1.
PayPal to
train 500 girl students from Indian engineering colleges
PayPal has partnered with
WSquare for the first phase of the programme, which will be executed by Unity
Bloom, which is the employee resource programme of PayPal. PayPal
India has announced a training programme for 500 female students from some of
the leading engineering colleges in India. Announcing this on Instagram, the
payment platform posted, “Here @paypal we’re committed to empowering talented
people from every background and perspective to thrive. Through Unity, a PayPal
affinity group of women and men working together to create more opportunities
for women at PayPal, we are focused on gender equality and gender balance.” PayPal
has partnered with WSquare for the first phase of the programme. The initiative
will be executed by Unity Bloom, which is the employee resource programme of
PayPal. It aims at setting diversity in the company in terms of both workforce
and culture. The training programme is going to cover technical certification
courses and sessions with mentors who lead the industry. It will provide
internship opportunities to the participating students along with a chance to
apply for jobs at the Company.
2.
Google partners with 130+
companies, begins certification programmes
The tech giant will provide 100,000
scholarships globally. Google has commenced its certification programme that
will train candidates for entry-level jobs in data analytics, project
management, user experience (UX) design and so on. To ensure the success of the
programme, Google has tied up with over 130 organisations, including Walmart,
Accenture and Infosys, who will hire these candidates after completion of the
programme. This is an endeavour by Google to help those without formal degrees
to acquire tech jobs. Infosys is planning to hire 500 graduates with Google’s
career certificates in India.
3.
Infosys
launches Digital Quotient to make employees ‘digital future ready’
DQ will help track the
digital skills of employees and highlight the importance of a ‘digital first’
mindset. With the advent of technology, the focus — while hunting for the right
talent for the company— has shifted from just academics to knowledge of the
technical tools required for the company. According to these desired tools, the
skills needed to fit into a function are determined, which in turn, affect the
talent-hunting procedure. In fact, today, the use of technology is way beyond
what one would have imagined a decade back. Right from the shortlisting of
candidates to skill development and talent mapping, technology has left its
mark across all the functions and roles. With a view to tracking the digital
skills of individuals working for Infosys, the Company has launched its
personalised learning guide, known as Digital Quotient. This aims to track the
digital knowledge of the employees in order to make it easier for both the
employees and the organisation to determine the digital quotient of each
employee, enabling them to better handle the assignments that come their way.
People with a better score of DQ are handed over the newer projects and are retained
more. This enables the Company to gauge the employees who can contribute to the
growth of the Company more efficiently.
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