Like LinkedIn, the new Facebook job board also allows businesses to find workers via connections and recommendations. Nothing personal or hidden can be accessed. It’s not a secret spy app or something like that. If you’re worried that a prospective employer might turn you down because of what they see on your personal pages, Facebook insists that businesses can only view what is available on your public profile. The site/app makes it easy for the individual to fill out applications using their Facebook profile information and even schedule interviews via Messenger. Once there, job-seekers can utilize a host of filters to help them target the ideal position. Since its establishment, Lynk has matched over 45,000 jobs for workers in the system and aims to consistently change the lives of several informal workers in Kenya and all across Africa.Users can go to Facebook’s Jobs dashboard, which is located on the website’s sidebar or in the mobile app’s More section. The Lynk Pro App not only enables workers to manage their profiles and jobs but also helps them access e-learning tools and other opportunities to help them develop their careers. With Lynk, informal workers can bid on suitable jobs and offer their products and services.

The platform provides the infrastructure which informal workers need, i.e., career identity, access to market, credibility, payment processing, and customer service, to build their careers and get repeat jobs from clients. Lynk is a Kenyan online platform that has built a technology solution to connect blue-collar professionals and skilled workers in the informal sector to employment opportunities.

Plagued by massive inefficiencies, irregular jobs, low pay, and limited career growth opportunities, the informal sector was ripe for technological disruption.

In Kenya, close to 80 percent of the labor force operates in the informal sector.

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