Seocho-gu Young Job Seekers Find Employment in Trade SMEs Through AI

Collaboration with Former Seocho Women's Workforce Development Center, AI Interview-Based 'Trade Specialization' Recruitment Support Service... Providing Job Opportunities to About 6,200 Trade Companies Among KOTRA Member Firms

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[Asia Economy Reporter Jong-il Park] Seocho-gu (Mayor Jo Eun-hee) has stepped up to alleviate the employment difficulties faced by young people, who have been hit hardest by domestic companies reducing, postponing, or switching to on-demand hiring due to the novel coronavirus infection (COVID-19).

As part of employment support services for young job seekers in Seocho, the “AI-ro Trade Small and Medium Enterprise Employment Direct JOB” project, which supports recruitment connections with strong trade SMEs, is being implemented in cooperation with the Seocho Women’s Human Resources Development Center.

This project was selected this year through a public contest for the Ministry of Employment and Labor’s “Regional Industry Customized Job Creation Support Project,” and the district provides a comprehensive “AI-based Seocho-style Career Management Service” from job seeker diagnosis to consulting, employment, and follow-up management.

First, AI interviews are conducted for applicants, and based on the diagnostic results, individual employment consulting is provided. Then, suitable job roles are selected and recommended, and recruitment connections are supported for about 6,200 trade SMEs that are members of KOTRA (Korea Trade-Investment Promotion Agency) and require personnel.

In particular, the district has prepared a special AI interview lecture for young job seekers who are struggling with employment preparation due to the prolonged COVID-19 pandemic, the increasing adoption of untact (non-face-to-face) hiring methods by companies, recruitment postponements, and cancellations of offline employment training.

This online interview method uses the job seeker’s PC and microphone to analyze and identify multiple pieces of information in real time, such as movements, smiles, and voice, enabling detailed assessment of applicant characteristics and job suitability.

Additionally, after employment, management services such as “post-management services for job changes and transfers” are provided to support workers’ employment retention, which is expected to alleviate the anxiety of young job seekers.

The “AI-ro Trade Small and Medium Enterprise Employment Direct JOB” project is conducted individually and sequentially only for applicants, so there is no limit on the number of participants, and recruitment is currently ongoing.

For more details, please visit the Seocho Women’s Human Resources Development Center website.

If you have any questions, please contact the Seocho Women’s Human Resources Development Center or the Seocho-gu Office Job Division.

Jo Eun-hee, Mayor of Seocho-gu, said, “This will be a great opportunity for both job-seeking youth and recruiting companies to find satisfactory job matches in the rapidly changing hiring market due to COVID-19.”

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