Recruitment interviews Major Sompo Insurance responds online. New Corona infection prevention June 1, 14:28

A major company's recruitment interview for university students graduating next spring has started in earnest, and a major non-life insurance company is all online to prevent infection with the new coronavirus.

Mitsui Sumitomo Insurance plans to hire about 300 people nationwide this year, and to prevent the spread of the new coronavirus, we will do all the interviews online.

At the head office in Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, which started on the 1st, each employee entered a dedicated booth, using a computer or tablet terminal.

To prevent students from getting nervous, about one-third of the 15 to 20-minute interviews should be held for chats that are not directly related to hiring, and the staff in charge should try and make mistakes to bring out the attractiveness and personality of students. was doing.

On the other hand, there were problems such as the inability to start the interview at the scheduled time because the network connection with the student was not stable, and the voice being interrupted in the middle, so the company hurriedly continued the interview with the mobile phone. I was responding.

Ms. Ui Hosaka, Director of the Maritime Human Resources Department at Mitsui Sumitomo, said, "I couldn't meet the student directly, so I was very worried about how to identify the person. It may be difficult to convey enthusiasm and aspirations on the screen. I want to listen to each one carefully. "