Job searching on mobile devices grows by 32% in Peru

This article was written and published in Spanish and has been translated into English via Google Translate. Click here to read the original article.

According to the latest Digital Employment Search Report made by the Bumeran.com portal, during the last year there has been a 32% growth in job search through mobile devices.

Likewise, said study showed that, during July 2018 and July of this year, 55,000 users entered new work information to the site, either updating their data or creating new profiles.

On the increase in digital searches, the commercial manager of Bumeran.com, Joseph Zumaeta, said that this is mainly due to the constant penetration that smartphones have had in Peruvian society.

“During the last year, the use of smart devices in people in their 20s and 30s increased by more than 5%, according to INEI. This has meant for many young people the possibility of accessing all the tools that these devices offer, including job search applications,” he said.

Another factor that Zumaeta highlighted for this growth was the investment that is being made to make mobile applications more intuitive and better respond to the demands that young people present.

“Having a fast and agile application, as well as a dynamic web platform, are essential for the job search to be an optimal experience for users. Taking this into account, we invest in the design of our mobile channels, which resulted in a considerable increase in users and downloads,” he said.

In addition, the executive explained that this growth in mobile searches is partially due to the entry of centennials into the labor market.

"This new generation is made up entirely of digital natives, who feel comfortable doing all kinds of activities from the comfort of a mobile device, from buying food to looking for a job," he said.

This article was written and published in Spanish and has been translated into English via Google Translate. Click here to read the original article.

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