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Research Paper | Management | India | Volume 9 Issue 5, May 2020

The Impact of COVID-19 on the Job Market (With Specific Reference to the Online Job Sector)

Subhash Masih | Dr. Shine David

Abstract: The paper focuses on the skill segment and its impact on the youth during the lockdown period of Corona Virus Pandemic. The Academic sector and its alignment to the online platform is specially studied and the dynamics of the global lockdown on this sector with its positive and negative impact has been studied. As the paper has been drafted during the COVID-19 lockdown phase the language of the researcher would vary as per the global sentiments drifting from deep pessimism to highly optimistic approach. The study also takes into consideration the impact of the lockdown on the global environment and its relevance for the generations to come. No doubt the immediate infected toll for COVID-19 is vast (more than 1 million in United States) and has spread to most developed countries, it would be more practical to study the real impact of the pandemic in the coming months, where the economy has to struggle and restructure itself after a major setback. The study highlights a section as Silver lining which looks upon the positive aspect in terms of Jobs and new explored online platform for interacting to performing of various arts and skills.

Keywords: COVID-19, Corona Virus, Skill training, Employment, Online platform, Jobs, Retrenchment, Government

Edition: Volume 9 Issue 5, May 2020,

Pages: 590 - 596

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