Foreign employment support device, foreign employment support system, foreign employment support method, and foreign employment support program

Abstract

To provide a foreign employment support device, a foreign employment support system, a foreign employment support method, and a foreign employment support program that can provide accurate and efficient support for employment with specific skills. [Solution] A foreign employment support device that supports the employment of foreigners, comprising: a job information storage unit that stores job information including employer information, which is information about employers wishing to accept foreign nationals for specified skilled work; a job search information storage unit that stores job search information including job seeker information, which is information about foreign job seekers wishing to work; and a search unit that uses the job information and job search information to search for at least job seekers, and the job seeker information includes information related to specified skills.

Description

[Technical Field]

[0001] The present invention relates to a foreign employment support device, a foreign employment support system, a foreign employment support method, and a foreign employment support program that support the employment of foreigners, and in particular to a foreign employment support device, a foreign employment support system, a foreign employment support method, and a foreign employment support program that support employment in specified skilled work. [Background technology]

[0002] In recent years, Japan has been facing a serious labor shortage due to factors such as a declining birthrate and an aging population. This labor shortage is not limited to fields such as nursing care and construction, which have long been problematic, but is now a problem in a wide range of fields. As one solution to this labor shortage, the employment of foreign workers is increasing year by year. Many foreigners, mainly from Southeast Asia and Greater China, are working in Japan.

[0003] In the employment of foreigners, employers such as companies and facilities wishing to accept foreigners have needs such as being able to efficiently hire qualified foreigners who meet their requirements, and foreign job seekers who wish to work in Japan have needs such as being able to efficiently find companies etc. that meet their requirements. In order to meet these needs, systems that match the two parties have been proposed.

[0004] For example, Patent Document 1 proposes an education supply system for foreign medical or nursing care workers, which educates and supplies foreign nationals to work in the medical field such as nurses or doctors, or in nursing care such as caregivers. The system in Patent Document 1 aims to resolve the issue of time-consuming and labor-intensive selection of personnel and to make it easier to find suitable personnel by determining the Japanese language learning level and specialized knowledge learning level of foreign job seekers, and matching employers with job seekers when they pass a qualification test related to specialized knowledge.

[0005] Patent Document 2 proposes a device that searches for a match between job-seeking condition information of a specific job seeker who meets the job-seeker evaluation criteria and the job-seeking condition information of a specific employer who meets the employer evaluation criteria, in order to act as an intermediary between segmented job seekers and employers, and further to appropriately mediate between highly skilled foreign human resources and companies that are qualified to employ foreigners. [Prior art documents] [Patent documents]

[0006] [Patent Document 1] Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2013-25430 [Patent Document 2] Japanese Patent Application Publication No. 2019-95955 Summary of the Invention [Problem to be solved by the invention]

[0007] Foreign nationals residing in Japan, including for employment, must have a status of residence. A status of residence is a legal qualification established under the Immigration Control and Refugee Recognition Act, which allows them to engage in specific activities for a certain period of time or certifies a certain status or position. The activities permitted under a status of residence also stipulate the eligibility for employment and the conditions for employment. One such status of residence is "Specified Skilled Worker." The Specified Skilled Worker System was established in April 2019 with the aim of accepting foreign nationals with certain expertise and skills as work-ready assets in industries (specific industries) where it is difficult to secure domestic human resources. There are two types of status of residence for Specified Skilled Workers: "Specified Skilled Worker No. 1" and "Specified Skilled Worker No. 2." "Specified Skilled Worker No. 1" is for foreign nationals working in specific industries that require a considerable degree of knowledge or experience, while "Specified Skilled Worker No. 2" is for foreign nationals working in specific industries that require skilled labor. Specified industrial fields include nursing care, construction, automobile maintenance, etc., and in order for foreigners to obtain a specified skills residence status, they must pass an examination for each specified industrial field (Specified Skills Evaluation Examination) and a Japanese language test (however, for "Specified Skills No. 1," it is possible to transfer residence status from technical intern training, and for "Specified Skills No. 2," confirmation by a Japanese language test, etc. is not required). Furthermore, foreigners who have acquired specified skills are able to change jobs as long as they are within the same work category (although in some cases, it is possible to change jobs across work categories).

[0008] The specific industrial sectors are being reviewed and added, and in March 2024 it was decided to add four sectors - "automobile transportation," "railway," "forestry," and "lumber industry" - and as there are many sectors with labor shortages, there is a possibility that more will be added in the future. The business categories that can be engaged in within the newly added "automobile transportation" are "truck transportation," "taxi transportation," and "bus transportation."

[0009] In order for employers such as companies and facilities wishing to accept specified skilled foreign nationals to employ them, they may either accept foreign nationals from overseas who meet the conditions for acquiring specified skills, such as passing a specified skills assessment test (hereinafter referred to as the "specified skilled foreign national acquisition conditions"), or they may enter Japan under a different residence status, meet the specified skilled foreign national acquisition conditions in Japan, and change their residence status to specified skilled foreign national. However, in the latter case, if an employer wishing to accept specified skilled foreign nationals accepts a foreign national first, the employer will want to determine whether the foreign national is likely to meet the specified skilled foreign national acquisition conditions from the perspective of investment return, etc. It is preferable for employers to be able to determine not only the specified skilled foreign national acquisition conditions but also the foreign national's suitability for the industry in which they will be working when accepting them.

[0010] However, the system in Patent Document 1 requires a determination of the learning level of Japanese language and specialized knowledge, as well as passing a qualification test, as conditions for matching, which are strict conditions, but it is difficult to determine aptitude for specific skills.The device in Patent Document 2 subdivides job seekers and employers, but does not take into consideration aptitude for specific skills.

[0011] The present invention has been made in light of the above-mentioned circumstances, and an object of the present invention is to provide a foreign employment support device, a foreign employment support system, a foreign employment support method, and a foreign employment support program that can provide accurate and efficient support for employment in specific skills. [Means for solving the problem]

[0012] The present inventors have conducted extensive research to solve the above problems, and as a result have found that the following invention meets the above object, thereby completing the present invention. That is, the present invention relates to the following inventions.

[0013] <1> A foreign employment support device that supports the employment of foreigners, comprising: a job information storage unit that stores job information including employer information, which is information about employers wishing to accept foreign nationals for specified skilled work; a job search information storage unit that stores job search information including job seeker information, which is information about foreign job seekers wishing to work; and a search unit that searches for at least job seekers using the job information and the job search information, wherein the job seeker information includes information related to specified skills. <2> The search unit also searches for employers using the job information and the job-seeking information. <1> The foreign employment support device described in the above. <3> The job seeker information includes information related to the status of residence of a student studying abroad. <1> or <2> The foreign employment support device described in the above. <4> The job seeker information includes information regarding Japanese language ability, and the search unit uses the fact that the job seeker has a predetermined Japanese language ability as one of the conditions used in searching for the job seeker. <1> from <3> The foreign employment support device according to any one of the above. <5> The job seeker information includes personality information that is information about the personality of the job seeker. <1> from <4> The foreign employment support device according to any one of the above. <6> The job-seeker information processing system further includes a personality judgment unit that judges the personality of the job seeker using a learning model based on an image of the face of the job seeker, and the result of the judgment by the personality judgment unit is used as the personality information. <5> The foreign employment support device described in the above. <7> The job-seeker job information management system further includes a recruiter evaluation unit that acquires evaluations of the recruiters by the job seekers and ranks the recruiters based on the evaluations, and the recruiter information includes information on the ranks assigned by the recruiter evaluation unit. <1> from <6> The foreign employment support device according to any one of the above. <8> The industry of the recruiter is the automobile transportation industry, and the job seeker information includes information related to specific skills in the automobile transportation industry. <1> from <7> The foreign employment support device according to any one of the above. <9> The job seeker information further includes a driving eligibility determination unit that determines the job seeker's driving eligibility based on an image of the job seeker's actions to drive a vehicle, and the job seeker information includes a result of the determination made by the driving eligibility determination unit. <8> The foreign employment support device described in the above. <10> The driving eligibility determination unit determines the driving eligibility of the job seeker using a learning model. <9> The foreign employment support device described in the above. <11> The employer wishes to accept foreign nationals with specified skills to work in nursing care, and the job seeker information includes information related to specified skills in the nursing care field. <1> from <7> The foreign employment support device according to any one of the above. <12> <1> from <11> a recruiter terminal device used by the recruiter, and a job seeker terminal device used by the job seeker, wherein the recruiter terminal device transmits at least the recruiter information to the foreign employment support device, and the job seeker terminal device transmits at least the job seeker information to the foreign employment support device. <13> A method for supporting the employment of foreign nationals, which provides support for the employment of foreign nationals, comprising a step of searching for at least job seekers using job information stored in a job information storage unit, including employer information, which is information about employers wishing to accept foreign nationals for specified skilled work, and job search information stored in a job search information storage unit, including job seeker information, which is information about foreign job seekers wishing to work, wherein the job seeker information includes information related to specified skills. <14> In the step, the job information and the job-seeking information are used to search for recruiters. <13> The method of supporting foreigners to work is described below. <15> On the computer, <13> or <14> A foreign employment support program to implement the foreign employment support method described above. [Effects of the Invention]

[0014] According to the foreign employment support device, foreign employment support system, foreign employment support method, and foreign employment support program of the present invention, since the job seeker information includes information related to specific skills, it is possible to provide accurate and efficient support for employment with specific skills. [Brief explanation of the drawings]

[0015] [Figure 1] 1 is a block diagram showing an example of the configuration of a foreigner employment support system equipped with a foreigner employment support device according to the present invention. [Figure 2] 1A and 1B are sequence diagrams showing an example of data transmission and reception between the foreign employment support device and the employer terminal and the job seeker terminal, where (A) is a sequence diagram showing an example of data transmission and reception between the foreign employment support device and the employer terminal, and (B) is a sequence diagram showing an example of data transmission and reception between the foreign employment support device and the job seeker terminal. [Figure 3] 1 is a block diagram showing a configuration example (first embodiment) of a foreign employment support device. FIG. [Figure 4] FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing an example of the configuration of a search unit; [Figure 5] 1A and 1B are flowcharts showing an example of the operation of the foreign employment support device (first embodiment), in which (A) is a flowchart showing an example of the operation of a job seeker search process, and (B) is a flowchart showing an example of the operation of a recruiter search process. [Figure 6] FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing an example of the configuration of a recruiter terminal. [Figure 7] FIG. 10 is a block diagram showing a configuration example (second embodiment) of a foreign employment support device. [Figure 8] FIG. 10 is a block diagram showing a configuration example (third embodiment) of a foreign employment support device. [Figure 9] FIG. 10 is a block diagram showing a configuration example (fourth embodiment) of a foreign employment support device. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0016] In order to support employment in specified skilled work, which is one of the statuses of residence, the present invention matches specified skilled work employers with specified skilled work job seekers (hereinafter referred to as "specified skilled work matching") by using employment information including information (employer information) about employers such as companies and facilities that wish to accept foreign nationals for specified skilled work (hereinafter referred to as "specified skilled work employers"), and job search information including information (job seeker information) about foreign job seekers who wish to work in specified skilled work (hereinafter referred to as "specified skilled work job seekers"). "Specified skilled workers" refers to foreign nationals who are engaged in work that can be performed by specified skilled workers (hereinafter referred to as "specified skilled work") in industries that accept specified skilled workers (specific industries). This broad concept includes not only specified skilled workers but also foreign nationals engaged in specified skilled work under the "designated activities" status of residence. Designated activities are activities specifically designated by the Minister of Justice for individual foreign nationals, and are granted to foreign nationals engaged in activities that cannot be classified under any of the existing statuses of residence. Designated activities are broadly divided into three categories: "designated activities prescribed in the Immigration and Refugee Recognition Act," "designated activities not specified in the public notice," and "designated activities not specified in the public notice." Within these categories, there are cases where foreign nationals are able to engage in specified skilled work, such as measures for foreign nationals who are unable to complete the procedures to change their status of residence to "Specified Skilled Worker No. 1" within their period of stay. The term "specified skilled work" encompasses such foreign nationals. In this invention, job seeker information includes information related to specified skills (hereinafter referred to as "specified skills related information"). The purpose of the specified skills system is to accept foreign nationals with certain expertise and skills as work-ready personnel in specified industrial fields, and in order to obtain a specified skills residence status, it is necessary to meet the conditions for obtaining specified skills, such as passing a specified skills evaluation test and a Japanese language test. In this invention, although it is possible for the specified skills related information to include information on whether or not the conditions for acquiring specified skills are met, assuming a case in which a specified skills job seeker enters Japan with a residence status other than specified skills, meets the conditions for acquiring specified skills in Japan, and changes his / her residence status to specified skills (hereinafter referred to as an "indirect case"), the specified skills related information includes information indicating the likelihood that the specified skills job seeker will meet the conditions for acquiring specified skills and information indicating suitability for the specific industry field to which the specified skills job seeker belongs. By including such specified skills related information in the job seeker information, accurate and efficient specified skills matching can be carried out.

[0017] In the present invention, for example, information regarding the conditions for foreign nationals working in specified skilled jobs that specified skilled workers employers wish to accept (hereinafter referred to as "employment condition information") can be included in the job information, and information regarding the conditions for companies, facilities, etc. where specified skilled workers job seekers wish to work (hereinafter referred to as "job search condition information") can be included in the job search information, and the job information and job search information can be used to search for specified skilled workers job seekers (hereinafter referred to as "job seeker search"), and also to search for specified skilled workers employers (hereinafter referred to as "employer search"). In a job seeker search, common conditions that are not dependent on specific skills job seekers (hereinafter referred to as "common job seeker conditions") may be used in addition to the job seeker condition information, and in a job seeker search, common conditions that are not dependent on specific skills job seekers (hereinafter referred to as "common job seeker conditions") may be used in addition to the job seeker condition information. For example, the job seeker information may include information regarding Japanese language ability, and a job seeker search may be performed using the common job seeker condition of having a certain level of Japanese language ability. If a specific skills job seeker desires even higher levels of Japanese language ability, that condition may be added to the job seeker condition information.

[0018] In the present invention, the job seeker information can include information related to the status of residence of a student. This is based on the assumption that, in the indirect case described above, a person enters Japan with the status of residence of a "student" and eventually obtains the status of residence of a "specified skilled worker." For example, a specified skilled worker employer may allow a specified skilled worker to enter the country with a student residence status and have them attend a Japanese language school or other institution to meet the requirements for acquiring the specified skilled worker, thereby enabling them to acquire the specified skilled worker. If the specified skilled worker employer lends the specified skilled worker the cost of Japanese language school or other expenses, and has the worker repay the loan after being hired as a specified skilled worker, it is possible to ensure long-term employment for specified skilled workers who are able to change jobs. Foreigners with a student residence status may be eligible to receive scholarships, so they can also take advantage of this system. Furthermore, foreigners with a student residence status are allowed to work part-time, so it is possible for them to work part-time for a specified skilled worker employer.

[0019] In the present invention, when assuming an indirect case, the specified skills related information can include, for example, information about the personality of the specified skills job seeker (personality information). In certain industries where contact with people is unavoidable, such as taxi and bus transportation in the automobile transportation industry, or nursing care, the personality of the worker can affect the performance of the work, so personality information functions effectively in specified skills matching.

[0020] In the automobile transportation industry, the ability to drive a vehicle safely and appropriately (hereinafter referred to as "driving eligibility") is important, so in this invention, the driving eligibility of a specified skills job seeker can be judged based on images of the actions taken to drive a vehicle (hereinafter referred to as "driving images"), and the judgment results can be included in the job seeker information. For example, driving eligibility can be judged based on images of a specified skills job seeker performing simulated driving using a driving simulator used in driving schools, etc.

[0021] In the present invention, the personality and / or driving aptitude of the specified skilled job seeker can be determined using a learning model. For example, the personality of the specified skilled job seeker can be determined using a learning model based on an image of the specified skilled job seeker's face, and the driving aptitude of the specified skilled job seeker can be determined using a learning model based on an image of the specified skilled job seeker driving.

[0022] In this invention, it is possible to obtain evaluations of specified skilled job seekers for specified skilled job seekers, rank the specified skilled job seekers based on those evaluations, and include information about the assigned ranks (hereinafter referred to as "rank information") in the recruiter information. By ranking specified skilled job seekers, more appropriate specified skilled job matching can be performed, and specified skilled job seekers can use this as feedback to their own companies.

[0023] The present invention may be realized as a foreign employment support device that performs the above-mentioned processing, or as a foreign employment support system that includes, in addition to the foreign employment support device, an employer terminal device used by specified skilled workers employers and a job seeker terminal device used by specified skilled workers job seekers. By realizing this as a foreign employment support system, specified skilled workers employers and specified skilled workers job seekers can receive specified skilled workers matching services from any location, including locations far from the foreign employment support device, and in particular, specified skilled workers job seekers can receive matching services from their home country. The present invention may be realized as a foreign employment support method that performs the above-mentioned processing, or as a foreign employment support program that causes a computer to execute the foreign employment support method.

[0024] Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. In each drawing, the same components are designated by the same reference numerals, and their description may be omitted. Furthermore, the configurations and the like in the following description are examples, and the present invention is not limited thereto. Furthermore, the following description focuses on the main configurations and operations for implementing the present invention, and descriptions of general-purpose processing required for implementing the present invention, such as communication processing and screen display processing, may be simplified or omitted.

[0025] Figure 1 shows an example of the configuration (first embodiment) of a foreign employment support system equipped with a foreign employment support device according to the present invention. The foreign employment support system 1 of this embodiment is a system that performs specified skills matching, connecting specified skills job seekers with specified skills employers in specified industrial fields who wish to accept foreign nationals for specified skilled work, particularly specified skills employers in the automobile transportation industry, and is a system that can handle indirect cases of people entering the country with a student residence status.

[0026] The foreign employment support system 1 comprises a foreign employment support device 2 that performs specified skills matching, an employer terminal (employer terminal device) 3 used by specified skills employers, and a job seeker terminal (job seeker terminal device) 4 used by specified skills job seekers, all of which are connected via a network 10 consisting of the Internet or the like. For example, a general-purpose server is used as the foreign employment support device 2, and specified skills matching is performed by a program running on the server. General-purpose information devices with communication functions, image display functions, etc., such as personal computers, tablets, smartphones, etc., are used as the employer terminal 3 and job seeker terminal 4. The foreign employment support system 1 can provide employment support for foreigners, for example, by constructing a website for specific skills matching on the foreign employment support device 2 and accessing the website from the employer terminal 3 and job seeker terminal 4. It is also possible to provide employment support for foreigners as a cloud service by using a cloud service server as the foreign employment support device 2. The processes on the employer terminal 3 and job seeker terminal 4 can be executed by a program (application program). These processes can also be executed by installing a general-purpose web browser on the employer terminal 3 and job seeker terminal 4 and using HTTP (Hypertext Transfer Protocol) as the network protocol to send and receive information such as HTML (Hypertext Markup Language) pages between the website constructed on the foreign employment support device 2 and the web browser via the network 10. At least one of the foreigner employment support device 2, the employer terminal 3, and the job seeker terminal 4 may be a dedicated device rather than a general-purpose device, and some or all of the processing may be realized by hardware.

[0027] The foreign employment support system 1 executes a process of searching for job seekers based on the input of job information by specific skilled job seekers (hereinafter referred to as "job seeker search process"), a process of searching for employers based on the input of job information by specific skilled job seekers (hereinafter referred to as "employer search process"), etc. An overview of the flow of data transmission and reception between the foreign employment support device 2, the employer terminal 3, and the job seeker terminal 4 during each process in the foreign employment support system 1 will be explained below.

[0028] Figure 2 shows an example of data transmission and reception between the foreign employment support device 2 and the employer terminal 3 and job seeker terminal 4. Figure 2(A) is a sequence diagram showing an example of data transmission and reception between the foreign employment support device 2 and the employer terminal 3, and Figure 2(B) is a sequence diagram showing an example of data transmission and reception between the foreign employment support device 2 and the job seeker terminal 4. Note that the flow of data transmission and reception between the foreign employment support device 2 and the employer terminal 3 and job seeker terminal 4 is not limited to the following example.

[0029] The employer terminal 3 transmits the employment information to the foreign employment support device 2 (Step S1). The foreign employment support system 1 transmits the employment information including the employer information and employment conditions information. Upon receiving the employment information, the foreign employment support device 2 performs a job seeker search using the employment conditions information included in the employment information, and transmits the job seeker search results to the employer terminal 3.

[0030] The job seeker terminal 4 transmits the job search information to the foreign employment support device 2 (step S2). The foreign employment support system 1 transmits the job seeker information and the job search condition information as the job search information. Upon receiving the job search information, the foreign employment support device 2 performs a job seeker search using the job search condition information included in the job search information, and transmits the job seeker search results to the job seeker terminal 4.

[0031] The foreign employment support device 2 may perform identity authentication processing when receiving employment information and job-seeking information from the employer terminal 3 and the job-seeker terminal 4, respectively. That is, for example, an identification number (hereinafter referred to as "authentication identification number") and password are assigned in advance to the specified skilled employment employer and the specified skilled employment job seeker in accordance with a predetermined procedure, and the employer terminal 3 and the job-seeker terminal 4 send the authentication identification number and password before sending the employment information and job-seeker information, respectively, and once the employment information and job-seeker information are authenticated by the foreign employment support device 2, the employment information and job-seeker information are sent. The authentication identification number and password may be set automatically by the foreign employment support device 2, or may be set by the specified skilled worker employer and specified skilled worker job seeker, or may be changeable by the specified skilled worker employer and specified skilled worker job seeker after being set automatically by the foreign employment support device 2. In addition, the personal authentication process may be executed by a device different from the foreign employment support device 2.

[0032] The employer terminal 3 transmits the employer information and the employment conditions information together as job-seeking information to the foreign employment support device 2, but the employer information and the employment conditions information may be transmitted separately. Similarly, the job-seeker terminal 4 may transmit the job-seeker information and the job-seeking conditions information separately to the foreign employment support device 2.

[0033] When there is a change or the like in the job information sent to the foreign employment support device 2, the employer terminal 3 may send new job information to the foreign employment support device 2, or may send only the information that has changed, etc. to the foreign employment support device 2. Similarly, when there is a change or the like in the job search information sent to the foreign employment support device 2, the job seeker terminal 4 may send new job search information to the foreign employment support device 2, or may send only the information that has changed, etc. to the foreign employment support device 2.

[0034] When the foreign employment support device 2 receives employment information and job seeker information, it performs a job seeker search and an employer search, respectively. However, it is also possible to have the employer terminal 3 and the job seeker terminal 4 send a start signal to the foreign employment support device 2, and the foreign employment support device 2 perform a job seeker search and an employer search upon receiving the start signal.

[0035] The foreigner employment support device 2, the recruiter terminal 3, and the job seeker terminal 4 that perform the job seeker search process and the employer search process described above will now be described.

[0036] First, the foreigner employment support device 2 will be described. Fig. 3 is a block diagram showing an example of the configuration of the foreign employment support device 2. A general-purpose server is used as the foreign employment support device 2, and Fig. 3 shows only the components related to the present invention. This also applies to the diagrams showing configuration examples described later.

[0037] The foreign employment support device 2 includes a job information acquisition unit 21 that acquires job information, a job search information acquisition unit 22 that acquires job search information, a search unit 23 that searches for job seekers and employers, a job information storage unit 24 that stores job information, and a job search information storage unit 25 that stores job search information.

[0038] The job information storage unit 24 stores information on recruiters and information on job requirements as job information. The employer information is information about employers of specified skilled workers, such as companies and facilities, that wish to accept foreign nationals working in specified skilled jobs. The employment information storage unit 24 may store, as employer information, basic information such as company name, industry, location, number of employees, and employee benefits, as well as information specific to the industry. For example, if the specified industry is the automobile transportation industry, information related to the automobile transportation industry, such as the number of vehicles owned, may be stored. Furthermore, since each country sets requirements for accepting specified skilled workers, the employment information storage unit 24 may store, as employer information, information indicating that the requirements are met. Requirements include requirements common to the specified industry and requirements specific to each industry. For example, the automobile transportation industry requires the acquisition of a driver work environment certification (a work-friendly workplace certification), and the acquisition of such certification may be stored as employer information.

[0039] The employment conditions information is information about the conditions for foreign nationals for specified skilled work that specified skilled workers employers wish to employ. The employment information storage unit 24 may store, as the employment conditions information, basic information such as the type of job being recruited, the number of people being recruited, salary, working hours, and holidays, as well as conditions according to the industry, as with the employer information. For example, in the case of the automobile transportation industry, possession of a driver's license, etc. may be stored as employment conditions information. The employment information storage unit 24 may also store conditions related to specified skills, such as desired Japanese language proficiency, as employment conditions information.

[0040] Each piece of job information stored in the job information storage unit 24 is assigned a unique identification number (hereinafter referred to as the "identification number") that can be distinguished from other job information. The identification number is assigned by the job information acquisition unit 21. When the foreign employment support device 2 performs identity authentication processing, the same number may be used for the authentication identification number assigned to the specified skilled worker and the identification identification number assigned to the job information. The job information storage unit 24 may store a password assigned to a specific skilled worker as job information. The job information storage unit 24 also stores the job information so that the employer information and the job requirement information can be distinguished. For example, the job information storage unit 24 stores the job information in separate locations for storing the employer information and the job requirement information.

[0041] The job-seeking information storage unit 25 stores job-seeker information and job-seeking condition information as job-seeking information. The job seeker information is information about foreign job seekers with specific skills who wish to work with specific skills. In addition to basic information such as name, gender, nationality, address, and age, the job seeker information storage unit 25 may also store information according to the industry targeted by the foreign worker employment support system 1. For example, in the case of the automobile transportation industry, information such as the driver's license held may be stored as job seeker information. The job-seeking information storage unit 25 also stores specified skills-related information related to specified skills as job-seeker information. Because the foreign employment support system 1 is a system capable of handling indirect cases, specified skills-related information, including information indicating the likelihood that a specified skills job seeker will meet the specified skills acquisition requirements and information indicating suitability for the specified industrial field to which the specified skills employer belongs, is stored as job-seeker information. For example, the job-seeking information storage unit 25 stores, as job-seeker information, the specified skills job seeker's Japanese language proficiency, technical internship experience, driving aptitude if the specified industrial field is the automobile transportation industry, and aptitude for caregiving if the specified industrial field is the caregiving industry. Furthermore, because the foreign employment support system 1 is capable of handling indirect cases of people entering the country with a student residence status, related information, such as the school of choice and whether or not they were accepted, is stored as job-seeker information. As an indicator of Japanese language proficiency, for example, the Japanese Language Proficiency Test (JLPT) operated by the Japan Foundation and Japan Educational Exchanges and Services can be used. The Japanese Language Proficiency Test has five levels (N1 to N5), and the level certified for a specific skills job seeker is stored in the job-seeking information storage unit 25 as the Japanese language proficiency.

[0042] The job-seeking conditions information is information about the conditions of companies, facilities, etc. where a specified skills job seeker wishes to work. The job information storage unit 24 stores the desired job type, work location, salary, etc. as the job-seeking conditions information. The job information storage unit 24 may also store conditions according to the industry or conditions related to specified skills, etc. as the job-seeking conditions information.

[0043] Each piece of job search information stored in the job search information storage unit 25 is assigned a unique identification number that can be distinguished from other job search information, just as in the case of the job recruitment information storage unit 24. The identification number is assigned by the job search information acquisition unit 22. When the foreign employment support device 2 performs personal authentication processing, the same number may be used for the authentication identification number assigned to the specified skilled job seeker and the identification number assigned to the job search information. The job search information storage unit 25 may store passwords assigned to specified skilled job seekers as job search information. The identification number assigned to job information and the identification number assigned to job information may overlap, but it is preferable to use a numbering system that prevents overlaps in order to avoid confusion. Similarly to the job search information storage unit 24, the job search information storage unit 25 stores job search information so that job seeker information and job search condition information can be distinguished.

[0044] The job information storage unit 24 and the job-seeking information storage unit 25 may store arbitrary information such as self-promotion as job information and job-seeking information, respectively. The foreign national employment support device 2 may also integrate the job information storage unit 24 and the job-seeking information storage unit 25 to store job information and job-seeking information in a single storage unit.

[0045] The job information acquisition unit 21 acquires job information sent from the recruiter terminal 3 to the foreign employment support device 2. The job information acquisition unit 21 inputs the job information as job information Jo1. For example, the foreign employment support device 2 sends an HTML page for inputting job information to the recruiter terminal 3, the recruiter terminal 3 sends the job information input on the page to the foreign employment support device 2, and the job information acquisition unit 21 inputs it as job information Jo1. The job information acquisition unit 21 then assigns an identification number to the job information Jo1 and outputs job information Jo2 including the identification number to the job information storage unit 24. The job information Jo2 is stored in the job information storage unit 24. The job information storage unit 24 stores recruiter information and recruitment condition information separately, so job information Jo2 is stored separately as recruiter information and recruitment condition information.

[0046] When the foreign employment support device 2 performs the identity authentication process, the job information acquisition unit 21 may assign an authentication identification number and password to the specific skilled worker and perform the identity authentication process using both. When the job information acquisition unit 21 authenticates the specific skilled worker as the person in question using the authentication identification number and password sent from the employer terminal 3, it acquires the job information.

[0047] The foreign employment support device 2 performs a job seeker search when it receives job information from the employer terminal 3, so the job information acquisition unit 21 outputs the job information Jo2 to the job information storage unit 24, and then outputs start information Sjh to the search unit 23 to cause the search unit 23 to start a job seeker search. The job seeker search is performed based on the employment condition information included in the job information, so the start information Sjh includes an identification number for identifying the job information.

[0048] In addition, when the recruiter information and the recruiting conditions information included in the job information are sent separately from the recruiter terminal 3 to the foreign employment support device 2, the job information acquisition unit 21 inputs the recruiter information and the recruiting conditions information separately and outputs them to the job information storage unit 24. In addition, when changes to the job information stored in the job information storage unit 24 are allowed, the job information acquisition unit 21 inputs new job information or information on changes sent from the recruiter terminal 3 to the foreign employment support device 2, and updates the job information stored in the job information storage unit 24 based on that information. In these cases, the job information acquisition unit 21 may use an identification number to ensure consistency between the information sent from the recruiter terminal 3 and the information stored in the job information storage unit 24. For example, the foreign employment support device 2 sends the identification number to the recruiter terminal 3, and the recruiter terminal 3 includes the identification number in the information to be sent and sends it to the foreign employment support device 2.

[0049] The job search information acquisition unit 22 acquires job search information transmitted from the job seeker terminal 4 to the foreign employment support device 2. The job search information acquisition unit 22 receives job search information Jh1 through the same process as the job information acquisition unit 21, assigns an identification number to the job search information Jh1, and outputs job search information Jh2 including the identification number to the job search information storage unit 25. The job search information Jh2 is stored in the job search information storage unit 25. The job search information storage unit 25 stores job seeker information and job search condition information separately, and therefore the job search information Jh2 is stored separately as job seeker information and job search condition information.

[0050] Furthermore, since the foreign employment support device 2 performs a search for employers when it receives job search information from the job seeker terminal 4, the job search information acquisition unit 22, like the job search information acquisition unit 21, outputs the job search information Jh2 to the job search information storage unit 25, and then outputs start information Sjo to the search unit 23 to start a search for employers by the search unit 23. The search for employers is performed based on the job search condition information included in the job search information, and so the start information Sjo includes an identification number for identifying the job search information.

[0051] In addition, when the foreign employment support device 2 performs personal authentication processing, when the job seeker information and job search condition information included in the job search information are sent separately from the job seeker terminal 4 to the foreign employment support device 2, and when changes to the job search information stored in the job search information storage unit 25 are possible, the job search information acquisition unit 22 performs processing similar to that of the job information acquisition unit 21.

[0052] The search unit 23 uses the job information stored in the job information storage unit 24 and the job search information stored in the job search information storage unit 25 to search for job seekers and recruiters. An example of the configuration of the search unit 23 is shown in Fig. 4. The search unit 23 includes a job seeker search unit 231 that searches for job seekers and a recruiter search unit 232 that searches for recruiters.

[0053] The job seeker search unit 231 inputs the start information Sjh output from the job information acquisition unit 21, the job requirement information Joc included in the job information stored in the job information storage unit 24, and the job search information Jh3 stored in the job search information storage unit 25, performs a job seeker search, and outputs the job seeker search result Jhsr.

[0054] Upon receiving the start information Sjh, the job seeker search unit 231 starts a job seeker search. The job seeker search unit 231 checks the identification number included in the start information Sjh, and reads out the job search condition information Joc included in the job information corresponding to the identification number from the job information storage unit 24. The job seeker search unit 231 then sequentially reads out the job search information Jh3 stored in the job search information storage unit 25, and searches for job search information that satisfies the conditions included in the job search condition information Joc. In searching for job seekers, the job seeker search unit 231 may search for job seeker information that meets some of the conditions included in the job requirement information Joc, rather than all of them. For example, if the job requirement information Joc includes a condition regarding the number of job seekers available, and if job seeker information that meets other conditions exceeds the number of job seekers available, all of the job seeker information may be used as the search results. Furthermore, by prioritizing the conditions included in the job requirement information Joc, if job seeker information that meets all the conditions cannot be found, the search may be repeated with conditions with lower priorities removed from the search conditions.

[0055] The job seeker search unit 231 compiles the searched job information and outputs it as a job seeker search result Jhsr. The job seeker search result Jhsr is sent to the employer terminal 3 of the specific skilled worker corresponding to the job requirement information Joc. In order to send the job seeker search result Jhsr to the employer terminal 3, for example, the job information acquisition unit 21 may acquire information (such as an IP address (Internet Protocol Address)) for identifying the employer terminal 3 that sent the job requirement information Joc as job information, and output this information to the search unit 23 together with or included in the start information Sjh.

[0056] The employer search unit 232 inputs the start information Sjo output from the job search information acquisition unit 22, the job search condition information Jhc included in the job search information stored in the job search information storage unit 25, and the job information Jo3 stored in the job information storage unit 24, to perform an employer search, and outputs the employer search result Josr.

[0057] Upon receiving the start information Sjo, the employer search unit 232 begins searching for employers. The employer search unit 232 checks the identification number included in the start information Sjo and reads the job search condition information Jhc included in the job search information corresponding to the identification number from the job search information storage unit 25. The employer search unit 232 then sequentially reads out the job information Jo3 stored in the job information storage unit 24 and searches for job information that meets the conditions included in the job search condition information Jhc. Like the job seeker search unit 231, the employer search unit 232 may search for job information that meets some of the conditions included in the job search condition information Jhc, or may perform a search that prioritizes each condition included in the job search condition information Jhc.

[0058] The employer search unit 232 compiles the found employment information and outputs it as an employer search result Josr. The employer search result Josr is sent to the job seeker terminal 4 of the specified skilled job seeker corresponding to the job search conditions information Jhc. In order to send the job search conditions information Jhc to the job seeker terminal 4, for example, as in the case of the job seeker search unit 231, the job search information acquisition unit 22 may acquire information for identifying the job seeker terminal 4 that sent the job search conditions information Jhc as job search information, and output this information to the search unit 23 together with or included in the start information Sjo.

[0059] The search unit 23 may input the job information Jo2 output by the job information acquisition unit 21 and the job search information Jh2 output by the job search information acquisition unit 22, and perform a job seeker search using the job search condition information included in the job information Jo2, and a recruiter search using the job search condition information included in the job search information Jh2. Furthermore, when the foreign employment support device 2 performs a job seeker search and a recruiter search upon receiving a start signal transmitted from the recruiter terminal 3 and the job seeker terminal 4, the job information acquisition unit 21 and the job search information acquisition unit 22 input the start signal from the recruiter terminal 3 and the job seeker terminal 4, respectively, and upon inputting the start signal, output start information Sjh and Sjo to the search unit 23, respectively.

[0060] In the configuration of the foreigner employment support device 2, examples of the operation of the job seeker search process and the employer search process will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG. FIG. 5(A) is a flowchart showing an example of the operation of the job seeker search process, and FIG. 5(B) is a flowchart showing an example of the operation of the employer search process.

[0061] In the job seeker search process, the job information acquisition unit 21 inputs job information Jo1 transmitted from the employer terminal 3 (step S10). The job information acquisition unit 21 assigns an identification number to the job information Jo1, outputs it as job information Jo2, and stores it in the job information storage unit 24 (step S20). Then, the job information acquisition unit 21 outputs start information Sjh including the identification number to the search unit 23 (step S30).

[0062] In the search unit 23, when the job seeker search unit 231 receives the start information Sjh, the job seeker search unit 231 reads, from the job information storage unit 24, the job search condition information Joc included in the job information corresponding to the identification number included in the start information Sjh (Step S40). The job seeker search unit 231 sequentially reads job search information Jh3 from the job search information storage unit 25, and searches for job search information that satisfies the conditions included in the job search condition information Joc (Step S50). The job seeker search unit 231 then outputs the search result as a job seeker search result Jhsr (Step S60).

[0063] In the recruiter search process, the job search information acquisition unit 22 inputs job search information Jh1 transmitted from the job seeker terminal 4 (step S110). The job search information acquisition unit 22 assigns an identification number to the job search information Jh1, outputs it as job search information Jh2, and stores it in the job search information storage unit 25 (step S120). The job search information acquisition unit 22 then outputs start information Sjo including the identification number to the search unit 23 (step S130).

[0064] In the search unit 23, when the recruiter search unit 232 inputs the start information Sjo, the recruiter search unit 232 reads from the job search information storage unit 25 the job search condition information Jhc included in the job search information corresponding to the identification number included in the start information Sjo (step S140). The recruiter search unit 232 sequentially reads job information Jo3 from the job information storage unit 24 and searches for job information that meets the conditions included in the job search condition information Jhc (step S150). The recruiter search unit 232 then outputs the search result as the recruiter search result Josr (step S160).

[0065] Next, the recruiter terminal 3 and the job seeker terminal 4 will be described.

[0066] FIG. 6 is a block diagram showing an example of the configuration of the recruiting party terminal 3, and a general-purpose information device is used as the recruiting party terminal 3. The employer terminal 3 is equipped with an input means 31 consisting of a keyboard, mouse, touch panel, etc. that are equipped on general-purpose information equipment, a display means 32 consisting of a display, LCD panel, etc. that are equipped on general-purpose information equipment, and a control unit 33 that connects the input means 31 and the display means 32.

[0067] The control unit 33 inputs job information from the input means 31. For example, the control unit 33 displays a screen on the display means 32 that has fields for inputting job information, such as employer information and job conditions information, and the specific skilled worker inputs the job information (employer information, job conditions information) using the input means 31. The control unit 33 outputs the input job information as job information Jo1. At this time, the control unit 33 outputs the job information Jo1 so that the employer information and job conditions information can be distinguished by, for example, fixing the storage location in the job information Jo1. The job information Jo1 is sent to the foreign employment support device 2. When the foreign employment support device 2 performs identity authentication processing, the control unit 33 inputs an authentication identification number and password from the input means 31 and sends them to the foreign employment support device 2.

[0068] The control unit 33 inputs the job seeker search results Jhsr sent from the foreign employment support device 2 and displays the results of the job seeker search on the display means 32. Since the job seeker search results Jhsr store the searched job seek information, the control unit 33 displays them on the display means 32, for example, by job seek information unit. The control unit 33 may also display information about the entire job seeker search results Jhsr, such as the total number of job seek information items searched, on the display means 32. The recruiting party terminal 3 may also store the job seeker search results Jhsr in a memory unit or the like provided in the recruiting party terminal 3. By storing the job seeker search results Jhsr, the search results can be checked at any time after conducting a job seeker search.

[0069] The recruiter terminal 3 may separate the job information into recruiter information and recruitment condition information and send them separately to the foreign employment support device 2. When changes to the job information stored in the job information storage unit 24 of the foreign employment support device 2 are permitted, the recruiter terminal 3, for example, receives the job information stored in the job information storage unit 24 from the foreign employment support device 2 and displays the job information on the display means 32. The specified skilled worker then makes changes to the displayed job information using the input means 31, and the recruiter terminal 3 sends all of the job information or only the information with the changes to the foreign employment support device 2. When the recruiter terminal 3 sends a start signal to start a job seeker search to the foreign employment support device 2, the recruiter terminal 3, for example, displays a button indicating the start of a job seeker search on the display means 32, and sends a start signal to the foreign employment support device 2 when a touch operation, click operation, or the like is performed on the button using the input means 31.

[0070] An example of the operation of the recruiter terminal 3 configured as above has been described above.

[0071] The job seeker terminal 4 has the same configuration as the recruiter terminal 3, and executes the same processes on the job seeker information Jh1 and the recruiter search results Josr as the processes that the recruiter terminal 3 executes on the job seeker information Jo1 and the job seeker search results Jhsr.

[0072] The following modifications are possible to this embodiment. In the foreign employment support device 2, the job seeker search unit 231 of the search unit 23 searches for job information that meets the conditions included in the job search condition information entered by specific skilled job seekers, and the employer search unit 232 searches for job information that meets the conditions included in the job search condition information entered by specific skilled job seekers, but job seeker searches and employer searches may also be performed using common job search conditions and common job search conditions that are independent of specific skilled job seekers and specific skilled job seekers, for example, those set by the operator who operates the foreign employment support system 1. For example, a job seeker search may be performed using a condition of Japanese language proficiency of N3 or higher as the common job search condition, and a job seeker search may be performed using a condition of the number of employees being 10 or more as the common job search condition. In this case, rather than using the common job search conditions and common job search conditions in the job seeker search and the job seeker search, the job information acquisition unit 21 and the job search information acquisition unit 22 may use the common job search conditions and common job search conditions when acquiring job information and job search information, respectively, and job information and job search information that do not satisfy the conditions may not be stored in the job information storage unit 24 and the job search information storage unit 25.

[0073] The foreign employment support device 2 transmits the results of the job seeker search by the job seeker search unit 231 only to the employer terminal 3 as the job seeker search result Jhsr, but it may also be configured to transmit information indicating that a search has been performed to the job seeker terminal 4 of the specified skilled job seeker corresponding to the job information searched for in the job seeker search. Similarly, it may also be configured to transmit information indicating that a search has been performed to the employer terminal 3 of the specified skilled job seeker corresponding to the job information searched for in the employer search by the employer search unit 232. A general-purpose system such as email may be used for part or all of the information transmission from the foreign employment support device 2 to the employer terminal 3 and job seeker terminal 4.

[0074] The foreign worker employment support system 1 targets the automobile transportation industry as a specific industrial field, but it is also possible to match specific skilled workers with specific skilled workers in other specific industrial fields, such as nursing care and automobile maintenance. When storing information according to industry, the job information storage unit 24 and the job-seeking information storage unit 25 store information according to the target specific industrial field. For example, if the specific industrial field is nursing care and a specific skilled worker employer wishes to accept a foreign worker for specific skilled work who will engage in nursing care, the job information storage unit 24 may store information on welfare equipment held, and the job-seeking information storage unit 25 may store information on whether the worker has experience working in nursing care.

[0075] The Foreign Employment Support System 1 is a system that can handle indirect cases where people enter the country with a student residence status, but it can also handle cases where people enter the country with a residence status other than student, and it can also handle cases where specified skills job seekers meet the conditions for acquiring specified skills.In addition, the Foreign Employment Support System 1 can also be used when the specified skills job seeker is a foreigner residing in Japan.

[0076] Another embodiment of the present invention will now be described.

[0077] First, a second embodiment of the present invention will be described. In industries where contact with people is unavoidable, such as taxi and bus transportation in the automobile transportation industry, and nursing care, the personality of the worker can affect the performance of their duties, so it is preferable for employers of specified skilled workers to be able to understand the personality of specified skilled workers. However, even if specified skilled workers are required to enter their own personality information as job seeker information in the foreign worker employment support system, personality information that may be detrimental to employment may not be entered, and the information may not be useful. Therefore, a learning model is used to objectively judge the personality of specified skilled workers, and information about the personality of specified skilled workers judged by the learning model (personality information) is included in the job seeker information.

[0078] FIG. 7 shows a configuration example (second embodiment) of a foreign employment support device having a function of determining the personality of specific skilled job seekers using a learning model. Compared to the foreign employment support device 2 in the first embodiment shown in Figure 3, the foreign employment support device 5 in the second embodiment has added a personality judgment unit 56 and a learning model storage unit 57, and the job search information storage unit 25 has been changed to a job search information storage unit 55. The foreign employment support device 5 judges the personality of the specified skilled job seeker using a learning model based on an image of the job seeker's face.

[0079] The foreign employment support device 5 receives facial image information Fi, which is an image of the face of a specified skilled job seeker, transmitted from the job seeker terminal 4. The facial image information Fi is input to the personality judgment unit 56. The job seeker terminal 4 may transmit the facial image information Fi by including it in the job search information Jh1, or may transmit it separately from the job search information Jh1. When transmitting the facial image information Fi by including it in the job search information Jh1, the foreign employment support device 5 extracts the facial image information Fi from the job search information Jh1 and inputs it to the personality judgment unit 56. In order to associate the job search information Jh1 with the facial image information Fi, the foreign employment support device 5 inputs, for example, an identification number assigned to the job search information Jh1 by the job search information acquisition unit 22 to the personality judgment unit 56.

[0080] The learning model storage unit 57 stores the learning model Lm used to judge the personality of specific skills job seekers.

[0081] The learning model Lm is a model trained using machine learning techniques such as deep learning and neural networks, including convolutional neural networks. In addition to neural networks, models trained using learning techniques such as support vector machines and Bayesian classifiers may also be used. The learning to generate the learning model Lm is supervised learning. The foreign employment support device 5 judges personality by selecting a personality type that applies to a specific skilled worker from predetermined personality types (kind, friendly, serious, cheerful, short-tempered, nervous, etc.). Therefore, for each predetermined personality type, facial images of people with that personality are collected, and the collected facial images are used as training data for learning, thereby generating the learning model Lm. The learning model storage unit 57 stores the generated learning model Lm. If the learning model Lm is a model trained by a neural network, the neural network is defined by a structure (input layer, intermediate layer, output layer, etc.), an activation function, weights, and biases, and the weights and biases are optimized through training, so the learning model storage unit 57 stores the weights and biases as the learning model Lm. It is also possible to generate learning models Lm by dividing them into gender, age, race, etc. In this case, the foreign employment support device 5 acquires, for example, information such as the gender, age, and race of specified skilled job seekers from the job seeker terminal 4, etc., and determines the personality of the specified skilled job seeker using the learning model Lm according to the acquired information.

[0082] The personality determination unit 56 inputs the facial image information Fi sent from the job seeker terminal 4 and determines the personality of the specified skilled job seeker based on the facial image information Fi using a learning model Lm stored in the learning model storage unit 57. The personality determination unit 56 cuts out the face area from the facial image information Fi using edge detection or the like, inputs the cut-out image into the learning model Lm, and selects a personality type (kind, friendly, serious, cheerful, short-tempered, nervous, etc.) that applies to the specified skilled job seeker from the output value of the learning model Lm. The personality determination unit 56 outputs the selected personality type as personality information Lm.

[0083] The personality information Lm is stored in the job-seeking information storage unit 55 as job seeker information of the job-seeking information stored in the job-seeking information storage unit 55 that corresponds to the face image information Fi.

[0084] Since the job search information in the job seeker search results Jhsr output from the search unit 23 includes personality information, the specific skills recruiter can understand the personality of the specific skills job seeker via the recruiter terminal 3 that receives the job seeker search results Jhsr.

[0085] The operation example of the foreigner employment support device 5 is the same as the operation example of the foreigner employment support device 2, except that the above-mentioned operations by the personality determination unit 56 and the learning model storage unit 57 are added.

[0086] It should be noted that personality information of specified skilled job seekers may be used in the job seeker search by the search unit 23. In other words, a condition relating to the personality of the specified skilled job seeker is added to the job recruitment condition information stored in the job recruitment information storage unit 24, and in the job seeker search, it is confirmed whether the personality information included in the job recruitment information stored in the job seeker information storage unit 55 satisfies this condition.

[0087] Furthermore, although the foreign employment support device 5 judges the personality of a specified skilled job seeker using a learning model, it may also be configured to judge the personality of a specified skilled job seeker without using a learning model. For example, a third party such as the operator who operates the foreign employment support system may judge the personality of a specified skilled job seeker by interviewing the specified skilled job seeker, input the judgment result using an input means or the like provided in the foreign employment support device 5, and store the input content as personality information in the job search information storage unit 55. In this case, the specified skilled job seeker may judge the personality of the specified skilled job seeker, but because the judgment of the specified skilled job seeker may be influenced by interests, it is preferable for a third party such as the operator to make the judgment.

[0088] A third embodiment of the present invention will now be described. In the automobile transportation industry, which is a specific industrial sector, the driving aptitude of specified skilled worker job seekers is one of the important factors that employers of specified skilled workers want to understand. Even outside the automobile transportation industry, in fields where work involves driving a vehicle, such as nursing care that provides home visit services, the driving aptitude of specified skilled worker job seekers is also an element that employers want to understand. Therefore, in order to determine the driving aptitude of specified skilled worker job seekers, as in the second embodiment, a learning model is used, and information regarding the driving aptitude of specified skilled worker job seekers determined by the learning model (hereinafter referred to as "driving aptitude information") is included in the job seeker information.

[0089] An example configuration (third embodiment) of a foreign employment support device having a function of determining the driving eligibility of a specified skilled job seeker using a learning model is shown in Figure 8. Compared to the foreign employment support device 2 in the first embodiment shown in Figure 3, the foreign employment support device 6 in the third embodiment has added a driving eligibility determination unit 66 and a learning model storage unit 67, and the job search information storage unit 25 has been replaced with a job search information storage unit 65. The foreign employment support device 6 uses a learning model to determine the driving eligibility of a specified skilled job seeker based on images of the actions of the specified skilled job seeker to drive a car (driving images).

[0090] The foreign employment support device 6 receives driving image information Di, which is an image of the specified skilled job seeker driving, transmitted from the job seeker terminal 4, and the driving image information Di is input to the driving eligibility determination unit 66. For example, the job seeker terminal 4 transmits the driving image information Di together with an identification number for identification assigned to the job search information Jh1 by the job search information acquisition unit 22, so that the driving eligibility determination unit 66 can associate the job search information Jh1 with the driving image information Di.

[0091] The learning model storage unit 67 stores the learning model Sm used to determine the driving eligibility of specific skills job seekers.

[0092] Like the learning model Lm stored in the learning model storage unit 57 of the second embodiment, the learning model Sm is a model trained using machine learning techniques such as deep learning and neural networks including convolutional neural networks. It may also be a model trained using learning techniques such as support vector machines and Bayesian classifiers. The learning to generate the learning model Sm is supervised learning. The foreign employment support device 6 determines the driving eligibility of a specified skilled worker by, for example, setting five driving eligibility levels, with "1" being the lowest and "5" being the highest, and determining the level that applies to the specified skilled worker. For example, training data may be obtained by using driving images of a driver performing simulated driving using a driving simulator used in driving schools, extracting the driver's arm movements from the images, and associating the extracted arm movements with the level to which the driver's simulated driving corresponds. An appropriate number of such data is collected, and the collected driving images are used as training data for training to generate the learning model Sm. The learning model storage unit 67 stores the generated learning model Sm. As in the case of the learning model Lm, when the learning model Sm is a model learned by a neural network, the learning model storage unit 67 stores the weights and biases as the learning model Sm. Note that the data extracted from the driving image is not limited to the driver's arm movements, and may also be the driver's eye movements, etc., as long as it is data that can be used to determine driving suitability.

[0093] The job seeker terminal 4 transmits driving images of the specified skilled job seeker performing simulated driving using a driving simulator similar to the training data used in driving schools, etc., to the foreign employment support device 6 as driving image information Di. The driving eligibility determination unit 66 inputs the driving image information Di transmitted from the job seeker terminal 4 and determines the driving eligibility of the specified skilled job seeker based on the driving image information Di using a learning model Sm stored in the learning model storage unit 67. The driving eligibility determination unit 66 extracts the specified skilled job seeker's arm movements from the driving image information Di, inputs the extracted images into the learning model Sm, and determines the driving eligibility level that applies to the specified skilled job seeker based on the output value of the learning model Sm. The driving eligibility determination unit 56 outputs the determined level as driving eligibility information Ad.

[0094] The driving eligibility information Ad is stored in the job-seeking information storage unit 65 as job seeker information of the job-seeking information stored in the job-seeking information storage unit 65 that corresponds to the driving image information Di.

[0095] Since the job search information in the job seeker search results Jhsr output from the search unit 23 includes driving eligibility information, the specific skills employer can ascertain the driving eligibility of the specific skills job seeker via the employer terminal 3 that receives the job seeker search results Jhsr.

[0096] The operation example of the foreigner employment support device 6 is the same as the operation example of the foreigner employment support device 2, except that the above-mentioned operations by the driving eligibility determination unit 66 and the learning model storage unit 67 are added.

[0097] As in the case of the foreign employment support device 5 of the second embodiment, the driving eligibility information of specified skilled job seekers may be used in the job seeker search by the search unit 23. In other words, a condition regarding the driving eligibility of specified skilled job seekers may be added to the job recruitment condition information stored in the job recruitment information storage unit 24, and in the job seeker search, it is confirmed whether the driving eligibility information included in the job recruitment information stored in the job seeker information storage unit 65 satisfies this condition.

[0098] Furthermore, the foreign employment support device 6 determines the driving eligibility of a specified skilled job seeker using a learning model, but similar to the case of the foreign employment support device 5, the driving eligibility of a specified skilled job seeker may be determined without using a learning model by having a third party determine the driving eligibility of a specified skilled job seeker from driving images, etc. In this case, the personality determination unit 56 and learning model storage unit 57 of the second embodiment may be introduced into the foreign employment support device 6, and the personality information of the specified skilled job seeker may be used to determine the driving eligibility of the specified skilled job seeker.

[0099] A fourth embodiment of the present invention will now be described. In the second and third embodiments of the foreign employment support device, personality information and driving aptitude information are added to job seeker information in job information, but it is also possible to add information to employer information in job information. For example, it is possible for specified skilled job seekers to evaluate specified skilled job seekers, rank the specified skilled job seekers based on the evaluation, and add the ranking information to the employer information.

[0100] An example of the configuration of a foreign employment support device (fourth embodiment) having a function to rank specific skilled employment applicants is shown in Figure 9. Compared to the foreign employment support device 2 in the first embodiment shown in Figure 3, the foreign employment support device 7 in the fourth embodiment has an employer evaluation unit 78 added, and the employment information storage unit 24 has been changed to a employment information storage unit 74.

[0101] The foreign employment support device 7 acquires the evaluations of specified skilled worker employers by specified skilled worker job seekers and ranks the specified skilled worker employers. For example, five ranks, "A" to "E," are set as ranks for specified skilled worker employers, with "A" being the highest rank and "E" being the lowest rank. Specified skilled worker job seekers evaluate specified skilled worker employers using these five ranks. Note that the foreign employment support device 7 may also rank specified skilled worker employers using methods other than those described above.

[0102] The specified skilled worker job seeker evaluates the specified skilled worker employer based on the interview with the specified skilled worker employer, the employment information, the work experience under the specified skilled worker employer, etc., and inputs the evaluation rank into the job seeker terminal 4 using the input means provided in the job seeker terminal 4. The job seeker terminal 4 transmits the evaluation result to the foreigner employment support device 7 as evaluation information Ei together with the identification number corresponding to the evaluated specified skilled worker employer.

[0103] The employer evaluation unit 78 inputs evaluation information Ei sent from the job seeker terminal 4. Then, for example, after inputting a predetermined number of evaluation information Ei for one specified skilled worker, the rank of that specified skilled worker is determined based on the evaluation information Ei. For example, the employer evaluation unit 78 uses the average value or most frequent value of the acquired evaluation information as the rank of that specified skilled worker. The employer evaluation unit 78 outputs the determined rank as rank information Ri.

[0104] The rank information Ri is stored in the job information storage unit 74 as employer information of the job information corresponding to the ranked specific skilled job seeker among the job information stored in the job information storage unit 74.

[0105] Since the job information in the employer search results Josr output from the search unit 23 includes rank information, specific skills job seekers can know the rank of specific skills job seekers via the job seeker terminal 4 that receives the employer search results Josr.

[0106] The operation example of the foreign employment support device 7 is the same as the operation example of the foreign employment support device 2, except that the above-mentioned operation by the employer evaluation unit 78 is added.

[0107] It should be noted that rank information of specific skilled job seekers may be used in the job seeker search by the search unit 23. That is, a condition related to the rank of the specific skilled job seeker is added to the job seek condition information stored in the job seek information storage unit 25, and in the job seeker search, it is confirmed whether the rank information included in the job seek information stored in the job seek information storage unit 74 satisfies this condition.

[0108] The above-described embodiments can be realized in a computer and memory configuration by using the job information storage unit, job search information storage unit, and learning model storage unit as memory and implementing the processing of the other components as programs as described above. Each component can also be realized with hardware such as a dedicated integrated circuit (IC) or field programmable gate array (FPGA). Information stored in each storage unit may be stored for a long period of time in a file format or the like in storage (auxiliary storage device). Furthermore, while the above-described embodiments are described in the form of a system or device, the present invention can also be in the form of a method or program.

[0109] The present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiments, and various modifications are possible within the scope of the present invention. Furthermore, matters not explicitly disclosed in the above-described embodiments do not deviate from the scope of ordinary practice by a person skilled in the art, and values ​​that can be easily assumed by a person skilled in the art can be adopted. [Explanation of symbols]

[0110] 1. Foreign Employment Support System 2, 5, 6, 7 Foreign Employment Support Equipment 3. Recruiter terminal 4 Job Seeker Terminal 10 Network 21 Job Information Acquisition Department 22 Job Search Information Acquisition Department 23 Search Section 24, 74 Recruitment information storage section 25, 55, 65 Job application information storage section 31 Input Method 32 Display means 33 Control Unit 56 Personality Judgment Department 57, 67 Learning model memory section 66 Driving Eligibility Determination Department 78 Employer Evaluation Department 231 Job Seeker Search Department 232 Employer Search Department

Claims

1. A foreign employment support device that supports foreigners in finding employment, A job information storage unit that stores job information including employer information, which is information about employers who wish to accept foreign nationals working in specified skilled jobs; a job-seeking information storage unit that stores job-seeking information including job-seeker information, which is information about foreign job-seekers seeking employment; a search unit that searches for at least job seekers using the job information and the job-seeking information, A foreign employment support device characterized in that the job seeker information includes information related to specific skills.

2. 2. The foreign employment support device according to claim 1, wherein the search unit also searches for employers using the employment information and the job-seeking information.

3. 2. The foreign employment support device according to claim 1, wherein the job seeker information includes information related to a student's status of residence.

4. The job seeker information includes information about Japanese language ability, 2. The foreign employment support device according to claim 1, wherein the search unit uses a predetermined level of Japanese language ability as one of the conditions used in searching for the job seeker.

5. 2. The foreigner employment support device according to claim 1, wherein the job seeker information includes personality information that is information about the personality of the job seeker.

6. a personality determination unit that determines the personality of the job seeker using a learning model based on the image of the job seeker's face, The foreigner employment support device according to claim 5, wherein the result of the judgment by the personality judgment unit is used as the personality information.

7. a recruiter evaluation unit that acquires evaluations of the recruiters by the job seekers and ranks the recruiters based on the evaluations; 2. The foreign employment support device according to claim 1, wherein the recruiter information includes information regarding a rank assigned by the recruiter evaluation unit.

8. The employer's industry is the automobile transportation industry, 2. The foreign employment support device according to claim 1, wherein the job seeker information includes information related to specific skills in the automobile transportation industry.

9. The system further includes a driving eligibility determination unit that determines the job seeker's driving eligibility based on an image of the job seeker's actions to drive a vehicle, 9. The foreigner employment support device according to claim 8, wherein the job seeker information includes the result of the determination made by the driving eligibility determination unit.

10. The foreigner employment support device according to claim 9, wherein the driving eligibility determination unit determines the driving eligibility of the job seeker using a learning model.

11. The employer wishes to accept foreign nationals with specific skills to work in nursing care, The foreign employment support device according to claim 1, wherein the job seeker information includes information related to specific skills in the nursing care field.

12. A foreigner employment support system comprising the foreigner employment support device according to any one of claims 1 to 11, a recruiter terminal device used by the recruiter, and a job seeker terminal device used by the job seeker, The recruiter terminal device transmits at least the recruiter information to the foreign employment support device, A foreign employment support system characterized in that the job seeker terminal device transmits at least the job seeker information to the foreign employment support device.

13. A method for supporting foreigners in finding employment, The method has a step of searching for at least job seekers using the job information stored in the job information storage unit, including employer information that is information about employers who wish to accept foreign nationals for specified skilled work, and the job search information stored in the job search information storage unit, including job seeker information that is information about foreign job seekers who wish to work, A method for supporting employment of foreigners, characterized in that the job seeker information includes information related to specific skills.

14. 14. The method for supporting employment of foreigners according to claim 13, wherein said step also searches for employers using said employment information and said job-seeking information.

15. A foreigner employment support program for causing a computer to execute the foreigner employment support method according to claim 13 or 14.

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