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Zomato CEO Deepinder Goyal is advertising an unconventional, unpaid Chief of Staff position requiring a ₹20 lakh fee. Goyal seeks a "hungry" and selfl

Zomato CEO Deepinder Goyal was embroiled in controversy after he announced a Chief of Staff job offer with unusual conditions. His ex-employee, in the CEO’s defence, took to explain why his job offer was worth way more than Rs 20 lakh. He said that the selected candidate would learn more in one year with Goyal than in any MBA course.

Deepinder Goyal was trolled due to the unusual terms of the job offer - no salary for the first year and a hefty Rs 20 lakh fee required from candidates.

A day after posting the controversial job posting for Chief of Staff, Zomato CEO Deepinder Goyal announced on Thursday through another post on X (Formerly Twitter) that the listing had attracted over 18,000 applications. He also clarified that the Rs 20 lakh fee mentioned was a screening method and would not be enforced.

Zomato CEO Deepinder Goyal said they would be closing the application process for the chief of staff position by 6 pm on Thursday.

Deepinder Goyal in his latest post said his company received 18000 applications, of which they would reject applications of those who have the money or talked about the money.

Zomato CEO Deepinder Goyal's unconventional job posting for a Chief of Staff role, requiring candidates to pay a Rs 20 lakh fee and offering no salary for the first year, has sparked mixed reactions.

To demonstrate that the company is not trying to save money, Zomato would contribute Rs 50 lakh (equivalent to a chief of staff salary) to a charity of the employee's choice.

Zomato CEO Deepinder Goyal's unusual job advertisement requiring a Rs 20 lakh donation to Feeding India sparked controversy and criticism on social media. Goyal clarified that the donation was not mandatory but a filter for entrepreneurial candidates.