Hello Work offices to facilitate online job hunting from home with IT upgrades

The Hello Work chain of public job-placement offices will facilitate job searches from home and improve its usability by employers by adopting more information technology. The changes are aimed at promoting smoother matches between job seekers and companies, said an official of the labor ministry, which runs the chain. Job seekers can currently only browse a limited amount of the network's job information on the internet and must visit a Hello Work office to get the full details. Starting in January, however, they will be able to access all of the information via personal computers and smartphones, after registering at one of the offices. By setting up personal pages on Hello Work's computer system, they will also be able to save their data on their search conditions and job offers.