According to the site, Amazon leads Linked In’s list of the 2024 top companies in technology and information to advance your career in the United States. This ranking is based on original LinkedIn data that evaluates businesses based on eight criteria for career advancement. The elements are: ability to advance, skills progress, business balance, additional chance, company affinity, gender diversity, education background and employee presence in the country.
Linked In’s major 10 tech firms for job growth in the U. S.
- Amazon.
- AT&T.
- Verizon.
- Alphabet Inc.
- Comcast.
- STMicroelectronics.
- Apple.
- Siemens.
- Dayforce ( formerly Ceridian ).
- Cisco.
STMicroelectronics, a semiconductor technology company, and recently renamed Dayforce, both new to Linked In’s top tech companies list.
What the leading technology companies are doing to encourage job advancement
As the tech is integrated into both internal and external functions at companies across the board, Tanya Dua, technical director for LinkedIn News, told TechRepublic,” the tech companies on the LinkedIn list are really focused on coaching to retain employees growing and learning, especially in Artificial skills.”
Amazon
Among the specific examples of this that Dua cited contain Amazon, which has committed to spending more than$ 1.2 billion to offer complimentary skills training to people, along with paid education programs, paid internships, on- the- work learning options, industry certifications and more.
” The company has also launched the’ Amazon AI Ready’ ( initiative ) to make AI education accessible to anyone who wants to learn and is providing$ 12 million in generative AI scholarships,’ ‘ Dua said.
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AT&T
AT&, T invested$ 132 million in employee training in 2023, and less than 5 % of all AT&, T roles require a college degree, according to Dua. The company has also rolled out the Ask AT&, T platform, which allows employees” to tap into AI- powered, out- of- the- box capabilities around code generation, meeting summarization, customer assistance, and more,” she said.
Verizon
According to her, Verizon makes a significant investment in tuition assistance each year and offers programs like the rotational Network Leadership Development program to help employees transition from entry-level positions to senior positions. AI training programs teach employees the fundamentals of machine learning and data analytics, and the company also hosts regular AI hackathons,’ ‘ she said.
According to Dua, Verizon is using generative AI to improve developer productivity and customer service, where 1, 000 agents who are participating in a pilot program have been able to address customer concerns more quickly.
” The company offers AI training programs including workshops, online courses, on- the- job training, and AI/GenA I hackathons,’ ‘ she said”. In order to address issues like data privacy, algorithmic bias, and the responsible use of AI/GenAI, Verizon has also established policies and guidelines regarding the use of AI/GenA I in the workplace.
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Alphabet
Alphabet is yet another example of a business that promotes career advancement by providing the following.
Dua added that the company’s” Googler- to- Googler” platform provides a peer-to-peer learning and coaching platform for employees to either coach or learn from their coworkers in various company fields.
What qualifications do executives and employees need most?
According to Dua, one of the top three career goals professionals have for 2024 is to learn new skills. According to a recent survey conducted by Linked In, 68 % of working Americans feel strongly about continuing education and upgrading their skills when applying for or starting new jobs, she noted. ” Employees are hungry for all types of skills, and in fact, we’ve recently seen LinkedIn members add 680 million skills to their profiles, up 80 % year- over- year”, when comparing 2023 to 2022.
Further, nine out of 10 global executives say soft skills are more important than ever, and Linked In’s recent Most In- Demand Skills report found that soft skills such as communication, leadership and teamwork are among the most searched- for skills on the site, according to Dua.
” We’ve also seen a big jump in people upskilling around AI — LinkedIn data shows a 65 % increase in learning hours for the top 100 AI courses,’ ‘ she said. The top 10 most popular LinkedIn Learning AI courses, according to Dua, are free through July 1, 2024.
Other career perks
Many of the benefits LinkedIn is seeing have been around for a while, according to Dua, but businesses are expanding in some areas, such as upskilling, with an emphasis on AI. We also see many companies focused on retention, with programs and perks designed to keep employees happy, growing, and staying put.”
For example, AT&, T is focused on employees ‘ total well- being, and offers no- cost mental health counseling and coaching, and family- inclusive benefits like doula support, subsidized child care, and no- cost fertility and postpartum support, Dua said.
Verizon offers inclusive benefits that start on day one, five weeks of PTO, and 24/7 backup child/elder care, she said”. The company also has a powerful 401 ( k ) plan and matches student loan payments.”
Comcast offers life milestone benefits starting on the first day of employment, including adoption assistance, childcare resources, pet insurance and more, according to Dua.
More LinkedIn research about top companies
LinkedIn also released this year’s rankings of the top large companies and top midsize companies in the U.S. for career growth, in addition to the top tech companies list. In comparison with last year’s top companies list, 44 % of the companies on this year’s main ranking are new, Dua said.
Methodology
According to Linked In, businesses must have 5, 000 or more global employees with at least 500 in the United States as of December 31, 2023 in addition to the eight pillars that have been shown to promote career advancement.