Jain: Online recruitment industry has not fundamentally changed since 1995
Kshitij Jain · Kshitij Jain, Founder Joveo, a 2x founder on must-have skills for entrepreneurs · Sep 20, 2021 · at 5:18
Kshitij Jain, founder of Joveo, critiques the lack of business model innovation in the job board industry.
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“Number three, I think it has been the only industry which has actually not fundamentally changed from 1995 when it started. It's still called a job board, right?”
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