Covid-19 has affected our lives in a lot of ways – social distancing, increasing cleaning and hygiene levels, avoiding public places, imposing work from home and even loss of jobs for millions. The lockdown impacted many businesses and revenues came down to an all time low. Sadly, companies resorted to lay offs and salary cuts in order to reduce their costs. For instance, a famous travel company laid off 350 employees, the food delivery industry laid off more than 2000 employees and a taxi company laid off 600 employees in India. Thousands of IT firms also laid off the employees in large numbers. All this caused the unemployment rate in India to reach an all time high of 23.50 % in April 2020. Simultaneously, these layoffs have made people search for new jobs in lockdown on every platform wherever it’s possible.
apna app is one such app which is consistently helping thousands of people daily in getting jobs. It launched a special section for “Lockdown jobs” in which people can find jobs in the industries which are still operating in lockdown, mainly the essential services industries. One can still find job openings in lockdown like delivery boys, security guards, pharmacists, warehouse workers etc. on the app which is especially created to serve blue and grey collar job seekers. Anyone can start his/her job hunt on the app by following 4 simple steps:
- Download the apna mobile app
- Build your profile in 5 minutes
- Call the employer/HR directly
- Fix your interview
For the matter of fact, the app has facilitated more than 12,00,000 interviews in just one month. If this isn’t enough, you can check the success stories and reviews of the app users in their own words on our Facebook and Instagram pages.
The app features a lot of other useful options for the job seekers like preparation for the jobs and development of the skills required for those jobs, with the help of different groups by which people can associate and learn a variety of skills. Some of the groups are as follows :
- Learn English– Helps the people learn basic English with the help of expert coaches
- Resume Tips– Helps people in learning how to make their resume and how to make it impressive for employers
- Start your business– This group is meant to give business ideas and tips to begin any business for the budding entrepreneurs, who want to start something of their own
- Government Exam preparation– This group guides the government job aspirants in preparing for the exams. You can find suggestions for books, preparation tips, topics to study etc.
Similarly, you would find over 40 groups on the app, meant for different purposes and related to different professions like Accounts & Finance, HR, IT jobs, Beauty & Skincare, Hospitality, Health & Fitness, Cooking, Back office, Business Development and so on. There are already over 4.5 lakh members who are actively participating in the groups and over 4 lakh professional conversations occurred in the groups. Through these groups, users are helping each other learn and remain updated about the job openings in lockdown.
apna app also helps the job seeker in building a professional network through the “Circle” feature in which people can link with other people with the similar interest and same type of jobs. It enables the user to contact other users directly through DM (direct message) i.e. one to one communication. This not only increases the network of an individual but also helps him/her in getting the relevant job updates and referrals for those jobs. And since we all know the importance of referrals in the job market, we cannot undermine the importance of this feature.
Hence, in spite of the current crisis, people can still find jobs in Covid-19 scenario with the help of the fastest-growing job portal apna, which has served over 1.5 million job seekers and aspires to help as many as possible. So don’t wait for anything and join the apna family by downloading apna immediately to begin your job hunt in the easiest possible way. After all, you never know the employer may have been waiting for the job applicants like you to approach them as soon as possible.
