Zomato Receives 18,000 Applications for Different Positions and Employs Two Head of Staff

Zomato, a meal delivery aggregator, has appointed two individuals to the position of chief of staff following the widely reported search. In a post on X, Zomato's founder and CEO, Deepinder Goyal, stated that the firm got more than 18,000 applications, of which 150 were selected for further consideration and interviews.

He added that after a thorough evaluation process, 30 exceptional applicants were extended offers, and 18 of them have already accepted high-impact positions with Zomato and its group companies, including Blinkit. Importantly, no one has paid anything to work for the company, and these people are receiving competitive compensation for the services they provide.

Goyal works closely with four of the eighteen individuals who have already joined, and two of them hold chief of staff positions. The brand hasn't done it yet, Goyal continued. The organisation is still carefully sorting through this incredible talent pool, which has more than 18,000 applications. This is a long-term investment in the individuals who will work with us to shape the future, not just a one-time hiring rush. Slowly but surely, we will continue to connect with the appropriate people.

30 People Have Been Given the Offer Letters

The majority of the 30 individuals who received offers are founders who have built startups from scratch in their dorm rooms, engineers who spent a weekend rewriting entire tech stacks, operators who turned chaos into scale, and a few bright young minds right out of college—people we think will guide us into the future.

What distinguishes them? "A long-term perspective," Goyal remarked. They were optimising for compounding impact, the most misunderstood mathematical miracle, rather than for immediate results. "Finding people who truly get this is rare, and I’m grateful we did," he said.

Interesting Job Post By Goyal

Zomato's job posting for the Chief of Staff position in November 2024 caused controversy since it included a condition implying that applicants must pay INR 20 lakh up front in order to be considered. This sparked a lot of conversations concerning recruiting processes' fairness. Goyal calmed these worries by stating that none of the chosen applicants had to pay anything in order to get hired.

He said that the company was looking for people who were more concerned with career advancement than financial obstacles; hence, the majority of candidates who specifically indicated the number were turned down. In addition to this news, Goyal announced a new position that is exclusively for those that incorporate AI into their daily operations.

He urged candidates to show that they could use AI as their "second brain." This action reflects Zomato's growing emphasis on automation and AI-driven decision-making, which is consistent with the industry-wide trend of utilising technology to boost productivity and creativity.

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