LinkedIn launch Hindi language support to expand its professional social network to new users. LinkedIn has start supporting 25 languages globally. The LinkedIn said that by adding the new language to its network, it is aiming to support 600 million Hindi language speakers in India and around the world.
Hindi language support is live for both mobile and desktop users of LinkedIn.
The company also has plans to expand its new offering by bringing a range of job opportunities available for Hindi professionals on its platform.
Now LinkedIn members will start seeing Hindi on their feed, profile, jobs, and messaging on desktop as well as on their Android and iOS devices.
It will also be available to users signing up on the platform.
LinkedIn calls the initial rollout of Hindi just Phase 1, as it has plans to “work towards widening the range of job opportunities available for Hindi speaking professionals across industries, including more banking, and government jobs.”
The LinkedIn is also planning to add more Hindi publishers and creators in the coming weeks to boost engagement and conversations among members speaking Hindi as their native language.
Ashutosh Gupta, India Country Manager, LinkedIn, Said :
“With the launch of Hindi, now more members and customers can unlock greater value from the platform through content, jobs, and networking, and express themselves in a language that they feel comfortable in,”.
How to Use LinkedIn in Hindi?
To use LinkedIn in Hindi on an Android or iOS device, users need to select Hindi as their prefer device language under the phone settings.
The experience will automatically be available in Hindi if you have already select Hindi as your preferred language.
You can select Hindi by clicking on the Me icon from the top-right side of your LinkedIn homepage and then going to Settings & Privacy then Account Preferences then tap Site Preferences lastly Language.
It is important to note that while the user interface and platform experience including the navigation bar will be displayed in Hindi, users will continue to use the user-generate content such as posts on their home feed in the language that they were originally created in.
When you have select Hindi as your preferred language, you will get a See Translation option from where you can get Hindi translations of the respective posts.
New LinkedIn members can also sign up in Hindi by visiting LinkedIn.com and registering for a new account.
Existing users can also display their profile in Hindi after creating a second language profile in the same language as their existing profile.
Users can add Hindi as their second language through their desktop.
For creating a second language profile, you need to click on the Me icon followed by View Profile and then Add profile in another language.
LinkedIn indeed wants to grow its presence in India.
The country is to be the second largest market in terms of members after the US, accounting for 82 million members as a part of its global base of 800 million members.
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