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LinkedIn vice president, chief of staff,

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comparatively is that people here are

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welcome to the goat podcast. So LinkedIn

professionals

Vice President Chief of Staff Miss Archa

is here.

Welcome. Pleasure.

Very happy to host you here.

>> Thank you. Thank you very much.

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>> create economic opportunity for every

member of the global workforce.

2003

and in the economic opportunity.

Most common type of opportunity

influencing

economic opportunity to the globe.

There are a lot of social media

platforms like Instagram, Facebook,

platforms, a lot of things are there.

for commercial purpose.

and professional

network.

Knowledge is very important.

market

information

include the platform

discussion, opinion, judgment.

Correct.

in the concert

detech.

professional quality

those kinds of posts are not allowed on

LinkedIn. Okay.

I mean

trust and safety department

both using technology and human

reviewers. Of

course, people will have opinion

is not appropriate. Basically LinkedIn

as a portal it's a workplace

correct. Beginning.

portfolio

platform.

work culture life complicate.

technology freedom.

Okay.

Okay.

students, new graduates.

I want to be my own boss right now. I

want multiple jobs today.

influencer.

Okay.

Whenever I feel comfortable, I want to

do work, make money, I want to take a

break. Correct.

completely different

colored

task based correct

jobs fulltime jobs, parttime jobs,

remote jobs.

The other thing is

persona

YouTube influencions

of followers.

I am an expert in media and marketing.

prior

behind the scenes,

Facebook

There is LinkedIn different

LinkedIn started with a different idea.

Now

in what way that LinkedIn as a platform

is going to support me

as a company

whereas

media is one option of course

I may be an expert in um you know

network security. Okay. Right.

Right. and reach Instagram reach may be

more normal you know consumers who may

not understand the level of depth of

technical nuance but

audience

so the strength of LinkedIn

comparatively is that people here are

professionals

Exactly. Okay. Exactly.

All the more important

and the target information is much

better your ability to target

senior leaders

1.3 billion professional

So

platform for

example,

right?

Economic graph research.

Okay. Okay.

1.3 billion members 70 million companies

billions of interactions

economic graph all that relationship

among in the members in the companies

first labor market analysis

for Exampleifications

research reports just for the public and

to work with

regulators

economic forum.

We give those research reports

leaders.

Okay.

analysis will help them research.

what is top of mind

but

okay

obviously

health related

specific

and

companies.

What are the rising startups?

What are the top 50 startups in India?

We try to release research.

Yes. Yes.

younger

generation

the the best users maximum value.

So part of

to educate usersity

I am a real person.

I am a real person.

experience

portfolio

model

may not be Immediate family.

So, LinkedIn

in the weak ties

in the weak ties,

but

for

professional profile.

Especially after a comes into picture

strongly.

Correct. So segment segmentations

more than 70% of the jobs need AI

literacy

Poweroint.

Okay.

Professional sector and trade sector

opportunities.

radiologist.

So data annotation.

Okay.

the forward deployed,

right

from scratch. Okay.

skills.

Okay.

So maximum actually we are seeing

increase also in electricians, plumbers.

Okay.

infrastructure build.

when we are talking about the that we

have to talk about the data centers

obviously it's a hardware stuff correct

where they have lot of jobs so worldwide

healthare

people are living longer so and

the front

Okay.

Maximum demand supply,

nurses, physiootherapy,

any frontline work related to healthare.

demand.

Okay.

Construction interestingly has increased

a lot in recent times depends on the

country.

Okay. So usually

people will keep changing jobs

especially market

startup founder mindset.

So in the for examp

because people are saying in the

traditional job structure I'm going to

start my own thing. AI is helping me

start my own thing. Now

two people

more people are encouraged in the

particip

But as an Indian

correct

I would like to know

first.

Yes. I mean especially in the

professional segmentification

especally

qualification.

Now

it doesn't have to be only software

right especially

doesn't mean okay

but for

expands.

It is not a ladder.

Okay.

Mindset

mindset.

Youngsters

risk blind

technologies.

Maybe full job security.

Option Berience

something like that

probability.

It'll take time right will take time.

access to capital

beginning.

Okay. Access to customers

or influencer.

So

career options opportunities

but at the end of the day now I will

always come back to it is a choice

right. So now the only other thing I

will say is

okay

skills.

The other flip

platform

technology

networkier.

twoe

skills display you need certain level of

first language

and

the other thing I would say is

you may not be an expert

business

qualification

skill is a basic today

in the networking opportunities. Yeah.

What is your network? Network. It

doesn't have to mean

network

15 people are your network.

Okay, fair fair question.

for example.

Okay.

We expanded

experiences

It doesn't have to be.

Okay. So,

it is your own

right. So, they have space. They have

space. They have space. For example,

we heard uh there was a person who was

recruited as a warehouse employee.

Trucking drivers. These are also

profiles and jobs that are available on

LinkedIn.

>> Okay.

>> Okay. So,

yeah. But my my concern is not a

question. India is the second biggest

market for you India. Correct. and

numbers

market.

His family will become good.

You know, we always have to start

somewhere.

India has about 170 million members.

Okay. And I agree with you,

English

language.

One of our biggest barriers was

language. Okay. Right.

English fluency

market. Yeah. Right.

What I'm asking is giving awareness

language.

We try to work with governments wherever

possible. Employment exchanges

existing

program. We want to be a part of that.

Okay.

graduating from college again

but graduation

we want them to inform about LinkedIn

we are trying out marketage

how to bring them in into the platform

very much open to it on

member privacy.

Okay. encryption,

social media platform.

Correct.

technology level security

data centers highly secure

infrastructure and

we constantly improve

the technology increases.

They have to stay two steps ahead and

data centers

owned and operated centers technology

level

setting. Prof.

Okay.

scams.

One of the biggest growing illegal

indams.

What is the technology built in that

biggest challenge? LinkedIn as a company

has its own values. technology

safeguarding customers.

Uh scammers, fraudulent advertisements,

correct? So what are the steps that you

are taking to safeguard all those

things?

bad

million members already have verified

profiles.

So

includes government ID

interactions. We will see in the posting

the fake accounts

there are signals.

But for example,

likely to be a fake account.

They cannot interact.

They cannot interact. They cannot post

human reviews

basic

for For example,

complaint. We take that very very

seriously.

member complaints. We will take that

very seriously.

You know, you be careful

people. You know another

fake

ghosting

member

department

first we will block it.

We work with law enforcement in

situation.

You know, we are not law enforcement.

Obviously,

but complaint

law enforcement.

We work very much with law enforcement

so that the bad people

again with the with your experience. Can

you suggest us that

students?

So

generations

since you have a lot of profiles and lot

of companies and working with them. So

next years

market

later in

natural

prior experience.

So

especially technology related

rights.

Okay. Right. So

response.

So

first of all, adaptability and learning

new things.

and empathy very human quality,

creativity, okay, judgment.

Okay. So basic

important adaptability question is much

important. adaptability

basicology

mathematics

graduate

So

language C++

logic computer.

So

what's your view about GNC

out of 60 almost 60% of the companies

are not ready to give them employment

because

expectations

they want to be more freedom

for

it.

Great question. So first generation

Okay. Right.

future generation. So

is one part of life.

foreign.

So mindset

opportunity. So

happy

choice freedom

and

flexibility.

Best talent.

already

prior

productity.

I want to put it very straight. Is the

is the companies are rigid or this Jenzi

looking for more freedom? Jenz is

looking for freedom.

It matters. Freedom matters to them.

companies.

Better kids,

the best talent will come to you.

which is

understanding the market, understanding

the talents, understanding the

availability of talents.

So first languages, we are constantly

adding languages to the platform.

You know, you should start somewhere and

then grow. So we are starting to

introduce new features into different

markets. For example, video

India is a big market for video. We want

to try and bring it more into the

market.

Okay. So, uh first formats language.

We are building a development center.

Bangalore is our second largest

development center for us. Product and

engineering folks. They are building

products both for the market but also

more globally for LinkedIn

products. We are building

network strength

we built a version of LinkedIn a few

years ago called LinkedIn. Okay.

whereren

India has been a good example for us

trying to get as many jobs on the

platform.

partnerships whether it is with

companies with job platforms with

governments

we have to explore more in the Yes.

Correct. Yeah. Correct.

Right.

Original talent. Super

playing [laughter] cricket, watching

movies, listening to music.

Correct.

Great question.

I'm flooded. Flood of applications.

Millions of applications.

First member

basic point,

right?

customer.

But first member basop

classif

okay

on the platform.

in the noise problem. I agree. So,

one of the business is

Yeah.

So

first screening

highly qualified

screening we have created some AI based

tools for the hirers again and the

qualifications.

Okayifics.

Okay. So for example,

it'll become obvious. So The

conversational factor becomes very

important. First stage

in the human in the process

human in loop is always there.

>> Human in loop is essential

especially hiring decision is a very

sensitive decision.

AI cannot make that decision. But

what do you say,

Instagram, Facebook,

Right. What what is the strategy of what

is the difference between what is the

strategy strategy

probably

Right. Instagram

family

and

professional

right.

So what we have noticed

Facebook

what we have noticed is

Fore

reality

in the platform

right Facebook

professional environment

intergenerational platform. Okay. Right.

And the most senior CEO

conversation actually is important.

platformation.

Okay. So

my final question is you are a vice

president for LinkedIn as well as

portfolio chief of staff chief of staff.

What is what is the profile is chief of

staff

secretary

chief of staff

title. Okay. Okay. Every president or

chief of staff appoint and the

administration policies and the cabinet

member they are equal to a cabinet rank

and the cabinet

policies.

Okay. So the equivalent

CEO chief of staff

member and the company

throughout the company.

Okay. So

that's nice. So happy

and brought up. I was born in Chennai.

Okay.

Stanford

from the beginning you are in LinkedIn

or where

management consulting company.

Good luck. Thank you. It's a real good

interview. for

how the world is going to be.

Thanks a lot. It's an interesting

conversation. Thanks for your time.

>> Thank you. Thank you for having me. Such

a pleasure.

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