Handa City aims to conduct a recruitment exam that can grasp the personality of each applicant from multiple perspectives, and will experimentally introduce AI interviews in the Handa City Staff Recruitment Exam (summer schedule) for fiscal year 2026.

Background

In recent years, AI-powered recruitment selection has been expanding in private companies, and municipalities are also reviewing their recruitment methods. Handa City has been reviewing its recruitment exams to make them more accessible, such as abolishing civil service exams and introducing the test center method. This AI interview is being introduced as part of these efforts, and will examine the potential for evaluating individuals from multiple perspectives, not just through face-to-face interviews.

What is an AI Interview?

An AI interview is conducted in a conversational format with an AI, where applicants not only answer questions displayed on the screen but also respond to follow-up questions based on their answers.

Exam Outline

Target Exam: Handa City Staff Recruitment Exam (Summer Schedule) for Fiscal Year 2026

Application Period: July 1 (Wed) - July 16 (Thu)

Application Method: Online application

Exam Content:

First Examination: Group Interview (Face-to-face)

Second Examination: Basic Aptitude Test, Personality Test, AI Interview, Individual Interview (Face-to-face)

Third Examination: Individual Interview (Face-to-face)

For details, please visit the following website:

https://www.city.handa.lg.jp/shisei/jinjisaiyo/1004403/1004405/1012045.html

*As the AI interview is an experimental introduction, it will not be used for pass/fail decisions this time. We will compare and analyze the evaluation trends and characteristics of AI and human interviewers to consider future applications.

Future Development

Through this experimental introduction, we will verify the effectiveness and challenges of AI interviews and aim to realize a recruitment exam that is more satisfactory for both applicants and the municipality. Based on the verification results, we will research how AI technology can be utilized in recruitment operations in the future, leading to a recruitment exam that combines fairness, objectivity, and convenience.

Comments from the Person in Charge

Recruitment exams are an important opportunity to meet the talent who will lead the future of the city hall. While cherishing the essence of recruitment, which is "to see the person," we are actively incorporating new technologies and aiming for a recruitment exam that can identify truly capable individuals. AI is not a replacement for humans, but one of the new possibilities to complement human interviews. Through this experimental introduction, we will explore better ways of recruitment that are unique to Handa City. (Handa City Personnel Division Representative)

Inquiries regarding this matter

Handa City Hall, Planning Department, Personnel Division Phone: 0569-84-0607

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