Metaverse Is Where It's All Happening on the Japan Job Front

The Asahi Shimbun (Japan)

Hideaki Ishiyama

January 28, 2023

On Jan. 27, about 2,000 Japanese college students participated in the largest job fair ever held in the metaverse, hosted by Neo Career Co. and X Inc. The students and recruiters from 179 companies were represented by avatars. Company officials discussed job requirements, while students were able to ask questions. The event offered anonymity to students, who were required to provide their names and contact details only if they downloaded data from companies in which they were interested. Said Neo Career's Taiki Nishino, "The metaverse allows for both taking advantage of online meetings in which students from distant areas can take part as well as maintaining the spontaneity of meeting and conversing that occurs in face-to-face job fairs."