How to match employers with job seekers

Abstract

To provide a job matching system which improves accuracy in matching a job seeker and a job offerer according to the need of each job offerer in a job matching service.SOLUTION: A matching system for matching a job seeker and a job offerer according to the present invention has a job offerer terminal related to a job offerer, a job seeker terminal connected to the job offerer terminal through a network and related to a job seeker, and a server terminal. The server terminal employs a matching method having steps of: storing a plurality of pieces of job offerer information, job seeker information and agent information in a storage unit to transmit the agent information to the job seeker terminal S101; receiving, from the job offerer terminal, selection of the agent information from one of the pieces of agent information S102; retrieving, based on the selected agent information and the job seeker information related to the job seeker terminal, the job offerer information with higher priority among the job offerer information S103; and transmitting the retrieved offer information to the job seeker terminal S104.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 7

Description

[Technical field]

[0001] The present invention relates to a method for matching job seekers with recruiters. [Background technology]

[0002] Conventionally, in e-commerce services (such as NETFLIX (registered trademark) and Taobao (registered trademark)), recommendation systems have been devised that use a matrix-type user interface that presents a list of recommended items based on predetermined criteria.

[0003] For example, Patent Document 1 discloses a technique for recommending programs based on the criteria of what type of programs a user likes to watch. [Prior art documents] [Patent documents]

[0004] [Patent Document 1] Special table number 2014-505412 Summary of the Invention [Problem to be solved by the invention]

[0005] However, unlike e-commerce or video streaming services, in job matching services, it is difficult for job seekers to evaluate the quality of the job information items at a glance, and since most job seekers want to find a good match and get hired quickly, it is difficult to obtain action data for a large number of items over the long term, making it difficult to extract recommended items that match the differences in preferences of each job seeker.

[0006] Therefore, an object of the present invention is to improve the accuracy of matching between job seekers and employers in a job matching service in line with the needs of each job seeker. [Means for solving the problem]

[0007] In one aspect of the present invention, a method for matching employers and job seekers is provided by a system having a employer terminal related to an employer, a job seeker terminal related to a job seeker connected to the employer terminal via a network, and a server terminal, wherein the server terminal stores a plurality of employer information, job seeker information, and agent information in a memory unit, transmits the plurality of agent information to the job seeker terminal, receives a selection of any one of the plurality of agent information from the employer terminal, extracts high priority employer information from the plurality of employer information based on the selected agent information and the job seeker information related to the job seeker terminal, and transmits the extracted employer information to the job seeker terminal. Effect of the Invention

[0008] According to the present invention, in a job matching service, it is possible to improve the accuracy of matching between job seekers and employers in line with the needs of each job seeker. [Brief description of the drawings]

[0009] [Figure 1] 1 is a block diagram showing a matching system according to a first embodiment of the present invention. [Diagram 2] 2 is a functional block diagram showing the server terminal 100 of FIG. 1. [Diagram 3] 2 is a functional block diagram showing the job seeker terminal 200 of FIG. 1. [Figure 4] FIG. 2 is a diagram showing an example of job seeker data stored in the server 100. [Diagram 5] FIG. 2 is a diagram showing an example of recruiter data stored in the server 100. [Figure 6] FIG. 2 is a diagram showing an example of agent data stored in the server 100. [Figure 7] 4 is an example of a flowchart relating to a matching method according to the first embodiment of the present invention. [Figure 8] FIG. 13 is a diagram showing an example of a screen showing agent information, which is displayed on a job seeker terminal. [Figure 9] FIG. 13 is a diagram showing conditions to be displayed on a user interface for comparing the application frequencies of players. [Figure 10] This is a diagram comparing the application frequency of players under different conditions. [Figure 11] A diagram showing conditions to be displayed on a user interface for comparing the number of applications, S-rank offer selection rate, and acceptance rate of players. [Figure 12] This is a graph comparing the number of applications, S-rank offer selection rate, and acceptance rate of players based on conditions. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS

[0010] Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. Note that the embodiments described below do not unduly limit the contents of the present disclosure described in the claims. In addition, not all of the components shown in the embodiments are necessarily essential components of the present disclosure.

[0011] (Embodiment 1) <Configuration> 1 is a block diagram showing a matching system according to a first embodiment of the present invention. This system 1 is composed of a job seeker terminal 200 related to a job seeker who is seeking employment or changing jobs, and a recruiter terminal 300 related to a recruiter such as a company conducting recruiting activities, and a server terminal 100 that acts as an intermediary between the job seeker terminal 200 and a job seeker who is seeking employment or changing jobs.

[0012] The server terminal 100, the job seeker terminal 200, and the recruiter terminal 300 are connected via a network NW. The network NW is configured by the Internet, an intranet, a wireless LAN (Local Area Network), a WAN (Wide Area Network), or the like.

[0013] The server terminal 100 is operated by a business operator that provides a job matching service, and is a device that manages information on employers and information on job seekers, manages matching criteria and characteristics of employers for job seekers as agent information, extracts prioritized job information based on an agent information selection request from a job seeker, and presents it to the job seeker, and may be, for example, a general-purpose computer such as a workstation or a personal computer, or may be logically realized by cloud computing. In this embodiment, one server terminal is shown as an example for convenience of explanation, but the present invention is not limited to this and may be multiple.

[0014] The job seeker terminal 200 is an information processing device such as a personal computer or tablet terminal owned by a job seeker who wishes to find employment or change jobs and uses the services provided by the server terminal 100, but it may also be configured as a smartphone, mobile phone, PDA, etc.

[0015] The employing party terminal 300 is a company or other such employing party that recruits personnel and provides information related to the employing party. The employing party uses the services provided by the server terminal 100 and is an information processing device such as a personal computer or tablet terminal, but may also be configured as a smartphone, mobile phone, PDA, etc.

[0016] In this embodiment, system 1 is described as comprising a server terminal 100, a job seeker terminal 200, and a recruiter terminal 300, and a configuration in which the job seeker or recruiter uses the job seeker terminal 200 and the recruiter terminal 300, respectively, to operate the server terminal 100; however, the server terminal 100 may be configured as a stand-alone unit and the server terminal itself may have a function for operation by the job seeker or recruiter.

[0017] Fig. 2 is a functional block configuration diagram of the server terminal 100 of Fig. 1. The server terminal 100 includes a communication unit 110, a storage unit 120, and a control unit .

[0018] The communication unit 110 is a communication interface for communicating with the job seeker terminal 200 and the recruiter terminal 300 via the network NW, and communication is performed according to a communication protocol such as TCP / IP (Transmission Control Protocol / Internet Protocol).

[0019] The storage unit 120 stores programs for executing various control processes and various functions in the control unit 130, input data, etc., and is composed of a RAM (Random Access Memory), a ROM (Read Only Memory), etc. The storage unit 120 also has a job seeker data storage unit 121 that stores various data related to job seekers, an employer data storage unit 122 that stores various data related to employers, an agent data storage unit 123 that stores various data related to agents, etc. Furthermore, the storage unit 120 can also temporarily store data communicated with the job seeker terminal 200 and the employer terminal 300. A database (not shown) that stores various data may be constructed outside the storage unit 120 or the server terminal 100.

[0020] The control unit 130 controls the overall operation of the server terminal 100 by executing the programs stored in the storage unit 120, and is composed of a CPU (Central Processing Unit), a GPU (Graphics Processing Unit), etc. The functions of the control unit 130 include an instruction receiving unit 131 that receives input from the job seeker terminal 200 or the recruiter terminal 300, a job seeker data management unit 132 that refers to and processes various data related to job seekers, a recruiter data management unit 133 that refers to and processes various data related to recruiters, and a matching processing unit 134 that processes matching between job seekers and recruiters. The instruction receiving unit 131, job seeker data management unit 132, recruiter data management unit 133, and matching processing unit 134 are started up by the programs stored in the storage unit 120 and executed by the server terminal 100, which is a computer (electronic calculator).

[0021] The instruction receiving unit 131 receives instructions from the job seeker terminal 200 or the employer terminal 300 via the communication unit 110 when a user, who is a job seeker or an employer, makes a specified input (by clicking, tapping, swiping, entering a keyword, pressing an icon, etc.) via a user interface such as a screen provided by the server terminal 100 and displayed on the job seeker terminal 200 or the employer terminal 300 via a web browser or application.

[0022] The job seeker data management unit 132 manages and processes various data related to job seekers (for example, job seeker ID, basic information on the job seeker, career information, qualification information, desired conditions information, activity information, etc.).

[0023] The employing party data management unit 133 manages and processes various data related to employing parties (for example, employing party ID, basic information, employment information, activity information, etc.).

[0024] The matching processing unit 134 performs processing to generate and provide information to the job seeker terminal 200 to assist in matching by extracting information on recruiters that match the job seeker based on the agent information selected by the job seeker.

[0025] Fig. 3 is a functional block diagram showing the job seeker terminal 200 of Fig. 1. The job seeker terminal 200 includes a communication unit 210, a display operation unit 220, a storage unit 230, and a control unit 240.

[0026] The communication unit 210 is a communication interface for communicating with the server terminal 100 via the network NW, and communication is performed according to a communication protocol such as TCP / IP.

[0027] The display operation unit 220 is a user interface used by the job seeker to input instructions and display text, images, etc. in accordance with input data from the control unit 240, and is composed of a display, keyboard, and mouse if the job seeker terminal 200 is configured as a personal computer, and is composed of a touch panel, etc. if the job seeker terminal 200 is configured as a smartphone or tablet terminal. This display operation unit 220 is started up by a control program stored in the storage unit 230 and executed by the job seeker terminal 200, which is a computer (electronic calculator). Via the display operation unit, the job seeker can press keys on the keyboard in the case of a keyboard, move the cursor with the mouse in the case of a mouse, and perform tapping, swiping, pinching, etc. in response to the aptitude test provided.

[0028] The storage unit 230 stores programs for executing various control processes and functions in the control unit 240, input data, etc., and is composed of a RAM, a ROM, etc. The storage unit 230 also temporarily stores the contents of communication with the server terminal 100.

[0029] The control unit 240 controls the overall operation of the job seeker terminal 200 by executing the programs stored in the storage unit 230, and is composed of a CPU, a GPU, and the like.

[0030] The server terminal 100 may be configured to have the function of a display operation unit, in which case the job seeker terminal 200 may not be included.

[0031] The functional configuration of the recruiter terminal 300 is also substantially the same as that of the job seeker terminal 200, so a description thereof will be omitted.

[0032] FIG. 4 is a diagram showing an example of job seeker data stored in the server 100. As shown in FIG.

[0033] The job seeker data 1000 shown in FIG. 4 stores various data related to job seekers. For the sake of convenience, FIG. 4 shows an example of one job seeker (a job seeker identified by a job seeker ID "10001"), but information on multiple job seekers can be stored. As various data related to job seekers, for example, basic information of the job seeker (job seeker's name, date of birth, contact information such as email address, etc.), career information (job seeker's educational background, work history, most recent annual income, etc.), qualification information (qualifications, languages, skills), desired information (desired annual income, desired contract type, desired place of work, desired occupation, desired industry, etc.), and activity information (place of application, progress (pass / fail, etc.)) can be stored. In addition, information such as the results and contents of various tests, such as aptitude tests (scores of aptitude tests, scores for characteristics measured by aptitude tests (problem-solving ability, vitality, people-friendliness, teamwork, management ability, stress factors, hierarchical relationships, etc.)) can also be stored.

[0034] FIG. 5 is a diagram showing an example of recruiter data stored in the server 100. As shown in FIG.

[0035] The recruiter data 2000 shown in FIG. 5 stores various data related to the recruiter. For the sake of convenience, FIG. 5 shows an example of one recruiter (a recruiter identified by the recruiter ID "20001"), but information on multiple users can be stored. As various data related to the recruiter, for example, basic information on the recruiter (company name, industry, date of establishment, location, number of employees, URL of the company's website, other company introduction text, etc.), recruitment information (desired personality, working hours, number of annual holidays, treatment (salary, etc.), welfare benefits, work location, contract type (employment (full-time employee, contract employee), outsourcing, etc.), and activity information (applicant, progress (pass / fail, etc.)) can be stored. In addition, various test results and contents can be stored, such as aptitude tests (scores of aptitude tests (for the whole company, by department, etc.) of employees belonging to the recruiter company, scores for characteristics measured by aptitude tests (problem-solving ability, vitality, people-friendliness, teamwork, management ability, stress factors, hierarchical relationships, etc.)).

[0036] FIG. 6 is a diagram showing an example of agent data stored in server 100. As shown in FIG.

[0037] The agent data 3000 shown in Fig. 6 stores various data related to agents. Here, the term "agent" refers to an agent or consultant who acts as an intermediary between employers and job seekers in the human resources recruitment industry, such as job matching services, and in particular, in this embodiment, refers to a virtual personality on a web service that provides a prioritized list of position offers related to employer information. For convenience of explanation, Fig. 6 shows an example of one agent (an agent identified by agent ID "30001"), but information on multiple users can be stored. As various data related to agents, for example, the agent's name ("A", "Ando", "B", "Baba", "C", "Chiba", etc.), agent avatar data (face image data representing an agent, etc.), matching criteria data (criteria items used to match job seekers and employers, such as job type and treatment characteristics (including but not limited to annual salary, number of annual holidays, and commuting distance)), and matching characteristic data (type of offer related to job information provided by an agent that is extracted according to the number and / or fulfillment of matching criteria, for example, 1) S rank offer: job type as desired, and all three treatment types are as desired by the job seeker, 2) A rank offer: job type not as desired but close to desired, and all three treatment types are as desired by the job seeker, 3) B rank offer: job type is far from desired, and all three treatment types are as desired by the job seeker, 4) C rank offer: job type as desired, but one of the three treatment types is less than desired by the job seeker), etc.) can be stored. Other matching condition items may include test scores such as the aptitude test.

[0038] <Processing flow> The process flow of the method for matching job seekers and recruiters executed by the system 1 of this embodiment will be described with reference to Fig. 7. Fig. 7 is an example of a flowchart relating to the matching method according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

[0039] Here, in order to use this system 1, a job seeker and / or employer (or an employee of the employing company) accesses server terminal 100 using a web browser or application, etc., on job seeker terminal 200, employer terminal 300 (or the terminal of each employee belonging to any department of the employing company), and when using the service for the first time, inputs the above-mentioned job seeker basic information, etc. and employer basic information, etc., respectively, and when the job seeker or employer already has an account, the service can be used by logging in after undergoing a prescribed authentication, such as entering an ID and password. After this authentication, a prescribed user interface is provided via a website, application, etc., and the process proceeds to step S101 shown in Figure 7.

[0040] First, in the process of step S101, the server terminal 100 transmits the agent information to the job seeker terminal 200 via the communication unit 110. For example, the server terminal 100 refers to the agent data storage unit 230 of the memory unit 200, transmits the agent information to the job seeker terminal 200, and the name and avatar (face image) of the agent are displayed as the agent information in the user interface provided by the job seeker terminal 200 via a web browser or application. Here, the "avatar" refers to a virtual character image, and by giving the subject a personality, background story, etc. through linguistic expression, a figure, movement, etc. through visual expression, and a voice quality, etc. through auditory expression, it is possible to create a sense of attachment to the subject and a sense of immersion. In this example, the aim is to express the difference in the individual personalities of the recommending subjects (agents) by giving them a character image in a plurality of agent recommendations, and a minimalist type based on cartoonish expression is adopted as a visual element. In this way, by setting an avatar for each agent, it becomes easy for the job seeker to understand the difference in the character images between the agents by anthropomorphizing them.

[0041] Fig. 8 is a diagram showing an example of a screen showing agent information displayed on the job seeker terminal. As shown in Fig. 8, a menu is displayed on the left half and an item list is displayed on the right half of the screen displayed on the job seeker terminal 200. In this example, the names of three types of agents (Ando, ​​Baba, Chiba) and avatars (facial images) are displayed from the menu. Here, as an agent, "Ando" is an agent that provides an S-rank offer (a job type that matches the job seeker's desire and a position offer from an employer that matches the job seeker's desire in all three treatments (annual salary level, number of annual holidays, commuting distance / time, etc.) (S-rank offer)), "Baba" is an agent that provides a position offer that matches the job seeker's desire in the three treatments (A-rank offer) where the job type is not the job seeker's desire but is close to the job seeker's desire and / or a position offer that matches the job seeker's desire in the three treatments (B-rank offer) where the job type is far from the job seeker's desire, and "Chiba" is an agent that provides a position offer that matches the job seeker's desire in one of the three treatments (C-rank offer). In this way, the agent has the characteristic of preferentially offering positions from among the job information in combinations of conditions such as job type and treatment characteristics, and such characteristics can be presented to the job seeker together with the agent's avatar or separately. Each item presented in the item list corresponds to a position offer differentiated by a desired job category and three types of treatment characteristics, namely, annual salary level, number of annual holidays, and commuting distance. For example, 90 position offers are presented to the job seeker as an item list, and three are randomly replaced every minute. By periodically replacing the presented items, the job seeker is prompted to apply for the item that seems best at each point in time, but this is not limited thereto. For example, the display order may be based on the priority associated with the display, and the priority may be recalculated daily and a different order may be presented. Here, the server terminal 100 can receive responses from the job seeker regarding the desired job category and the three types of treatment characteristics in advance in the form of a questionnaire via the job seeker terminal 200.

[0042] Next, in the process of step S102, the server terminal 100 receives from the job seeker terminal 200 a request to select an agent from the displayed information on multiple agents. For example, the job seeker clicks to select one of three agent avatars presented in a menu on a screen such as that shown in FIG. 8 displayed on the job seeker terminal 200. The instruction receiving unit 131 of the control unit 130 of the server terminal 100 receives the agent selection request from the job seeker terminal 200 via the communication unit 110. By setting an avatar for each agent, the job seeker can more easily and in more detail understand the differences in personality between each agent, which encourages the job seeker to proactively select an agent and take action regarding job seeking, and also increases the frequency of such actions. For example, as shown in Figures 9 and 10, the frequency of job seekers applying to a recommendation list presented by multiple agents (multi-agents) among job offers can be slower to start declining over time and the degree of decline can be smaller than the frequency of job seekers applying to a recommendation list presented by a single agent (single agent), and by setting avatars for multiple agents, the frequency of job seekers applying can be made less likely to decline. Also, as shown in Figures 11 and 12, for example, when the time transition of the behavior of 137 players was compared among four types of conditions, multi-agent (with avatar), multi-agent, single agent (with avatar), and single agent, first, as shown in (a), among the four conditions, players who were exposed to a multi-agent (with avatar) had the highest average number of applications, and players who were exposed to a multi-agent had a higher number of applications than single agents, and players who were exposed to an avatar for both single agents and multi-agents had a higher number of applications. Furthermore, as shown in (b), players who interacted with a single agent were more likely to select an S-rank offer, which is the same as the player's desired job type and offers better treatment than they desired, compared to players who interacted with a multi-agent. However, there was a tendency for the S-rank offer to be less likely to be accepted.Furthermore, as shown in (c), players exposed to multi-agents (with avatars) had the highest success rate in receiving offers, and players exposed to multi-agents had a higher success rate than players exposed to single-agents. In addition, players exposed to both single-agents and multi-agents with avatars had a higher success rate.

[0043] Next, in the process of step S103, the server terminal 100 searches for recruiting information based on the agent selection received from the job seeker terminal 200. For example, when a job seeker selects the agent "Baba", the matching processing unit 134 of the control unit 130 of the server terminal 100 refers to the agent data 3000 stored in the agent data storage unit 123 of the storage unit 120, and refers to the matching standard data of the target agent (e.g., job type, treatment (annual income, number of holidays per year, commuting distance / time)) and matching characteristic data (for "Ando", "S" rank), and also refers to the job seeker data 1000, and refers to the desired condition information of the target job seeker (e.g., job type, treatment (annual income, number of holidays per year, commuting distance / time), and searches for recruiting information based on the standard data, characteristic data, and desired condition information of the job seeker, by referring to the job seeker data 2000. In more detail, for example, when a job seeker specifies "creative" as the job type, In addition, when the job seeker specifies "annual salary of 5 million yen or more," "100 or more days off per year," and "commuting time within 1 hour" as the compensation, the system extracts job information that allows the job seeker to offer a position from an employer that ranks "S" as the agent "Ando," i.e., ranks the best offers that meet the job seeker's desires in all four characteristics of job type and compensation. If the job seeker selects agent "Baba," the system extracts job information that ranks "A and B," i.e., ranks the second best offers of a different job type, rather than the best offers of the four characteristics. If the job seeker selects agent "Chiba," the system extracts job information that ranks "C," i.e., ranks the second best offers of a job type that meets the job seeker's desires but has poor compensation.

[0044] Next, in the process of step S104, the server terminal 100 transmits the extracted employment information based on the result of the employer information search, i.e., information related to the position offer, to the job seeker terminal 200. For example, the matching processing unit 134 of the server terminal 100 transmits to the job seeker terminal 200 an item list of positions from employers that ranks the best offers that satisfy the job seeker's desires in all four characteristics of job type and benefits, such as a "creative" job type, "annual income of 5 million yen or more," "100 or more days of holidays per year," and "commuting time within one hour," based on the matching criteria data and matching feature data related to the agent "Ando" and the job seeker's desired condition information.

[0045] As shown in FIG. 8, the job seeker terminal 200 displays a rotating list of items extracted based on the job seeker's agent selection. In this example, for the "creative" occupation, job information (position offers) that meets all the conditions of "annual salary of 5 million yen or more," "number of holidays per year of 100 days or more," and "commuting time within 1 hour" is displayed as items. Each time the job seeker selects a different agent, a different item list, i.e., the displayed contents and / or order of the position offers, may be changed. In addition, in this embodiment, the job seeker applies by selecting a desired offer from the displayed item list as an application process, undergoes an online interview or a face-to-face interview with predetermined questions and answers, and is notified of the result of the interview based on the answers given. Information related to the job seeker's application destination and selection progress is updated as activity information in the job seeker data 2000 and the employer data 3000, respectively.

[0046] As described above, by recommending job information (position offers) with different priorities in parallel based on multiple agents (multi-agents) with different matching criteria and characteristics, it becomes easier for job-seekers to select items in the job service, and the accuracy of matching between job seekers and employers can be improved.

[0047] Although the disclosed embodiments have been described above, they can be implemented in various other forms and can be implemented with various omissions, substitutions, and modifications. These embodiments and modifications, as well as omissions, substitutions, and modifications, are included in the technical scope of the claims and their equivalents. [Explanation of symbols]

[0048] 1 Matching system 100 Server terminal, 110 Communication unit, 120 Memory unit, 130 Control unit, 200 Job seeker terminal, 300 Job recruiter terminal, NW network

Claims

1. A method for matching employers and job seekers provided by a system having a employer terminal related to the employer, a job seeker terminal related to the job seeker and connected to the employer terminal via a network, and a server terminal, the server terminal comprising: storing a plurality of pieces of recruiter information, job seeker information, and agent information including different matching criterion data and matching characteristic data in a storage unit; Transmitting the plurality of pieces of agent information to the job seeker terminal; receiving a selection of any one of the plurality of pieces of agent information from the job seeker terminal; extracting job seeker information from among the plurality of job seeker information based on the selected agent information and job seeker information related to the job seeker terminal; transmitting the extracted job recruiter information to the job seeker terminal; Matching method.

2. The matching method according to claim 1 , wherein the agent information includes a name of the agent and avatar data of the agent.

3. displaying avatar data of each agent on the recruiter terminal as the agent information; 3. The matching method according to claim 2, further comprising receiving a selection of a specific agent from the job seeker terminal.

4. The matching method according to claim 2 , wherein the matching criteria data includes one or more of a desired job type and treatment characteristics of the job seeker.

5. The matching method according to claim 2 , wherein the matching characteristic data includes types of offers related to the job information extracted according to the number of items and / or items that satisfy the matching criteria.

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