One hundred and fifty Guizhou workers were recruited Tuesday by local manufacturers - they need not to step foot outside the city - thanks to Shenzhen's first online interview system.
Factories, which used to hold job fairs to recruit workers in inland areas, can now save time and expense through the newly launched platform.
Developed by the municipal labor and social security bureau, the system provides free online instant video communication for local companies and workers living in impoverished inland areas, most of which are listed on the city's assistance list.
In an interview Tuesday, He Jun, a human resources manager from Shenzhen Kaifa Technology Co. Ltd., recruited 30 assembly line workers from Guizhou.
"The system enables us to examine candidates' eyesight and numeracy skills, which are basic requirements for assembly-line staff," he said.
Deng Zhizhi, a 16-year-old graduate from a vocational school in Qinnan in Guizhou, finished her first interview with the company in just 10 minutes. Without the need to travel to Shenzhen for the screening, she said the interview was reliable and could help prevent people from falling into traps.
Li Zhuo, director of the Shenzhen municipal labor bureau's employment management department, said the online interview platform is now operating in Guiyang, Bijie and Qinnan in Guizhou Province.
"We are now planning to set up the system in another 20 needy areas including Heyuan and Meizhou in Guangdong and Chongqing Municipality."
He said the system would be installed around the Pearl River Delta region in the future, to broaden local companies' choice in selecting qualified staff.
Employers can also hold online examinations for candidates, publish vacancies and browse applicants' resumes.
Shenzhen manufacturers wishing to recruit workers from rural areas in Guiyang, Bijie, Qinnan, Chongqing and Wushan can now register with the municipal labor and social security bureau. Publication of vacancies and the online interview service are free.
"Interviews will be arranged once local labor bureaus find appropriate candidates," Li said.
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