'Instant job' apps find niche in Spain's troubled labour market


  • TECH
  • Monday, 10 Oct 2016

Marta Romero, Chief Executive Officer and co-founder of WorkToday start-up, holds an iPhone showing its application's welcome page as she poses in Madrid, Spain, October 6, 2016. REUTERS/Sergio Perez

BARCELONA/MADRID: Marta Romero's small startup is in hiring mode, and it's not just her own workforce that is growing: she's trying to find jobs for 4.6 million unemployed Spaniards too. 

A wave of homegrown job search apps like hers are shaking up Spain's labour market with a nimble formula that allows people to find work quickly in nearby shops and restaurants, even for last-minute shifts. 

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