Professionals in India prefer home-grown technology and mobile Internet companies such as One97 Communications (Paytm), Directi and Flipkart more than global giants such as Google Inc. and Amazon as their workplace, reveals a new report by LinkedIn which was published on Wednesday. The report includes the ranking of 25 most sought-after companies in India according to professionals, based on proprietary LinkedIn data as well as billions of actions by over 546 million professionals present on the platform.
Paytm is the most preferred app by Indian professionals. Wikimedia Commons
Amazon, which previously the second spot for the past two years in the list, consecutively, is now ranked fourth in the list after the top three companies namely Directi, Flipkart, and One97 Communications. Google's parent company, Alphabet, has been ranked seventh in the "Top Companies" list by Indian professionals on the social network site.
"The 'Top Companies' list highlights the companies where professionals in India want to work now, from homegrown companies to global giants," said Adith Charlie, India Editor, LinkedIn. "Data shows us that an opportunity to work at solving big problems, rewriting the rules of one's industry or simply putting a big name on one's résume could be powerful motivators," he added said.
Ola saw a drop of 11 spots as it came down to the 16th this year from the fifth position in 2017, while McKinsey & Company made a significant jump to the sixth position from 24th last year. This year, more than 50 per cent of the companies in the list are new entrants including Directi (first), Anheuser-Busch InBev (fifth), EY (ninth) and Daimler AG (11th) which have given stiff competition to all the usual top runners namely Adobe (12th), Ola (16th) and Reliance Industries (24th).
Amazon is the second most preferred app. Wikimedia Commons
These rankings are based on analysis of flexible working hours, a great parental leave policy, and time-off to do more than work in order to attract as well as retain good talent. KPMG India and OYO, which is a network of budget hotels in the country, are the other companies which featured on the list of top 10 most preferred companies by Indian professionals. IANS