Frozen job market due to COVID-19... Bucheon City introduces online video interviews for job seekers

Bucheon City Hall

[Asia Economy Reporter Park Hyesook] Bucheon City in Gyeonggi Province is introducing online video interviews for job seekers to inject new vitality into the frozen job market caused by the prolonged COVID-19 pandemic.

On the 18th, the city announced that it decided to introduce video interviews to help job seekers facing difficulties due to the complete postponement of new employee recruitment by companies amid the COVID-19 situation, and to facilitate employment.

The Bucheon Job Center will send the profiles of applicants wishing to apply to companies participating in recruitment events. The companies will select interview candidates and notify the job seekers of the interview schedule. Job seekers can participate in the interview process through dedicated video interview computers at the center.

The city plans to use the most popular SNS platform so that middle-aged and older adults who are not familiar with the online environment can participate in interviews without burden.

To this end, a pre-test was conducted on laptops dedicated to interviews equipped with microphones and audio systems at the center to ensure users do not experience inconvenience.

A representative of the Bucheon Job Center said, "We hope that employment-related events, which have been indefinitely suspended due to COVID-19, will resume and the frozen job market will regain vitality," adding, "We will strive to establish recruitment events related to job offers and job seekers on a regular basis even after COVID-19 stabilizes."

For more details about video interviews, please contact the Bucheon Job Center at 032-625-8431~9.

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