Desperate 2.3m Indians apply for 368 low-level government jobs
Lucknow
OVERWHELMED Indian officials are struggling to sift through applications after 2.3 million people applied for a few hundred low-level government jobs, a worrying sign that too many people are chasing too little work in Asia's third-largest economy.
Prabhat Mittal, the hiring manager for the jobs in Uttar Pradesh, a northern state with a population bigger than Brazil's, said he was stunned by the volume of applications. It would take more than three years to interview candidates.
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