Reliance Mobile launches Job-Search Service

vIndianz.com (Sept. 22, 2009) — Reliance Mobile is launching a unique Job service on R-World, its VAS platform for white-collar employment seekers, as well as informal jobs seekers.

reliance-mobile Reliance Mobile aims to target a vast base of job seekers who are not computer literate as well as not qualified for jobs that get advertised on well-known job portals.

The company has tied-up with Babajob.com, a company that specializes in informal labour hiring to launch this service on a pan-India basis.

Reliance Mobile’s unique job service offers Employers an easy access to reachable candidates and allows them to reach job seekers who often lack web access and hence better job opportunities.

Reliance Mobile also offers rural users information about jobs in their districts as well as often higher paying jobs in nearby cities.

Commenting on the new service, Mr Krishna Durbha, Head – VAS, Reliance Communications said,”This is a scalable, replicable solution which will connect computer/voice-based employers to job-seekers with mobile phones. We see major usage of this service in Tier 3 and rural locations. This service will enable informal job seekers to find lucrative employment opportunities at a click of a single button. We are currently launching this job search service in 5 languages – Hindi, Telugu, Kannada, Tamil & English.”

Currently, the informal job market comprises of over 138 million jobs seekers in India looking for blue-collar or odd jobs.

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