The metaverse is making inroads on the job recruitment fronts in Japan. According to local reports, a mega metaverse job fair was hosted on January 27, with over 2,000 students participating in the experience. The students used avatars to communicate and review the progress of work available in different booths controlled by various companies.
Japan Embraces the Metaverse for Recruitment
Metaverse technology is beginning to change the job search and recruiting landscape in Japan. More than 2,000 students attended a metaverse job fair, which allowed them to use digital avatars to communicate with recruiters and examine the possibilities of each available job opening.
Due to anonymity in the metaverse, participants were allowed to ask questions about sensitive matters related to these job postings, according to reports of the Asahi Shimbun. 179 companies participated in this effort, which was organized by Neo Career Co., which handled work-related activities, and X Inc., which handled metaverse-related tasks.
The companies stated that this was probably one of the biggest events of its kind in Japan, and also reinforced the advantages that the metaverse brings to these recruitment processes. Neo Career’s Taiki Nishino stated:
The metaverse makes it possible both to take advantage of online meetings in which students from distant areas can participate, and to maintain the spontaneity of meeting and conversation that occurs in face-to-face job fairs.
The future of the metaverse: digital presence
While some have been pessimistic about the use of metaverse tools in meetings, others have come out in favor of the impact this technology could have on the industry. Satya Nadella, CEO of Microsoft, the software company, praised the technology in these initiatives. In a recent meeting with Klaus Schwab, president of the World Economic Forum (WEF), he explained that he believed the sense of presence that metaverse apps brought to the table was “a game changer.”
The company has been working with the WEF to build an initiative called the Global Collaboration Village, which aims to make the Davos meetings evergreen by using metaverse technology for leaders to communicate throughout the year.
Other institutions in Japan are already using metaverse technology to allow people to establish their digital presence. For example, in October Toda City reported that it was using metaverse tools to allow students to take classes from home as a way to combat truancy. In July, the University of Tokyo announced that it would use metaverse tools to offer engineering courses and educate students about the metaverse and its functions.
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