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    The pandemic has made it easier for your driver to find a job now

    Synopsis

    A segment majorly dominated by word-of-mouth referrals, blue-collar hiring is now seeing an encouraging jump in online recruitment.

    About 6.3 million jobs were lost during the first Covid-19 wave in India, according to a report by the Centre for Monitoring Indian Economy (CMIE). Among the horde was Bengaluru-based Renuka. The 32-year-old had been working in Manipal Hospital for 10 years as a recruiter. After the layoff, she struggled to find a job for almost a year. Then, a call from blue-collar workforce management platform BetterPlace came to her rescue. The company,
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