NEW DELHI : As new coronavirus shuts down economies and companies freeze fresh hiring, tech giant Microsoft has seen nearly 46 per cent drop in hiring activity while its professional career website LinkedIn has listed even worse - just 3 openings for its entire operation.
According to data compiled by alternative data platform Thinknum, Satya Nadella-run tech giant listed 5,580 openings on its main careers site on March 22. "By April 20, that number sunk to 3,028, a 46% drop in hiring activity," said the platform that allows investors to get data-driven investment ideas by monitoring companies' websites.
On March 1, LinkedIn listed 510 openings. "Microsoft-owned career website LinkedIn has seen an even starker drop in hiring. As of this