GOOGLE LAUNCHES THEIR JOB SEEKING APP IN INDIA: KOMO APP

A new launch by GOOGLE created widespread havoc amongst the people. Jobs search app “KOMO APP” was launched by GOOGLE in India which has approximately 2 million verified listings across 10 cities which is being used by the likes given by Zomato and Dunzo for remote hiring in the pandemic.

GOOGLE after launching the Komo app in Bangladesh and Indonesia wanted to spread it globally, therefore, launched it in India. This app provides job listings and career development opportunities to the Indian people who are looking for jobs in fast-growing categories like on-demand businesses, retail, and hyperlocal delivery. To create a consistent and better experience for the user's GOOGLE has launched it. At present it is providing jobs in 10 cities:

*MUMBAI
*NAVI MUMBAI
*PUNE
*DELHI
*GURUGRAM
*NOIDA
*BENGALURU
*HYDERABAD
*CHENNAI
*KOLKATA

As per the guidelines, you can download the app from the play store and within few minutes you can set up your profile, and get a digital CV issued by the company that you can share, print, or apply directly to the jobs listed on the app. You have to fill out the background, experience, and interests the accordingly it will suggest the relevant job for you.

“IN THE WAKE OF THE PANDEMIC, THE JOBS LANDSCAPE STANDS ALTERED, WITH DEMAND SHIFTING TO NEW SERVICES THAT REQUIRE DIFFERENT SET OF SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE. BUSSINESS OF ALL SIZES FACE THE CHALLENGES OF THE NEW NORMAL, WHILE JOB SEEKERS AEW HAVING TO ADAPT TO THIS SHIFT QUICKLY. WE REMAIN COMMITTED TO CONTRIBUTING TOWARDS HELPING INDIANS FIND CREDIBLE AND PROMISING STARTS TO THEIR CAREER WITH KOMO JOBS”

says Bickey Russell, Regional Manager, and Operations Lead, Komo Jobs, Google.
Not only this is the first time last year GOOGLE had many jobs which built up as an employment and career development tool for the users designed basically for entry-level positions in the emerging market. This app will help many Indians as some of them have lost their jobs in the pandemic. It will provide employment to the needy people. It can be a platform where people can find their interests and accordingly they can select their jobs and professions.

GOOGLE added, “We will continue to invest in it with new features and jobs so users can continue to benefit from its convenience”
GOOGLE was officially launched in 1998 by Larry Page and Sergey Brin to market Google Search, which has become the most used web-based search engine. Larry Page and Sergey Brin, students at Stanford University in California, developed a search algorithm at first known as “Backrub”, with the help of Scott Hassan and Alan Sternberg. The search engine soon provided successfully and the expanding company moved several times, finally settled in mountain view in 2003. GOOGLE has engaged partnerships with NASA, AOL, Sun Microsystems, News Corporation, Sky UK, and others. The company set up a charitable offshoot, Google.org, in 2005.

Google on March rolled out an India-specific website on coronavirus during the pandemic that delivers comprehensive information about the pandemic, and how to stay productive during this time. The website www.google.co.in/covid19- contains information such as key helpline numbers, content about symptoms, productive measures during this time. It also hosts a collection of videos on how people can use their time productively while at home, as well as resources and training modules for individuals, small businesses, and educators to stay connected and informed.
Thus, Google created a very good platform for job seekers which is a very simple method by which people can search their jobs.