GetWork: To Allow Every Generation Z Job Seeker to follow their Dreams

GetWork is on a mission to democratize job opportunities for GenZ College Students by training them on in-demand industrial skills. This Gurugram based HR Tech startup, has raised USD 35,000 investment from Rudraksh Ventures founded by Mr. Munish Bhatia, ex-Aon Hewitt & DXC Technologies.

Employers have widely reported the lack of employability skills of their early talent recruits. Founder, CEO of GetWork & MNNIT Alumnus, Rahul Veerwal says “There is a need for a platform in the market to facilitate interaction between Colleges, Companies and Students. This academia-industry collaboration will impact the job market at a macro-level.” There are currently 67,000 Students on the platform actively searching for jobs and internships.

The funds from the pre-seed round will be used to enhance the GetWork Recruit candidate-matching AI engine. These AI algorithms will efficaciously reduce the time it takes to source, screen and shortlist candidates, which at present takes up at least 60-80% of a recruiter’s time. The need for an intuitive platform that prioritizes speed and quality of hires is necessary.

Currently, there are 110+ Colleges & Universities partnered with GetWork with the likes of NITs, IITs, IIMs and private establishments. The GetWork Campus module enables Colleges & Universities to manage their placements and become discoverable to employers. GetWork captures students’ skills, education and goals to provide colleges with rich insightful data to optimize their placement strategies.

With time, GetWork will introduce two new modules to its robust tech platform: GetWork Relationship & GetWork Talent Engagement. The former will allow for a refined interaction through advanced communication channels for every user. It will improve processes as well deepen network connections. The latter looks to give employers the capability of brand awareness through targeted campaigns, content sponsorship and creation, and other promotions.

In April this year, GetWork was onboarded to India Accelerator’s (IA) Summer Startup Incubator Program. IA, a seed stage tech startup accelerator, based in Gurgaon, Haryana, is the only mentorship-driven program in India backed by the global startup network GAN. Under IA’s guidance, GetWork was scaling up their tech product and refining their go-to-market strategy when they closed the pre-seed round.

GetWork CEO, Rahul Veerwal, is driven by his vision to allow every Generation Z job seeker to follow their dreams. He says, “Education is changing. Jobs are changing. The future workforce needs to be led by avant-garde leaders and innovators. To affect change across the nation as a whole, we start with our youths. ” This academia-industry interaction will promote economic development, innovation, overall rise of the education system and birth an industry-ready workforce.