“A couple of folks are talking about AI job prep by apna, so I checked it out," Anupam Mittal lauds AI platform

Anupam Mittal has lauded India’s largest early talent hiring and jobs platform, “apna”.

Shark Anupam Mittal praises AI platform apna

In a LinkedIn post, Mittal wrote, “Came across a couple of folks talking about AI job prep by apna on LinkedIn recently, so I checked it out myself & remembered an old story which I thought I'd let you all know today.”

The Shaadi.com CEO recalled his student life in the US when he prepared for job interviews.

“Mock drills. CV clinics. Role-playing “Tell me about yourself”, he shared.

According to Mittal, the process was not revolutionary, but it worked. By the time he graduated, he knew how to land a job, not just do one.

“Compare that to India, where over 1 crore students graduate every year and most are just… thrown in,” he remarked. “No prep. No feedback. Just vibes.”

In India, brilliant candidates with strong resumes freeze at open-ended questions, he shared.

“Because no one ever taught them how to show up in an interview,” he said. 

“And that’s why I got excited when I saw Apna using AI to solve real, vertical problems for those wanting to make a career out there,” said Mittal.

According to him, apna is not one of those “everything apps” but one of those “focused” ones.

“One thing I really found cool on AI job prep by Apna was that you can practice interviews for specific roles and while I was trying it out the AI was asking me questions specific to the role and was also suggesting me correct AI improved answers to those questions connecting it to my profile/background,” he said. “Now that's a banger!” Mittal added. 

The entrepreneur even expressed his regret that something like this did not exist when he was starting! 

What is apna?

Founded in 2019, apna.co is India's largest early talent hiring platform connecting over 6 Cr+ job seekers, 7 Lakh+ employers across 900+ cities across India. It is trusted by India's leading enterprises such as Teleperformance, Zomato, HDB Financial Services, Bluestar, TVS, Fusion, Alorica, Teamlease, Lifestyle, ShopperStop, CIELHR, Kotak, Paytm, Quess, Chola, Bajaj, TMI, Adecco, Axis Bank, Flipkart, Medplus, Zebronics, Lenskart, Apollo and more. 

The company specialises in enterprise hiring solutions for sectors Retail, BFSI, BPO, Staffing, Hospitality, Healthcare, Education, Manufacturing, Energy, IT & more.

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