LinkedIn Top Companies 2017: Where India wants to work now.. 1 TO 5
What's the common link between India’s
largest e-tailer, world’s biggest consulting firm and a hospitality startup run
by a 23-year-old college dropout? They are the companies Indian professionals
engage with, the companies where they most apply for jobs and the companies
that retain them. From Alphabet to Adobe and Ola to OYO Rooms, this year's
LinkedIn Top Companies span 10 industries. They are where India want to work
now.
The Top Companies list is based on the
billions of actions taken by LinkedIn's 500+ million members. Our data team,
working with our global editorial team, analyzed those actions to come up with
a blended score ranking the winners in each country.
Our methodology takes into
consideration three main pillars to uncover the companies our members are most
interested in now: job applications, both views and applies on postings;
engagement, with employees as well as with the company directly; and retention,
how many employees are sticking around for a year or longer.
1. FLIPKART…INTERNET
Flipkart snagged the No. 1 spot for the
second year running despite some tough challenges over the last several months.
The 10-year-old company, which has become synonymous with Indian e-commerce,
shook off those issues to secure a record $1 billion in funding. It also has
plans to hire 3,000 full-time and temporary workers this year.
Number of employees in India: 30,000 (including
contractors)
Time-off: Employees with
over two years at Flipkart can take a career break to pursue higher education,
spend time with family or attend to a medical emergency.
A personal welcome: On their first day,
employees are picked up by chauffeur-driven cars and sent on a treasure hunt to
familiarize themselves with the office.
2.AMAZON …INTERNET
Amazon, a rival of homegrown Flipkart,
once again secured the No. 2 spot on the list.
The e-commerce giant seems to be on a
mission to touch everything we do online, from storing our data to delivering
our new shoes, and its local success has been huge. CEO Jeff Bezos credited India as one of the reasons
behind the company’s higher
than expected revenue last quarter.
Number of employees in India: more than 10,000
Investing in India: “I assure you that
we’ll keep investing in technology and infrastructure while working hard to
invent on behalf of our customers and small and medium businesses in India,”
said Bezos.
Beyond Bollywood: Amazon is rapidly
expanding its Prime Video offerings
in the country, investing $5
billion in 2016 with plans to double that investment in
2017.
3.KPMG..MANAGEMENT CONSULTING
One of the “big four” auditors, KPMG
India works with a client base of over 2,700 companies, providing audit,
advisory and tax services. Employees get to tackle some of the biggest issues
facing Indian businesses and governments
today, like redefining urban growth in
Maharashtra or helping guide the
future of renewable energy.
Number of global employees: 189,000
CEO change: Arun M. Kumar took
over as chairman and CEO of the firm in February, succeeding Richard Rekhy.
Regional reach: KPMG India has
offices in Chandigarh, Gurgaon, Noida, Ahmedabad, Vadodara, Mumbai, Pune,
Bengaluru, Kochi, Chennai, Hyderabad and Kolkata.
4.ONE97 COMMUNICATIONS…INTERNETOne97
Communications is widely known for its payment and commerce platform, Paytm. The company had a banner year
thanks to the Indian government’s demonetization drive, helping boost Paytm’s
registered users to over 200
million. One97 is expanding even further into the
financial services space and is on the verge of launching its first payments bank.
Number of employees: 13,000
Going Global: Paytm launched its
bill payment service in Canada. It has a 55-member team in Toronto.
Notable perks: The company offers an
Employee Stock Ownership Plan to top performers irrespective of their
designation or seniority. Top performers also get an annual bonus, over and
above the annual appraisal.
5.OLA…INTERNET
Few companies in India have
revolutionized urban mobility like Ola. Not only has the company gone
head-to-head with Uber in the ride-sharing market, it’s also launched services
like shuttles, car rentals and mobile payments. The company debuted its latest launch, Ola Play, last year,
taking in-car
entertainment to all-new levels. It’s initiatives
like these, rolled out at a blitzkrieg pace, that give employees a strong
sense of ownership.
Number of employees: 6,000
Big name backers: SoftBank, DST Global
and Sequoia Capital have all invested in Ola.
Multilingual
deskmates: In addition to English, Ola employees also speak Hindi (23 percent), Kannada (5 percent), Tamil (5
percent) and Telugu (5 percent).
6 TO 25 CONTINUES LATER
Adith Charlie
Tech Editor @ LinkedIn
https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/linkedin-top-companies-2017-where-india-wants-work-now-adith-charlie?trk=eml-mktg-tc17_in
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