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“Workwise with Naukri” podcast tops the chart in the career genre

The podcast garners impressive traction and emerges as one of the most-listened-to podcasts on Spotify India

 

The flagship podcast of Naukri.com, “Workwise with Naukri”, has emerged as one of the most listened podcasts by Spotify; placed at #1* in the career genre and at #11* overall position on The Podcast Charts by Spotify India. Driven by the insight that professionals spend almost 60% of their time working, the podcast intends to serve as an assistive partner for employees to uplift their careers and work better.

The latest rankings released depict the success of the podcast in creating a relevant space for working professionals to learn and understand the nitty-gritty of a workplace to further accelerate their career growth.

Launched on 09 Nov’22, the first episode dealt with the ‘First 60-day anxiety at workplace’ with the discussion focusing on how to handle anxiety at a new job. It featured Dhruv Bogra, Country Manager – Forever New Clothing, and Corporate Influencer Divas Gupta. Other episodes capture interesting and relevant themes like ‘Is Being A Boss A Thankless Job?’, ‘How to Negotiate CTC with Recruiter’, and ‘How to Manage your Manager’ among others.

Since its launch, Workwise with Naukri.com has enjoyed strong rankings on Spotify and Apple Podcasts charts, striking a chord with many working professionals. The weekly podcast show aims to improve employees’ productivity and assist in their career advancement. The first season of the show saw the release of 12 episodes along with a bonus episode which attempted to look at how neurodiversity can better equip teams at workplaces. The podcast has listeners spread across the country with a skew towards the top 10 metros and Gen-Z professionals.

Three corporate influencers – Divas Gupta, Mehar Sindhu Batra, and Deepak Pareek, spearhead the podcast series. Some other notable guests on the Podcast have been Aditya Ghosh, Co-Founder Akasa Air and Siddharth Banerjee, Managing Director Pearson, among several others. The podcast, produced by Wyn Studios, is streaming on all leading audio platforms like Spotify, Apple Podcast, Amazon Music, and Jio Saavn, among others.

“Workwise with Naukri.com” is an initiative launched by Naukri to help professionals work better on a day-to-day basis. The initiative which kickstarted with the release of the podcast, aims to reach its audience through multiple properties –  the Quick Hacks Series, answering the most searched ‘how to’ of young professionals, the Unmute Series, providing a safe space to employees to ask those uncomfortable workplace questions and get insightful advice, the Mentorship series, handholding professionals in job interview process. The podcast, Quick Hacks and Unmute Series are up and running, while the mentorship series will be released in a phased manner.

Speaking on the occasion, Shail Gaurav, Marketing Head, Naukri.com, stated, “At Naukri.com, we’re committed to empowering professionals with the knowledge and tools needed to thrive in today’s dynamic work environment. That’s why we conceptualized Workwise with Naukri. Its Gen-Z friendly podcast format & the contemporary themes have made it a runaway hit with new-age professionals already. Our vision is to look beyond conventional brand campaigns and double down on initiatives like these to serve our users better and keep pushing this iconic brand into the future”

 

Commenting on the podcast, Sumeet Singh, Group Chief Marketing Officer, Info Edge India Ltd, stated, “Naukri.com has always been a step ahead when it comes to helping job seekers as well as working professionals. This podcast series will help listeners make the right career decisions and work better. With this initiative, we have begun a new journey and would like to reach every professional through the upcoming episodes”.

Listen to the podcast series here:

–          Spotify

–          Amazon Music

–          Apple Podcasts

 

Naukri.com Social Media Channels:

–          Instagram

–          Linkedin

–          Facebook

–          Twitter

About Naukri.com
Naukri.com, India’s No. 1 job site and the flagship brand of Info Edge, introduced the concept of e-recruitment in India. Since its inception in 1997, Naukri.com has seen continuous growth while outperforming its competitors in every sphere. Info Edge was the first internet company to be listed in India. Being the market leader, the brand has enjoyed the highest levels of awareness and market share amongst job seekers and recruiters for more than a decade and has become synonymous with the jobs category. The brand leads with over 96% timeshare across desktop, mobile, and the app. The platform provides hiring-related services to corporates, recruiters, placement agencies, and job seekers in India and overseas. It offers multiple products like resume database access, listings, branding, and response management tools. With more than 5,00,000 jobs at any point in time and over 80 million profiles, the brand services over 84,000 unique clients through its 64 offices in 45 cities in India.

 

*As per the ranking released by Spotify Charts in the month of December 2022.

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