkedIn to CECA? Ah. I see where this is going. Please proceed to the main COVID-19 thread where its OK to be selectively racist and bashing of anything government and its policies will be widely accepted and highly encouraged and strongly recommended there.🥴

[BabyBlade]

  On 8/15/2021 at 12:30 AM, Turboflat4 said:

I dumped my LinkedIn long ago after it got hacked and my password and other credentials stolen and sold on the DarkNet.

If a website can't even be bothered to invest in proper cybersecurity to safeguard user data, how can I entrust it with my career? 

Nuked it, never looked back. Only things I miss are the recommendations from friends.

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Did you activate 2FA though? 

[Tohto]

I only used LinkedIn through company account to access to million of online short course training. 

Can just login and search for course I want to attend.

[Playtime]

  On 8/15/2021 at 1:46 AM, BabyBlade said:

And you can link LinkedIn to CECA? Ah. I see where this is going. Please proceed to the main COVID-19 thread where its OK to be selectively racist and bashing of anything government and its policies will be widely accepted and highly encouraged and strongly recommended there.🥴

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I can. And I seen on the ground what happened in certain industry I know well. Is there a issue?

Yes.. It's selectively racist that locals (even local Indians) have been displaced in the industry I observe. Perhaps you have a different understanding of racism. 

 

 

 

 

 

Edited August 15, 2021 by Playtime

[1fast1]

  On 8/15/2021 at 1:51 AM, BabyBlade said:

Did you activate 2FA though? 

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My account (and its deletion) predated all this. 

I'm sure they introduced it after the major breach that compromised me (and many others). 

[BabyBlade]

  On 8/15/2021 at 3:01 AM, Playtime said:

I can. And I seen on the ground what happened in certain industry I know well. Is there a issue?

Yes.. It's selectively racist that locals (even local Indians) have been displaced in the industry I observe. Perhaps you have a different understanding of racism. 

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My point is, if you have grievances to air against CECA, go ahead. Start a thread, do it there. If you have beef against the government, start a thread, do it there. There is no need to CECA-fy every possible thread, every initiative good or bad. I think the rest of us can appreciate if discussions don't go down the same route for every thread by the same group of people.

[1fast1]

  On 8/16/2021 at 2:25 AM, BabyBlade said:

My point is, if you have grievances to air against CECA, go ahead. Start a thread, do it there. If you have beef against the government, start a thread, do it there. There is no need to CECA-fy every possible thread, every initiative good or bad. I think the rest of us can appreciate if discussions don't go down the same route for every thread by the same group of people.

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CECA-fy is the new verb of the day. Brought to you by Salty-Me Street. 😂

[Playtime]

  On 8/16/2021 at 2:25 AM, BabyBlade said:

My point is, if you have grievances to air against CECA, go ahead. Start a thread, do it there. If you have beef against the government, start a thread, do it there. There is no need to CECA-fy every possible thread, every initiative good or bad. I think the rest of us can appreciate if discussions don't go down the same route for every thread by the same group of people.

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Wow.. relax.. it's a open forum, and actually very mild. 

Don't take/ make things personal where none exist. I didn't accuse you of racism either.