apna.co,  India’s largest professional networking and jobs platform for India’s rising working class will recruit over 250+ engineers, product managers, and business leaders by end of this quarter. The larger team will help apna penetrate deeper into the Tier 1 and Tier 2 cities of India to leverage the hyperlocal opportunities. As  part of  its ‘Accelerate India’ mission, apna aims to harness the potential of evolving Indian talent to solve India’s biggest problem of unemployment. Further, apna plans to  expand its operation across pan-India by the end of this year to connect people with hyperlocal opportunities. 

Nirmit Parikh, CEO, and Founder, apna, said, “We are excited to expand our team that will make our dream of Accelerating India thrive. Apna aims to provide quality job opportunities to India’s rising workforce that align with the government's initiatives and efforts to ensure integrated and holistic development of citizens’ pan-India.” 

Since the onset of the pandemic, apna has further accelerated the digital transformation and the rise of the digital economy, which has spurred demand for hiring skilled talent. This also enables avenues for the gig economy and helps workers to find verified, hyperlocal opportunities. 

Currently with over 250 employees across India, apna is looking to add more technologists and creative thinkers to its expanding workforce. apna's focus is on expanding its technical assistance and developing a strong tech-enabled service to not just strengthen the software further but also to remain the employer of choice. 

The new hiring will allow talented professionals of various domains to apply to one of the fastest-growing startups of India. Apart from tech-related roles, several non-tech jobs will be filled up, including across different departments like the product, customer success, sales, HR and more.