Matching Device, Matching System, and Matching Program

Abstract

To provide a matching device that eliminates mismatches between job seekers and employers, deepens mutual understanding between job seekers and employers, and matches job seekers and employers. **Solution**: A matching device used to match job seekers and employers is provided. The matching device includes: information providing means for providing decision-making information for formal matching between job seekers and employers; information acquisition means for acquiring first decision-making information indicating the decision of a job seeker from the job seeker and second decision-making information indicating the decision of an employer from the employer; comparison means for comparing the first decision-making information of the job seeker with the second decision-making information of the employer; and matching decision means for determining the matching based on the comparison result by the comparison means.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The present invention relates to a matching device, a matching system, and a matching program, and more particularly to a matching device, a matching system, and a matching program for determining whether to perform final matching after preliminary matching.

Background Art

[0002] When a company conducts a recruitment activity, it recruits job seekers by conducting job postings, document screening, interviews, etc. However, this recruitment activity requires a great deal of time and cost, and the company's characteristics cannot be sufficiently explained to the job seekers. Therefore, due to the mismatch between the company (the employer) and the job seeker, a situation may occur where the job seeker is different from the talent they expected. This is considered to be due to the lack of time required for mutual understanding between the company and the job seeker in the recruitment activity.

[0003] On the other hand, when a job seeker conducts a job hunting activity, they contact companies by using the Internet, job fairs, etc. However, this job hunting activity requires a great deal of time and effort, and only the superficial information of the company can be obtained. Therefore, due to the mismatch between the company and the job seeker, a situation occurs where more than about 40% of job seekers resign early within one month. This is considered to be due to the lack of time required for mutual understanding between the company and the job seeker in the recruitment activity.

[0004] By the way, in recent years, services have been provided that enable job seekers and employers to easily start work for daily labor or part-time work (for example, Patent Document 1). However, although this patent document can match job seekers and employers, it cannot solve the problem of the mismatch between the above-mentioned employers and job seekers. Therefore, there is a demand for a service that improves this problem.

Prior Art Documents

Patent Documents

[0005] Patent Document 1 Japanese Patent No. 6667918 Summary of the Invention Problems to be Solved by the Invention

[0006] An object of the present invention is to provide a matching device that eliminates mismatches between job seekers and applicants, deepens mutual understanding between job seekers and applicants, and matches job seekers and applicants. Another object of the present invention is to provide a matching system including this matching device and a matching program for performing matching. Means for Solving the Problems

[0007] Such an object is achieved by the present invention of the following (1) to (11). (1) A matching device used for matching a job seeker and an applicant, information providing means for providing decision-making information for this matching that officially matches the job seeker and the applicant; information acquisition means for acquiring first decision-making information indicating the decision of the job seeker from the job seeker and second decision-making information indicating the decision of the applicant from the applicant; comparison means for comparing the first decision-making information of the job seeker with the second decision-making information of the applicant; matching decision means for determining this matching based on the comparison result by the comparison means, characterized by a matching device having the same.

[0008] (2) The matching device according to (1) above, further comprising provisional matching means for provisionally matching the job seeker and the applicant so that the applicant can experience joining the company of the job seeker.

[0009] (3) The matching device according to (2) above, wherein the information providing means provides the decision-making information to the job seeker and the applicant after the experience of joining the company is completed.

[0010] (4) The provisional matching means provides provisional matching information including the job seeker information of the job seeker and the job applicant information of the job applicant to the job seeker and the job applicant. The information providing means is the matching device according to the above (3), which provides the decision-making information to the job seeker and the job applicant after the information acquiring means acquires the provisional matching information from the job seeker or the job applicant.

[0011] (5) The decision-making information is the matching device according to the above (1), which includes character information of WORK, RETRY, and PASS.

[0012] (6) The final matching determination means is the matching device according to the above (5), which determines the final matching between the job seeker and the job applicant when the first decision-making information is WORK and the second decision-making information is WORK.

[0013] (7) The final matching determination means is the matching device according to the above (5), which determines to continue the provisional matching between the job seeker and the job applicant when the first decision-making information and / or the second decision-making information is RETRY.

[0014] (8) The final matching determination means is the matching device according to the above (5), which determines that the final matching between the job seeker and the job applicant is not established when either one of the first decision-making information and the second decision-making information is PASS.

[0015] (9) The information providing means provides evaluation item information for evaluating the job seeker and the job applicant to the job seeker and the job applicant. The matching device according to the above (1) further includes an evaluation means for acquiring the evaluation information of the job seeker on the job applicant and the evaluation information of the job applicant on the job seeker, and evaluating the job seeker and the job applicant.

[0016] (10) A matching system used for matching job seekers and job applicants, comprising a matching device and terminal devices of the job seekers and the job applicants, wherein the matching device includes: information providing means for providing the terminal device with decision-making information for this matching to officially match the job seeker and the job applicant; information acquisition means for acquiring, from the terminal device, first decision-making information indicating the decision of the job seeker and second decision-making information indicating the decision of the job applicant; comparison means for comparing the first decision-making information of the job seeker with the second decision-making information of the job applicant; matching decision means for determining this matching based on the comparison result by the comparison means. The matching system is characterized by having these components.

[0017] (11) A matching program used for matching job seekers and job applicants, comprising: information providing means for providing decision-making information for this matching to officially match the job seeker and the job applicant; information acquisition means for acquiring, from the job seeker, first decision-making information indicating the decision of the job seeker and, from the job applicant, second decision-making information indicating the decision of the job applicant; comparison means for comparing the first decision-making information of the job seeker with the second decision-making information of the job applicant; a matching program characterized by causing a computer to function as matching decision means for determining this matching based on the comparison result by the comparison means.

Advantages of the Invention

[0018] According to the present invention, it is possible to eliminate mismatches between job seekers and job applicants, deepen the mutual understanding between job seekers and job applicants, and easily match job seekers and job applicants. Therefore, it is possible to significantly reduce the time and costs of job seekers in the recruitment process and significantly reduce the time and labor of job applicants in the job hunting process.

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Embodiments for Carrying Out the Invention

[0020] Hereinafter, the matching device, matching system, and matching program of the present invention will be described in detail.

[0021] <<First Embodiment>> A. Overview of the Matching System First, the outline of the matching system of this embodiment will be described. FIG. 1 is a diagram schematically showing the configuration of the matching system according to the first embodiment of the present invention. The matching system 1 is a system that matches job seekers and employers. In particular, after the matching system 1 temporarily matches a job seeker and an employer (hereinafter referred to as "temporary matching"), as an internship, it provides the job seeker with an opportunity to actually experience the workplace at the employer's workplace. After the internship ends, the matching system 1 of this embodiment provides information for confirming the intention to officially join the company to the job seeker and the employer. Then, the matching system 1 determines whether to match the job seeker and the employer based on the job seeker's decision-making information and the employer's decision-making information (hereinafter referred to as "this matching").

[0022] In this way, the matching system 1 can eliminate processes such as document screening and interviews of employers and execute this matching for immediate official employment after the internship. Therefore, employers can save the costs and time required for recruitment activities, and can also reduce mismatches with job seekers through the acceptance experience. On the other hand, job seekers can save the time and effort required for job hunting activities, and can also reduce mismatches with employers through workplace experience. Therefore, the matching system 1 of this embodiment can easily match job seekers suitable for employers and employers suitable for job seekers.

[0023] B. Configuration of the Matching System Next, the configuration of the matching system 1 of this embodiment will be described. As shown in FIG. 1, the matching system 1 of the embodiment of the present invention includes a server device 2 and a plurality of terminal devices 4 that are communicably connected via a network 3. The plurality of terminal devices 4 includes a plurality of employer terminal devices 4a and a plurality of job seeker terminal devices 4b.

[0024] 1. Server Device Next, the server device 2 will be described. FIG. 2 is a diagram showing the configuration of the matching device according to the first embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 3 is a decision table stored in the storage means of the matching device according to the first embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 4 is an evaluation table stored in the storage means of the matching device according to the first embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 5 is a block diagram showing the configuration of the control means of the matching device according to the first embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 6 is a schematic diagram showing the configuration of the terminal device of the matching system according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

[0025] The server device 2 is an information processing device used when operating and managing the information of job seekers and job applicants from the terminal device 4. This server device (hereinafter referred to as the "matching device") 2 is composed of, for example, a workstation or a personal computer. The matching device 2 can provide various information to the terminal device 4 in response to various commands (requests) transmitted from the terminal device 4 via the network 3.

[0026] Such a matching device 2 includes, as shown in FIG. 2, an input means 21, a display means 22, a storage means 23, a control means 24, a reading means 25, and a communication means 26. These respective units are communicably connected to each other by a data bus.

[0027] <Input means> The input means 21 is an input device for the administrator of the matching device 2 to input data. The input means 21 may be in any form as long as the administrator of the matching device 2 can input data. For example, it may be an input device such as a keyboard, a mouse, or a touch panel, or a data reception module such as a USB bus or an infrared port. The administrator of the matching device 2 can input data such as job seeker information, job applicant information, and various setting information necessary for these via the input means 21. Thereby, the information stored in the storage means 23 can be changed, added, or deleted.

[0028] <Display means> The display means 22 displays job seeker information, employer information, and various setting information based on a command from the control means 24 (see, for example, FIG. 6). Further, the display means 22 can also display information stored in the storage means 23 and information displayed on the display unit of the terminal device 4. The display means 22 is realized by, for example, a liquid crystal display or a touch display that also serves as the input means 21. The administrator of the matching device 2 can input various data while visually recognizing the display means 22.

[0029] <Storage means> The storage means 23 has a read-only memory area ROM and a rewritable memory area RAM. The storage means 23 is realized by, for example, a non-volatile storage device such as a flash memory or a hard disk. The storage means 23 has a function of storing input information from the input means 21, input information from the terminal device 4, employer information on the network 3, etc. The input information includes job seeker information, employer information, etc.

[0030] The job seeker information includes the name, address, date of birth, phone number, email address, ID, etc. of the job seeker. These are stored in association with the ID. Further, the job seeker information has evaluation information by the employer stored in association with the ID. Further, the job seeker information may include information for explaining the job seeker, such as the job seeker's work history, academic background, and self-promotion, or may include link information linking to that information.

[0031] The job seeker information includes the name, industry, address, phone number, email address, employment conditions, ID, etc. of the job seeker. These are stored in association with the ID. Also, the job seeker information stores evaluation information by the job applicant in association with the ID. Further, the job seeker information may include information for explaining the job seeker, such as the history and job content of the job seeker, staff introduction, etc., or may include link information linking to such information. The employment conditions include, for example, hourly wage, daily wage, salary, number of temporary matches, period of temporary match (e.g., two weeks), date and time of trial employment, time and location, information on regular or non-regular employment, etc.

[0032] The storage means 23 stores a decision table for comparing and determining whether to perform a full match between the job seeker and the job applicant. Such a decision table is not particularly limited, but classifies the decision information into three to five levels according to the degree of matching intention. For example, the decision information includes positive information, negative information, intermediate (continuing) information, etc. Specifically, as shown in FIG. 3, the decision table includes the decision information (WORK, RETRY, PASS) of the job seeker on the vertical axis and the decision information (WORK, RETRY, PASS) of the job applicant on the horizontal axis.

[0033] When both the job seeker and the job applicant make a "WORK" decision, the decision information of "full match" is assigned as the comparison result. Also, when the job seeker makes "WORK" and "RETRY" decisions and the job applicant makes a "RETRY" decision, the decision information of "continue temporary match" is assigned as the comparison result. Further, when either the job applicant or the job seeker makes a "PASS" decision, the decision information of "withdrawal" is assigned as the comparison result. Thus, it is possible to easily determine whether to perform a full match by the control means 24 described later.

[0034] In the matching system 1 of this embodiment, when a provisional match is established, in the real space, the job seeker's experience of working as an intern at the employer starts. Through this internship, the job seeker can evaluate the employer, and the employer can evaluate the job seeker. Therefore, the storage means 23 stores evaluation item information. Such evaluation item information is not particularly limited. For example, it may include alphabetical evaluation information indicating three levels of good (AAA, AA, A), normal (BBB, BB, B), and bad (CCC, CC, C), specific character evaluation information such as "bad attitude" and "too busy", numerical evaluation information representing the evaluation as a score, combinations thereof, and the like.

[0035] In addition, the storage means 23 stores an evaluation table that stores the job seekers who have been provisionally matched for each employer. Such an evaluation table stores, as shown in FIG. 4, the job seekers who have been provisionally matched with the employer with ID A001 in association. And the evaluation table stores the matching record with the employer for each job seeker, the evaluation information from the employer side, and the evaluation information from the job seeker side. Similarly, the storage means 23 may store an evaluation table that stores the employers who have been provisionally matched for each job seeker.

[0036] For example, the job seeker with ID111 has the employer's evaluation information "AA" and the job seeker's evaluation information "AA" obtained through the internship. Therefore, the actual match between the job seeker and the employer is established, and "actual match" is stored correspondingly as a record. On the other hand, the job seeker with ID112 has the employer's evaluation information "A" and the job seeker's evaluation information "CCC" obtained through the internship. This means that the job seeker's evaluation of the employer is bad and a decision of "PASS" has been made, indicating that the actual match has not been established. Therefore, "withdrawal" is stored correspondingly as a record.

[0037] <Control means> The control means 24 has a function of controlling the matching device 2. The control means 24 includes a ROM that stores a control program for controlling the matching device 2, a RAM for temporarily storing data, and a CPU that executes the control program in the ROM. The control means 24 controls each part of the matching device 2 by executing the control program in the ROM as needed. Such control means 24 has an information acquisition means 241, an information provision means 242, a display control means 243, a provisional matching means 244, a comparison means 245, a main matching determination means 246, and an evaluation means 247.

[0038] (Information acquisition means) The information acquisition means 241 has a function of acquiring various information. Specifically, the information acquisition means 241 acquires input information from the input means 21, input information from the terminal device 4, job seeker information on the network 3, etc. This input information includes the above-mentioned job seeker information, job applicant information, decision-making information, evaluation information, and various setting information necessary for these. The information acquisition means 241 may acquire the input information directly from the input means 21 or from the terminal device 4 via the network 3. Also, the information acquisition means 241 may acquire information about job seekers and job applicants from various sites on the network 3.

[0039] (Information provision means) The information provision means 242 has a function of providing various information. Specifically, the information provision means 242 provides the input information acquired by the information acquisition means 241, the decision-making information shown in FIG. 3, the evaluation item information, etc. to the display means 22 and the terminal device 4. The information provision means 242 provides the job seeker information and evaluation information acquired from the job seeker terminal device 4a to the job applicant terminal device 4b. Also, the information provision means 242 provides the job applicant information and evaluation information acquired from the job applicant terminal device 4b to the job seeker terminal device 4a. In addition, the information provision means 242 can also provide various information stored in the storage means 23 to the terminal device 4.

[0040] (Display control means) The display control means 243 has a function of controlling the display of all images related to matching. That is, the display control means 243 controls the display means 22 to display the images of the information provided by the information providing means 242. For example, the display control means 243 may control the display of an image related to applicant information as shown in FIG. 6a. The applicant information is listed for each applicant. In FIG. 6a, the applicant names, their industries, and locations are listed. However, the display control means 243 can also control to classify the applicant information by industry, region, etc. so that it is easy for job seekers to search.

[0041] Also, as shown in FIG. 6b, the display control means 243 may control the display of an image of the decision-making information stored in the storage means 23. The image of the decision-making information includes the characters "PASS", "RETRY", "WORK" corresponding to the decision-making table. The image of the decision-making information is not limited to this, and may include character images or character images such as "withdraw", "retry", "join the company", etc. Note that the arrangement of the image of the decision-making information is not particularly limited.

[0042] Furthermore, the display control means 243 may control the display means 22 to display an image of evaluation item information (not shown). For example, the display control means 243 may control to list and display the evaluation item information stored in the storage means 23 as shown in FIG. 6b. In this case, letters such as A, B, C, etc. from the top of FIG. 6b, characters such as "loud voice", "won't teach", etc., and images such as indicators may be displayed as evaluation item information.

[0043] (Temporary matching means) The preliminary matching means 244 has a function of preliminarily matching the job seeker and the employer. That is, the preliminary matching means 244 preliminarily matches the job seeker and the employer so that the job seeker can perform an on-site trial work at the employer's workplace. For example, when the job seeker selects Company A shown in FIG. 6a for the on-site trial work, the information acquisition means 241 acquires the selection information of Company A by the job seeker. Then, the information providing means 242 provides the job seeker information of the job seeker to the employer terminal device 4a. Thereafter, the information acquisition means 241 acquires the approach information (including approval information, hold information, rejection information, etc.) by the employer. When the approach information is approval information, the preliminary matching means 244 matches the employer and the job seeker. At this time, the preliminary matching means 244 provides the preliminary matching information to the employer terminal device 4a and the job seeker terminal device 4b.

[0044] That is, the preliminary matching means 244 compares the selection information by the job seeker and the approach information by the employer, and when they match, creates the preliminary matching information. This preliminary matching information includes two-dimensional code or barcode code information in which the employer information and the job seeker information are stored, an authentication number, a password, and the like. When the job seeker goes to work at the employer, the employer terminal device 4a reads the preliminary matching information displayed on the job seeker terminal device 4b. Thereby, the employer terminal device 4a can recognize the preliminarily matched job seeker, and the on-site trial work of the job seeker starts. The reading is not limited to this, and it may be executed by the job seeker terminal device 4b reading the preliminary matching information displayed on the employer terminal device 4a.

[0045] The timing for providing the decision-making information shown in FIG. 3 as described above is not particularly limited and may be during or after the trial employment. For example, when the job applicant leaves work upon completion of the trial employment, the employer terminal device 4a reads the provisional matching information displayed on the job applicant terminal device 4b. Thereby, it is recognized that the provisional matching has ended, and the information providing means 242 can provide the decision-making information to the employer terminal device 4a and the job applicant terminal device 4b. The reading is not limited to this, and it may also be executed when the job applicant terminal device 4b reads the provisional matching information displayed on the employer terminal device 4a.

[0046] (Comparison means) The comparison means 245 has a function of comparing the decision-making information of the employer (the first decision-making information) acquired by the information acquisition means 241 with the decision-making information of the job applicant (the second decision-making information). That is, the comparison means 245 refers to the decision-making table in the storage means 23 and compares these decision-making informations. For example, when the decision of the employer is "WORK" and the decision of the job applicant is "WORK", the comparison means 245 specifies the comparison result as "this matching" with reference to FIG. 3. Also, when either the decision of the employer or the decision of the job applicant is "PASS", the comparison means 245 specifies the comparison result as "withdrawal" with reference to FIG. 3.

[0047] Furthermore, when the decision of the employer is "RETRY" and the decision of the job applicant is "RETRY", the comparison means 245 specifies the comparison result as "continue provisional matching" with reference to FIG. 3. Similarly, when the decision of the employer is "RETRY" and the decision of the job applicant is "WORK", or when the decision of the employer is "WORK" and the decision of the job applicant is "RETRY", the comparison means 245 specifies the comparison result as "continue provisional matching" with reference to FIG. 3.

[0048] Here, the timing when the employer makes a decision on this matching and the timing when the job seeker makes a decision on this matching do not necessarily coincide. Therefore, the information acquisition means 241 may acquire the decision-making information from either the employer or the job seeker first. In this case, due to the deviation in the timing of receiving the decision-making information, there are 18 patterns in the comparison results in the decision-making table of FIG. 3. That is, in each comparison result in FIG. 3, there are cases where the employer's decision-making is earlier and cases where the job seeker's decision-making is earlier, so there are 18 patterns of 2×9. In this case, the information providing means 242 may provide waiting information for the terminal device 4 that provided the decision-making information first to wait for processing. Thereby, the employer or the job seeker who provided the decision-making information first can be informed of the current situation and a sense of security can be given.

[0049] (This matching determination means) The this matching determination means 246 has a function of determining whether to perform this matching based on the comparison result identified by the comparison means 245. Specifically, when the comparison result is "this matching", the this matching determination means 246 determines the this matching between the employer and the job seeker. Thereby, the employer will officially employ the job seeker, and the job seeker will work as a full-time employee. Also, when the comparison result is "temporary matching continuation", the this matching determination means 246 determines the continuation of the temporary matching between the employer and the job seeker. Thereby, the employer will extend the job seeker's trial employment, and the job seeker will experience the workplace again as a trial employment.

[0050] Also, when the comparison result is "withdrawal", the this matching determination means 246 determines the non-establishment of the this matching between the employer and the job seeker. Thereby, the matching between the employer and the job seeker will end. Note that the this matching determination means 246 may determine the this matching between the employer and the job seeker based on the evaluation information by the evaluation means 247.

[0051] This matching determination means 246 preferably makes a determination within a predetermined time. This predetermined time refers to the time from when the information providing means 242 provides the decision-making information shown in FIG. 3 to the terminal device 4 until the information acquisition means 241 acquires the decision-making information of the job seeker and the job applicant. The predetermined time is not particularly limited, but for example, it is set to 18 to 30 hours. This matching determination means 246 may set this predetermined time in advance or make a random determination. Based on the determination as described above, this matching determination means 246 creates this matching determination information. This matching determination information is the same as the provisional matching information.

[0052] (Evaluation means) The evaluation means 247 has a function of evaluating the job seeker and the job applicant. Specifically, the evaluation means 247 provides the evaluation item information stored in the storage means 23 to the job seeker terminal device 4a and the job applicant terminal device 4b. The job applicant and the job seeker evaluate each other based on the trial employment. Then, the job seeker terminal device 4a and the job applicant terminal device 4b respectively receive the input of the evaluation information by the job seeker and the job applicant. The evaluation means 247 evaluates the job seeker and the job applicant based on this evaluation information by acquiring this evaluation information.

[0053] For example, when the evaluation means 247 acquires "A" evaluation information from the job seeker terminal device 4a and "CCC" evaluation information from the job applicant terminal device 4b, the evaluation means 247 evaluates the job seeker as "good" and the job applicant as "very bad". This evaluation information is provided to and stored in the evaluation table shown in FIG. 4. Thereby, for each job seeker, the evaluation of the job applicant and the evaluation of the job seeker are managed on the evaluation table.

[0054] When the evaluation means 247 acquires evaluation information from the job seeker terminal device 4a and the job applicant terminal device 4b, it can also quantify the respective evaluation information. For example, the storage means 23 stores, corresponding to numerical values from 1 to 5, as the evaluation goes from "B" (numerical value 0) to "AAA" in accordance with the increase from "BB" evaluation. In this case, the evaluation means 247 can also total the scores corresponding to the evaluation information from the parties who have been evaluated by the job applicant and the job seeker so far. Thereby, the market evaluations (market values) of the job applicant and the job seeker are calculated.

[0055] In addition, the evaluation means 247 can also provide the terminal device 4 with free description item information in which the job applicant and the job seeker can freely describe evaluations. In this case, since the job applicant and the job seeker input evaluations in characters such as text, the evaluation means 247 acquires the evaluation information of the character information. The evaluation means 247 can also assign the above-mentioned alphabet evaluation information to the character information. For example, if the evaluation information is character information such as "The attitude is very bad", the evaluation means 247 can assign alphabet evaluation information of "CCC".

[0056] In this way, the evaluation means 247 can acquire the evaluation information by the job seeker and the evaluation information by the job applicant. Therefore, based on the evaluation from the job applicant, an incentive can be given to the job seeker to improve the education of the staff and the workplace environment. Also, based on the evaluation from the job seeker, a motivation can be given to the job applicant to improve the drawbacks and increase the next matching probability. Note that the evaluation means 247 may execute the evaluation after the temporary matching is completed or may always execute the evaluation during the trial employment.

[0057] (Others) The control means 24 may have matching promotion means (not shown). The matching system 1 of the present embodiment executes the function of the main matching after the preliminary matching is completed. However, the timing when the job seeker makes a decision on the main matching does not necessarily coincide with the timing when the job applicant makes a decision on the main matching. Therefore, when the information acquisition means 241 acquires the "WORK" decision-making information from either the job seeker or the job applicant first, the matching promotion means may provide promotion information to the other party who will make a decision later to urge them to make a "WORK" decision. That is, the matching promotion means has a function of providing, as promotion information, the decision-making information acquired from either the job seeker or the job applicant to the other party before acquiring the decision-making information from the other party of the job seeker and the job applicant.

[0058] Such promotion information includes, in addition to positive character information such as "The other party is WORK", "I want to work together", "I want to contribute", etc., incentive information such as enlarging, lighting, or decorating the "WORK" display in Fig. 6b. Thus, when the job seeker and the job applicant are hesitating between "WORK" and "RETRY", they can know the decision of the other party, so they can be encouraged to select the "WORK" decision.

[0059] Also, the control means 24 may have main matching retention means (not shown). In the matching system 1 of the present embodiment, if the job seeker makes a "WORK" decision but the job applicant makes a "PASS" decision, the main matching will not be established. In this case, the job seeker has the intention to employ the job applicant. Therefore, within a certain period from the decision of the non-establishment of the main matching, the main matching may be established only by recontact from the job applicant. That is, the main matching retention means has a function of automatically establishing the main matching between the job seeker and the job applicant based on the re-input information by acquiring the re-input information from the job applicant terminal device 4b.

[0060] The fixed period can be set to various periods in the job seeker information, such as one day, one week, one month, one year, etc. In such a case, after the determination of non - establishment of this matching, this matching retention means can provide priority information such as "job offer" to the job seeker terminal device 4b, for example. In this way, even if the matching fails due to the job seeker's "withdrawal" decision, within a certain period, the matching can be preferentially carried out. Therefore, the employer can obtain a period to secure excellent talents. On the other hand, the job seeker can obtain a period to search for other employers while maintaining the right to join the said employer.

[0061] Also, the control means 24 may have a matching withdrawal means (not shown). In the matching system 1 of this embodiment, a job seeker may perform temporary matching with a plurality of employers simultaneously in parallel. Even in this case, a job seeker cannot join multiple employers under the same conditions. Therefore, when a formal matching with one employer is established, the matching with other employers can be withdrawn. That is, when the comparison result between the job seeker and one employer is "WORK" and the comparison result between the job seeker and another employer is "RETRY", the matching withdrawal means has a function of canceling the temporary matching with the said other employer.

[0062] Specifically, the matching withdrawal means provides information to the job seeker terminal 4b on whether to withdraw the matching with the employer with whom the temporary matching is ongoing. Based on the input of the job seeker, the matching withdrawal means cancels the said temporary matching. Thereby, the job seeker can join the employer with whom the formal matching is established and can cancel the relationship with the employer with whom the temporary matching is canceled. Also, when the comparison results with a plurality of employers are "RETRY", the matching withdrawal means can also cancel one of the temporary matchings.

[0063] Note that the matching rejection means can cancel not only the preliminary matching but also the final matching. In this case, since it includes the meaning of rejecting an offer, the evaluation means 247 records a low evaluation of the job seeker in the storage means 23, and the job seeker terminal device 4b may receive penalty information by the warning means described later.

[0064] Furthermore, the control means 24 may have a warning means (not shown). The employer makes a decision on this matching based on the evaluation of the job seeker obtained through the job seeker's trial employment. However, it may not always be possible to make an appropriate evaluation only based on the time during the trial employment period. Therefore, when the employer makes a decision, the warning means may refer to the evaluation table and provide the matching performance and evaluation information (past information) of the job seeker. That is, the warning means has a function of providing the past information of the job seeker to the employer terminal device 4a before acquiring the decision-making information of the employer.

[0065] Also, the warning means may have a function of referring to the evaluation table and providing warning information to expel an employer or a job seeker with an evaluation that does not meet a predetermined standard (extremely poor evaluation) from the matching system 1, or providing penalty information for imposing a predetermined penalty to the terminal device 4. Note that the warning means may function during the preliminary matching or during the final matching.

[0066] Furthermore, the control means 24 may have a final matching reconsideration means (not shown). In the matching system 1 of the present embodiment, neither the employer nor the job seeker can know the intention of the other party at the time of decision-making. Therefore, a situation may occur where the final matching does not succeed contrary to expectations. In such a case, when the comparison result is "rejected", the final matching reconsideration means provides reconsideration information indicating that the terminal device 4 that has made a "PASS" decision is to confirm the decision again.

[0067] Specifically, when the comparison result is "rejection", this matching reconsideration means may have a function of providing, as reconsideration information, character information, image information, evaluation information, etc. indicating reconsideration for a certain period of time. As a result, job seekers and employers can make a time for making a new decision after knowing the intention of the other party. Therefore, the probability of this matching can be increased.

[0068] <Reading means> The reading means 25 has a function of reading code information etc. displayed on the display means 22. The reading means 25 is composed of an imaging means such as a camera. By the reading means 25 reading code information etc., the information recorded therein can be displayed on the display means of the terminal device 4 or stored in the storage means. For example, the reading means 25 can acquire job seeker information recorded therein by imaging temporary matching information (for example, a two-dimensional code) displayed on the terminal device 4.

[0069] <Communication means> The communication means 26 has a function of communicating with the terminal device 4 via the network 3. That is, the communication means 26 has a function as a receiving unit for receiving various data and signals transmitted from the terminal device 4 and a function as a transmitting unit for transmitting various data and signals to the terminal device 4 in accordance with a command from the control means 24. The communication means 26 is realized by, for example, a network interface having communication protocols such as NIC and TCP / IP.

[0070] 2. Network The network 3 is composed of the Internet, a LAN (Local Area Network), a VAN (Value Added Network), etc. Also, the network 3 may be any of a wired network, a wireless network, or a combination thereof. The network 3 is constructed by, for example, Ethernet (registered trademark), a public telephone line network, a wireless communication network, a mobile phone line network, etc.

[0071] 3. Terminal Device Next, the terminal device 4 will be described. The terminal device 4 is composed of, for example, a mobile phone terminal, a smartphone, a personal computer, a tablet, etc. The terminal device 4 can request the matching device 2 to provide various information via the network 3.

[0072] As shown in FIG. 1, the terminal device 4 includes an applicant terminal device 4a and a job seeker terminal device 4b. These terminal devices 4, similar to the matching device 2, are provided with an input means, a display means, a storage means, a control means, a reading means, and a communication means. These respective parts are communicably connected to each other by a data bus. Also, since the configuration of each of these parts is the same as that of each part of the matching device 2, the description thereof will be omitted.

[0073] According to the matching system 1 of the present invention as described above, an applicant and a job seeker can be easily matched. Therefore, the applicant can significantly reduce the costs and time involved in the recruitment activities. On the other hand, the job seeker can significantly reduce the costs and labor involved in the job hunting activities.

[0074] C. Operational Processing of the Matching System 1. Preliminary Matching Next, the operation process of the matching system of the present embodiment will be described in detail. FIG. 7 is a flowchart showing the operation process of the preliminary matching of the matching system according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

[0075] First, the employer registers as a user of the matching system 1 using the employer terminal device 4a. The employer terminal device 4a provides employer information such as the employer's name, address, and occupation type to the matching device 2 (S1a). On the other hand, the job seeker registers as a user of the matching system 1 using the job seeker terminal device 4b. The job seeker terminal device 4b provides job seeker information such as the job seeker's name, address, and age to the matching device 2 (S1b). The control means 24 of the matching device 2 acquires the job seeker information and the employer information as user information (S2). Next, the control means 24 assigns IDs to the employer and the job seeker, and provides the ID information to the employer terminal device 4a and the job seeker terminal device 4b (S3). Then, the control means 24 provides the employer information to the job seeker terminal device 4b (S4).

[0076] The job seeker examines the employer information and expresses a job application desire to the employer the job seeker wishes to match with. That is, the job seeker terminal device 4b provides the job seeker's employer selection information to the matching device 2 (S5). The control means 24 of the matching device 2 that has acquired the selection information provides the job seeker information of the job seeker to the employer terminal device 4a (S6). Then, the employer terminal device 4a that has acquired the job seeker information displays the job seeker information (S7). As a result, the employer browses the job seeker information and examines the content. As a result of the examination by the employer, the employer approaches the job seeker. That is, the employer terminal device 4a provides approach information (approval information) for approving the selection information indicating the job application desire of the job seeker to the matching device 2 (S8).

[0077] The control means 24 of the matching device 2 compares the selection information by the job seeker with the approach information by the employer. When the selection information and the approach information match, the control means 24 determines that a temporary match has been established (S9). After that, the control means 24 provides the temporary match information to the employer terminal device 4a and the job seeker terminal device 4b (S10). Then, a temporary employment is established in the employer terminal device 4a (S11a).

[0078] On the other hand, in the job seeker's terminal device 4b, a tentative employment is established (S11b). As a result, the processing of the matching device 2 ends. Thereafter, schedule adjustment and the like are performed between the employer's terminal device 4a and the job seeker's terminal device 4b. Then, the job seeker can go to the employer's workplace and perform a trial employment for a certain period. On the other hand, the employer can accept the job seeker and perform an acceptance experience for a certain period.

[0079] 2. Final Matching Next, the operation process of this matching of the matching system of the present embodiment will be described in detail. FIGS. 8 to 10 are flowcharts for explaining the flow of this matching process of the matching system according to the first embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 8 shows the case where this matching is established, FIG. 9 shows the case where a tentative matching (trial employment) continues, and FIG. 10 shows the case where this matching is not established.

[0080] (1) This matching (actual employment) is established After the job seeker's trial employment ends, the matching system 1 provides a function of determining whether to perform this matching between the job seeker and the employer. First, the control means 24 of the matching device 2 provides the determination information on whether to perform this matching and the evaluation item information to the employer's terminal device 4a and the job seeker's terminal device 4b (S21).

[0081] The display means of the employer's terminal device 4a that has acquired the evaluation item information displays the evaluation item information. The employer inputs an evaluation of the job seeker felt through the acceptance experience of the job seeker. As a result, the employer's terminal device 4a provides the evaluation information to the matching device 2 (S22a). Next, the display means of the employer's terminal device 4a displays the determination information. The employer inputs a determination on whether to formally employ the job seeker through the acceptance experience of the job seeker. Here, the employer inputs "WORK". As a result, the employer's terminal device 4a provides the determination information of "WORK" to the matching device 2 (S23a).

[0082] On the one hand, the display means of the job seeker terminal device 4b that has acquired the evaluation item information displays the evaluation item information. The job seeker inputs an evaluation of the employer felt through the trial employment. As a result, the job seeker terminal device 4b provides the evaluation information to the matching device 2 (S22b). Next, the display means of the job seeker terminal device 4b displays the decision-making information. The job seeker inputs a decision on whether to formally join the company through the trial employment. Here, the job seeker inputs "WORK". As a result, the job seeker terminal device 4b provides the decision-making information of "WORK" to the matching device 2 (S23b).

[0083] The matching device 2 acquires the evaluation information and the decision-making information from the employer terminal device 4a and the job seeker terminal device 4b (S24). The control means 24 of the matching device 2 refers to the decision-making table, compares the decision-making information (the first decision-making information) from the employer terminal device 4a with the decision-making information (the second decision-making information) from the job seeker terminal device 4b, and specifies the comparison result (S25). Then, the control means 24 determines the current matching based on the comparison result (S26). After that, the control means 24 provides the current matching decision information to the employer terminal device 4a and the job seeker terminal device 4b (S27).

[0084] As a result, the current matching is established between the employer and the job seeker, and the processing of the matching device 2 ends. After that, conditions such as the employment date are determined between the job seeker and the employer. The job seeker formally joins the employer. On the other hand, the employer formally hires the job seeker. Note that the order of step S22a and step S22b and the order of step S23a and step 23b are not limited to the above, and may be reversed.

[0085] (2) Continuation of Provisional Matching (Trial Employment) After the job seeker's trial employment ends, the matching system 1 provides a function of determining whether to perform the current matching between the job seeker and the employer. First, the control means 24 of the matching device 2 provides the decision-making information on whether to perform the current matching and the evaluation item information to the employer terminal device 4a and the job seeker terminal device 4b (S31).

[0086] The display means of the job seeker terminal device 4a that has acquired the evaluation item information displays the evaluation item information. The job seeker inputs an evaluation of the job applicant felt through the job applicant's acceptance experience. Thereby, the job seeker terminal device 4a provides the evaluation information to the matching device 2 (S32a). Next, the display means of the job seeker terminal device 4a displays the decision-making information. The job seeker inputs a decision on whether to formally employ the job applicant through the job applicant's acceptance experience (S33a). Here, the job seeker inputs "RETRY". Thereby, the job seeker terminal device 4a provides the decision-making information of "RETRY" to the matching device 2 (S33a).

[0087] On the other hand, the display means of the job applicant terminal device 4b that has acquired the evaluation item information displays the evaluation item information. The job applicant inputs an evaluation of the job seeker felt through the trial employment. Thereby, the job applicant terminal device 4b provides the evaluation information to the matching device 2 (S32b). Next, the display means of the job applicant terminal device 4b displays the decision-making information. The job applicant inputs a decision on whether to formally join the company through the trial employment. Here, the job applicant inputs "RETRY". Thereby, the job applicant terminal device 4b provides the decision-making information of "RETRY" to the matching device 2 (S33b).

[0088] The matching device 2 acquires the evaluation information and the decision-making information from the job seeker terminal device 4a and the job applicant terminal device 4b (S34). The control means 24 of the matching device 2 refers to the decision-making table, compares the decision-making information (the first decision-making information) from the job seeker terminal device 4a with the decision-making information (the second decision-making information) from the job applicant terminal device 4b, and specifies the comparison result (S35). Then, the control means 24 determines to continue the tentative matching based on the comparison result (S36). After that, the control means 24 provides the tentative matching continuation information to the job seeker terminal device 4a and the job applicant terminal device 4b (S37).

[0089] As a result, the tentative matching between the job seeker and the job applicant continues, and the processing of the matching device 2 ends. Thereafter, the schedule adjustment for continuing the tentative employment is carried out between the job seeker terminal device 4a and the job applicant terminal device 4b. Then, the job applicant continues the tentative employment with the job seeker. On the other hand, the job seeker extends the tentative employment of the job applicant. Note that the order of step S32a and step S32b and step S33a and step 33b is not limited to the above, and may be reversed. Also, in step S33a, when the decision of the job seeker is "WORK", or in step S33b, when the decision of the job applicant is "WORK", the processing proceeds to steps S34 to S37.

[0090] (3) This matching is not established (withdrawal from the company during the probation period) After the job applicant's probationary employment ends, the matching system 1 provides a function of determining whether to perform a final match between the job applicant and the job seeker. First, the control means 24 of the matching device 2 provides the job seeker terminal device 4a and the job applicant terminal device 4b with decision-making information on whether to perform a final match and evaluation item information (S41).

[0091] The display means of the job seeker terminal device 4a that has acquired the evaluation item information displays the evaluation item information. The job seeker inputs an evaluation of the job applicant felt through the job applicant's acceptance experience. As a result, the job seeker terminal device 4a provides the evaluation information to the matching device 2 (S42a). Next, the display means of the job seeker terminal device 4a displays the decision-making information. The job seeker inputs a decision on whether to formally employ the job applicant through the job applicant's acceptance experience. Here, the job seeker inputs "PASS". As a result, the job seeker terminal device 4a provides the decision-making information of "PASS" to the matching device 2 (S43a).

[0092] On the one hand, the display means of the job seeker terminal device 4b that has acquired the evaluation item information displays the evaluation item information. The job seeker inputs an evaluation of the employer felt through the trial employment. Thereby, the job seeker terminal device 4b provides the evaluation information to the matching device 2 (S42b). Next, the display means of the job seeker terminal device 4b displays the decision-making information. The job seeker inputs a decision on whether to formally join the company through the trial employment. Here, the job seeker inputs "PASS". Thereby, the job seeker terminal device 4b provides the decision-making information of "PASS" to the matching device 2 (S43b).

[0093] The matching device 2 acquires the evaluation information and the decision-making information from the employer terminal device 4a and the job seeker terminal device 4b (S44). The control means 24 of the matching device 2 refers to the decision-making table, compares the decision-making information (the first decision-making information) from the employer terminal device 4a with the decision-making information (the second decision-making information) from the job seeker terminal device 4b, and specifies the comparison result (S45). Then, the control means 24 determines the non-establishment of this matching based on the comparison result (S46). After that, the control means 24 provides the non-establishment information of this matching to the employer terminal device 4a and the job seeker terminal device 4b (S47).

[0094] As a result, the matching between the employer and the job seeker is not established, and the process ends. The job seeker will look for another employer, and the employer will wait for the next job seeker. Note that the order of step S42a and step S42b, and step S43a and step 43b is not limited to the above, and it may be reversed. Also, in step S43a, when the employer's decision is "WORK" or "RETRY", or in step S43b, when the job seeker's decision is "WORK" or "RETRY", the process proceeds to steps S44 to S47.

[0095] As described above, the above-described processing method can be created by a program executed by a computer. Such a program is realized by a CPU, a microprocessor, a GPU (graphic processing unit), a RAM, a ROM, etc. That is, it is also possible to create a program that causes a computer to execute the input means 21, the display means 22, the storage means 23, the control means 24, the reading means 25, and the communication means 26 of the matching system 1 of the present embodiment. Such a program is stored in the storage means 23 of the matching device 2 and the storage means of the terminal device 4.

[0096] <<Second Embodiment>> Next, a second embodiment of the matching system of the present invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings. FIG. 11 is a schematic diagram showing the configuration of a terminal device of the matching system according to the second embodiment of the present invention. Hereinafter, the second embodiment will be described, but the description will focus on the differences from the above-described first embodiment, and the description of the same matters will be omitted. Note that the same reference numerals are used for the same configurations as those in the above-described first embodiment.

[0097] The matching device of the present embodiment is the same as the matching device 2 of the first embodiment except that it classifies and provides regular employment matching and non-regular employment matching. The job seeker information acquired by the information acquisition means 241 includes non-regular employment information and regular employment information. The control means 24 of the matching device of the present embodiment has a classification means for classifying the acquired job seeker information into non-regular employment information and regular employment information.

[0098] Non-regular employment information includes information such as part-time job information, part-time work information, contract employee information, dispatched labor information, and temporary staff information. Regular employment information includes full-time employee information. The storage means 23 stores the classified information. The information providing means 242 refers to the storage means 23 and provides the classified information to the terminal device 4. As a result, the display means of the terminal device 4 displays "regular employment" and "non-regular employment" as shown in FIG. 11. Thus, since the job seeker information is classified into regular employment information and non-regular employment information, job seekers can easily access the information they need.

[0099] The classification means can further subdivide the non-regular employment information into part-time job information, contract employee information, etc. As a result, the subdivided non-regular employment information is displayed on the display means of the terminal device 4. Therefore, job seekers can easily access the information they need for each employment form. Such classified information is provided as job seeker information to the job seeker terminal device 4b in step S4 of FIG. 7.

[0100] According to the matching device of the present embodiment as described above, since the job seeker information is classified based on the employment form, job seekers can search for job seekers who offer the desired employment form. Also, when "regular employment" is selected, an experience employment is conducted on the premise of regular employment, so this matching is likely to be established for both job seekers and employers. Note that the matching system of the present embodiment has the same effects as those of the matching system 1 of the first embodiment.

[0101] As described above, the matching system, matching device, and matching program of the present invention have been described based on preferred embodiments, but the present invention is not limited to this, and the configuration of each part can be replaced with any configuration having the same function. Also, any other arbitrary means or components may be added to the present invention. Further, the present invention may be a combination of any two or more configurations (features) among the above-described embodiments.

Explanation of Reference Numerals

[0102] 1... Matching system, 2... Server device (matching device) 21... Input means, 22... Display means, 23... Storage means, 24... Control means 241... Information acquisition means, 242... Information provision means, 243... Display control means, 244... Temporary matching means, 245... Comparison means, 246... Final matching determination means, 247... Evaluation means, 25... Reading means, 26... Communication means, 3... Network, 4... Terminal device 4a... Job seeker terminal device, 4b... Job applicant terminal device

Claims

1. A matching device used for matching an employer and a job seeker, provisional matching means for provisionally matching the employer and the job seeker so that the job seeker can have a trial employment with the employer; information providing means for providing decision-making information for final matching to formally match the employer and the job seeker; information acquisition means for acquiring first decision-making information indicating the decision of the employer from the employer and second decision-making information indicating the decision of the job seeker from the job seeker; comparison means for comparing the first decision-making information of the employer and the second decision-making information of the job seeker; final matching decision means for determining the final matching based on the comparison result by the comparison means, and having: the decision-making information includes character information of WORK, RETRY, and PASS, the final matching decision means is characterized in that when the first decision-making information and / or the second decision-making information is RETRY, it determines to continue the provisional matching between the employer and the job seeker. A matching device.

2. The matching device according to claim 1, wherein the information providing means provides the decision-making information to the employer and the job seeker after the trial employment ends.

3. The provisional matching means provides provisional matching information including the employer information of the employer and the job seeker information of the job seeker to the employer and the job seeker, The matching device according to claim 2, wherein the information providing means provides the decision-making information to the employer and the job seeker after the information acquisition means acquires the provisional matching information from the employer or the job seeker.

4. The matching device according to claim 1, wherein the final matching decision means determines the final matching between the employer and the job seeker when the first decision-making information is WORK and the second decision-making information is WORK.

5. The matching device according to claim 1, wherein the final matching decision means determines that the final matching between the employer and the job seeker is not established when either one of the first decision-making information and the second decision-making information is PASS.

6. The information providing means provides evaluation item information for evaluating the employer and the job seeker to the employer and the job seeker, The matching device according to claim 1, further comprising evaluation means for obtaining evaluation information of the applicant for the job seeker and evaluation information of the job seeker for the applicant, and evaluating the applicant and the job seeker.

7. A matching system used for matching an applicant and a job seeker, including a matching device and terminal devices of the applicant and the job seeker, The matching device is Provisional matching means for provisionally matching the applicant and the job seeker so that the job seeker can experience joining the company of the applicant, Information providing means for providing the terminal device with decision-making information for formal matching of the applicant and the job seeker, Information acquisition means for acquiring, from the terminal device, first decision-making information indicating the decision of the applicant and second decision-making information indicating the decision of the job seeker, Comparison means for comparing the first decision-making information of the applicant and the second decision-making information of the job seeker, Final matching decision means for determining the final matching based on the comparison result by the comparison means, The decision-making information includes character information of WORK, RETRY, and PASS, The final matching decision means is characterized in that when the first decision-making information and / or the second decision-making information is RETRY, it determines to continue the provisional matching between the applicant and the job seeker.

8. A matching program used for matching an applicant and a job seeker, Provisional matching means for provisionally matching the applicant and the job seeker so that the job seeker can experience joining the company of the applicant, Information providing means for providing decision-making information for formal matching of the applicant and the job seeker, Information acquisition means for acquiring first decision-making information indicating the decision of the applicant from the applicant and second decision-making information indicating the decision of the job seeker from the job seeker, Comparison means for comparing the first decision-making information of the applicant and the second decision-making information of the job seeker, Functioning a computer as final matching decision means for determining the final matching based on the comparison result by the comparison means, The decision-making information includes character information of WORK, RETRY, and PASS, The matching determination means determines to continue the tentative matching between the job seeker and the job applicant when the first decision-making information and / or the second decision-making information is the RETRY. A matching program characterized by this.

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