Aijob Utilizes Eightfold® to Aid Norway in Reducing Unemployment
Technology Category
- Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) - Private Cloud
- Platform as a Service (PaaS) - Application Development Platforms
Applicable Industries
- Education
Applicable Functions
- Product Research & Development
Use Cases
- Personnel Tracking & Monitoring
- Time Sensitive Networking
Services
- Training
About The Customer
Aijob is a private company co-funded by Innovation Norway, the country’s most important instrument for the development of Norwegian enterprises and industry. Aijob’s mission is to assist the Norwegian Labor and Welfare Administration, along with the 200 counseling agencies it funds, to place unemployed citizens into private- and public-sector jobs. Aijob manages worker profiles in a central Eightfold-powered database, which is accessible by counseling agencies, government employers, and businesses in the private sector. Workers create their profiles, including formal work experience as well as interests, hobbies, and volunteer experience that may be relevant to job opportunities.
The Challenge
Norway is grappling with the challenge of reducing the cost of its welfare system, which annually incurs billions of kroner in benefits for over 100,000 citizens. The country is also striving to improve the efficiency of reintegrating people into the workforce. Many job seekers, especially those who have been unemployed for a long time, struggle to align their skills with the evolving demands of a dynamic job market. These individuals often find it difficult to bridge the gap between their skills and the needs of a modern workplace. Traditional resume processing methods are slow and ineffective at matching these individuals to suitable jobs, which discourages unemployed individuals from seeking new employment.
The Solution
Aijob, a private company co-funded by Innovation Norway, selected the Eightfold Talent Intelligence Platform after evaluating hundreds of tools and considering the development of its own software. The platform was chosen for its ability to match the right person to the right opportunity, identify skills gaps and training requirements, and assess each individual’s potential to succeed in a given job. The Talent Intelligence Platform offered the innovative approach needed to analyze job seekers and job requirements in a new way. It could surface more potential matches between available workers and jobs, and provide the insights and strategies needed to transition jobless citizens back into the workforce. The platform's ease of use was a major consideration for Aijob. It was found to be very intuitive for job-placement agency counselors, workers, and hiring managers. Mobile access and user interface localization further enhanced the user experience.
Operational Impact
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