LinkedIn was launched in Hindi, making it the first Indian regional language on LinkedIn to support the Hindi community, which has more than 600 million people worldwide.
After the United States, India is LinkedIn’s second largest market, with 82 million members.
In the announcement, the company stated:
“The world’s largest professional network LinkedIn today marks a new milestone. Hindi is the first Indian regional language on LinkedIn and aims to support 600 million Hindi speakers worldwide.
With this release, LinkedIn aims to break the language barrier and provide Hindi speakers in India and around the world with more opportunities for professional and social opportunities. With the introduction of Hindi, LinkedIn now supports 25 languages worldwide. “
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LinkedIn users can now create profiles in Hindi, which makes it easier for recruiters to find and connect with other Hindi-speaking members.
Below is more information about what this announcement means to LinkedIn and the company’s future plans for the Hindi community.
Why this release is an important milestone for LinkedIn
India is LinkedIn’s core growth market, as its member base has grown by more than 200,000 in the past three years (a year-on-year increase of 15%).
Since the pandemic, the Indian market’s participation and dialogue on LinkedIn has increased significantly.
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As part of LinkedIn’s Hindi “Phase One” release, users will be able to access their feeds, personal data, work, messages and created content in Hindi on desktop, Android and iOS phones.
In the next phase, LinkedIn stated that it will work to expand the range of job opportunities available to Hindi professionals.
In addition, LinkedIn will continue to add more Hindi publishers and creators in the coming weeks to increase member engagement and conversations in Hindi.
How to use LinkedIn in Hindi
exist smart phone, The user needs to select Hindi as the preferred device language under the phone settings to view the LinkedIn mobile application in Hindi.
For LinkedIn members who already use Hindi as their preferred language on their smartphones, LinkedIn will automatically switch to Hindi.
exist desktop, Members need to click on the “Me” icon at the top of the LinkedIn homepage, and then select “Settings and Privacy”.
Next, click on “Account Preferences” on the left, select “Site Preferences,” click “Change” next to “Language,” and select “Hindi” from the drop-down list.
Once selected, the LinkedIn user interface (including the navigation bar) will be displayed in Hindi.
User-generated content, such as posts on the member’s homepage, will be displayed in the language in which it was originally created. Clicking on the “View Translation” option will display the Hindi translations of the user’s post in other languages.
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When new members register for their personal profile for the first time, they can choose to register on LinkedIn in Hindi.
There is an option to add a second language configuration file on the desktop. To create a second language profile, click the “I” icon, then click “View profile”, and then click “Add another language profile.”
source: News.linkedin.com
Featured image: Screenshot from news.linkedin.com, December 2021.
