GPS + Jobs + Mobile = Future of Contract Staffing?

Mobile technology is changing the way we live and work.

In Japan, a new generation of job-seekers are using a company called Otetsudai Networks to secure part-time work. While contract staffing is nothing new in the U.S., Otetsudai has come up with an interesting solution to hiring temporary resources. Otetsudai Networks is a GPS (location-based) job finding mobile service that matches part-time employees with potential employers.

How does the GPS service help Job-seekers?

Job-seekers subscribe to the service by completing a mini-C.V. detailing their core skills and expertise. The job-seeker have the option of getting job updates by taking a “GPS reading” on their phone. The candidate’s information is added to the pool of available candidates shown to prospective employers. Once a new opportunity becomes available, the job-seeker is immediately notified on their mobile device of potential employment opportunities within their proximity.

How does Otetsudai’s service help employers?

The service particularly caters to businesses seeking to hire immediate resources with specific skills. Once an employer signs up for the service, they can send requests for immediate help to the Otetsudai Network. Whether the employer is seeking someone for an hour, or all day, Otetsudai sends a list of available prospect candidates within the employer’s immediate proximity. The list shows each candidate’s qualifications, how other employers have rated their work and exactly how far away they are. Employers seeking immediate help will typically receive a list of half a dozen or more people within a few minutes.

As location-based services (LBS) increase in popularity, it’s not hard to envision a day when U.S. companies begin leveraging this technology as a method for staffing its temporary workforce. Although still in its infancy, Layar offers an augmented reality app that provides job-seekers a way to identify new opportunities by scanning what’s around you. It’s simply a matter of time before we see U.S. companies adopting the Otetsudai model of leveraging GPS to help mobilize a ready-made talent pool.

Does this still sound too good to be true? Watch the video below…

Key principles for recruitment and HR in though times by Jeroen Spierings

We all know that times are tough right now. However, as Jeroen Spierings suggests, this is precisely the time to take advantage of the time to rethink and revamp our recruitment strategies.

Check out this fantastic presentation by Jeroen Spierings:

Mobile Web is About to Boom

Steven Rothberg says:

Is there any doubt by anyone that the way that Gen Y communicates is fundamentally different from the way previous generations communicated? I don’t believe that the ways that Gen Y communicates are better or worse but they certainly are different. For example, this is the first generation to have grown up with cell phones.

Mobile Web is About to Boom : CollegeRecruiter.com Blog.

Amitai Givertz on Internet Recruiting 2.0 - The Flow of Information

It’s a shame this video has no audio…

..but here’s a transcript from the original presentation delivered to the Human Capital Institute in February, 2008.

Michael Marlatt at ERE Expo Fall 2008

For anyone who missed my discussion at ERE this year in Hollywood, FL, you can catch the abbreviated (8 min.) version here. Enjoy!

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