"OB Visit" Online Prevention of New Virus Infection March 4 15:04
To prevent the spread of the new coronavirus infection, some companies are conducting online so-called “OB visits” using smartphone apps to meet with students seeking employment.
Last month, a major advertising company, Dentsu, found out that employees working in the headquarters building had been infected with the new coronavirus, and has now switched to working from home as a rule.
At the same time, the “OB visit”, in which employees meet with students who wish to find employment, uses a smartphone app instead of meeting directly.
On the 3rd, Kento Shibata, a third-year student attending a university in Tokyo, wore a suit at home and used an application to call Dentsu employee Masaya Yomaru.
For about an hour, Shibata asked Yomaru who moved to the screen of his smartphone how challenging his job was, and asked for advice on how to write an entry sheet.
This app is developed by a company that provides employment support, etc., which means that about 100,000 employees and students of various companies are registered.
Mr. Shibata said, "I am not able to visit OBs freely because of the new coronavirus, so I would like to actively engage in online activities."
"I thought that at home, students had the advantage of being able to relax and talk without being nervous. I am working from home, but I want to meet the needs of students as much as possible." I was talking.
Job hunting for university students who graduate next spring has begun full-scale this month, but in order to prevent the spread of the new coronavirus, large-scale joint company briefings have been discontinued one after another, and recruitment interviews have been conducted online. The impact is spreading, such as companies starting to do so.