The hospitality industry is facing an over 60 per cent demand-supply gap in manpower. Hiring in the hospitality sector, including hotels, restaurants and airlines, grew by 58 per cent since November 2021. Statistically, 50% of the interviews took place in the top metros including Delhi-NCR, Mumbai, Bengaluru, Hyderabad and Kolkata, interviews in tier II cities have increased by 30% from the last quarter. The hospitality industry has shown an upward trajectory for hiring across all tier-II cities including Jaipur, Vadodara, Kochi, North East and UP.

The white-collar job market in India witnessed a robust recovery in May as hiring activity surged over 40 per cent compared to a year ago amid recovery across key industry sectors, with particular traction seen in the travel and hospitality industry. The surge in demand for staff is often by untrained but experienced staff. Training and skilling employees on the job is inevitable but time-consuming with more than 21% of jobs posted for entry-level positions. The demand for talent in metros and non-metros remained steady, as many cities reported double-digit year-on-year growth in hiring since May.

With the lion’s share of the workforce in the hospitality industry being migratory, how can the employees find the right job? Kaam.com is a technology backed platform that helps hospitality job seekers find the best job for their profile. Kaam.com is the first-ever portal built exclusively for job seekers that provide not just job security but also livelihood, financial assistance and upskilling to the employees in the hospitality industry.

Kaam.com is a tech enabled staffing and employment platform for the hospitality sector that uses Web3 technology including blockchain, machine learning, AI, and multimedia to create modern interactive profiles. It has been co-built with The National Restaurant Association of India (NRAI). The platform has taken a holistic approach by offering access to employment opportunities as well as upskilling, training, and financial inclusion.

Rishi Khiani, Founder of Kaam.com said, “So many people migrate from various parts of the country to find jobs in the hospitality sector. Reverse migration during the pandemic led to a massive vacuum. A lot of people didn’t return for various reasons, one of them is job uncertainty. Kaam.com will allow the candidates to have positive job leads before they move back to cities. This will take away a lot of their financial burden.”

About Kaam.com

Kaam.com is a next generation talent and recruitment company with instant access to high quality full-time, flexible, and on-demandworkers across all verticals (Blue Collar, White Collar and Gig Workers) The company has built a proprietary AI engine for skill and culture mapping and a vertical recruiter network to source potential candidates from across India. Kaam.com is founded by Rishi Khiani, the founder of Scootsy, Fork Media Group (Curly Tales, Mashable, IGN, Hauterrfly, AskMen) and Urban Eye Media. In the past he has led the Internet businesses for the Times Group and Network18.