AP Innovation Society launches pilot job creation programme

Hyderabad: Andhra Pradesh Innovation Society, the innovation wing of Government of Andhra Pradesh, in its commitment to enhancing job-creation through the SME and Startup Sector of Andhra Pradesh has established a digital infrastructure which centralises and functions dynamically to match employment seekers with workforce requirements of the state. The founder of Workruit, Manikanth Challa, CEO and Founder, Workruit comes with a background in user experience and user interface design and have worked for multiple product- based companies and VC firms in New York and San Francisco. Manikanth has done his under graduation at Penn State University.

Manikanth started Workruit with the main objective to connect job-seekers and companies instantly based on high-relevance as he considers that there is a huge amount of gap in expectations and reality in the industry.

This initiative, focused at bringing more youth of the state to the Global Workforce, is a Pilot Project commissioned a product Workruit by StoryTech Private Limited and supported by Andhra Pradesh Innovation Society towards securing employment opportunities for the youth of the State by application of Artificial Intelligence for creating a hassle-free profile raising and opportunity-matching process for job applicants and employers.

Workruit is an AI-Powered job portal simplifying recruitment for applicants and employers. On Workruit app, the applicant or the employer can simply right swipe to the ones that match their requirement. Workruit is a new age, a mobile recruitment platform that connects employers and job-seekers instantly based on high relevance enabled by AI, ML and advanced algorithms. All the user has to do is swipe right and find the next job based on mutual interest. In a phrase, it’s Tinder for Jobs.

Workruit is available for users across India, where employees and employers can connect with each other on their fingertips. Workruit has more than 50,000 users and 1,500+ companies and has created more than 5000+ matches between companies and job-seekers. Once matched, they can instantly chat via their in-app messenger and schedule interviews. FedEx, Cipla, Quikr, Swiggy, Paytm, Deloitte, GMR Group, GVK Group, Apollo Hospitals, Lean-Spoon, PurpleDot, Collebra, Uber, IIT Delhi, Scheider Electric, Zomato, Darwin Box are some of their Clients.

As the implementing agency of the startup and innovation policy of Andhra Pradesh, the Society is committed to create a holistic and conducive environment for creative minds and innovators to thrive and grow and build enterprises which can work towards enhancing the Quality of Living of the Citizens of the State and creating more employment opportunities in the process.