AI-Powered Service Recommends Projects Matching Employee Skills and Experience, Enabling Flexible Utilization of Internal Talent and Knowledge

Hitachi Solutions, Ltd. (Headquarters: Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo; President and Representative Director: Eiji Morita; hereinafter, Hitachi Solutions) will enhance its "Internal Side-Job Matching Service," which allows departments requiring assistance (such as for hourly spot consultations) to search for employees. The service will be expanded to include AI-powered project recommendations to employees and a function for employees to proactively apply to departments, available from April 3rd. This service enables departments seeking side-job support to find suitable employees by searching based on their registered work experience, skills, and qualifications. With the new features, when a department registers a project brief, AI performs matching and recommends the project to employees with high interest and aptitude. Furthermore, project details will be publicly available, allowing employees to apply voluntarily, and departments can solicit ideas and opinions from multiple individuals simultaneously. This allows AI to match employees with optimal projects based on their individual strengths and experiences, thereby expanding opportunities for employees to thrive and accelerating their autonomous career development. Additionally, companies can gain diverse perspectives and ideas, leading to value creation. Through this service, Hitachi Solutions provides an environment that enables more flexible and effective utilization of internal human resources and knowledge within companies. With the concept of "DX by AX toward SX," Hitachi Solutions will drive transformation based on DX through the utilization of AI, contributing to value creation and the realization of a sustainable society. ## Features of the recruitment function in the "Internal Side-Job Matching Service" 1. Requesting departments can publicly disclose consultation contents and business challenges within the company, and solicit applications from employees. There is no need to search for specific individuals, enabling responses from multiple people and leading to problem-solving that incorporates diverse perspectives. 2. AI matches recruitment details with employees' skills, experience, and qualifications, recommending suitable talent to those with high interest and aptitude. This makes it easier to attract applications and expands opportunities to leverage internal skills and experience. 3. The recruitment-based system allows for 1-to-N matching, not limited to 1-to-1, by simultaneously soliciting multiple individuals. Beyond recruiting talent, it enables broad applications from promoting business operations to generating ideas, such as publicly soliciting challenges and consultations to collect responses. ## Background Against the backdrop of promoting DX, creating new businesses, and advancing operations, human capital management is becoming increasingly important. This approach views human resources as capital and aims to flexibly utilize the skills and experiences of each employee to drive corporate growth. Consequently, there is growing interest in visualizing internal knowledge and expertise, creating opportunities for cross-departmental engagement, and fostering the fusion of knowledge across the entire company. Hitachi Solutions launched its own internal side-job program in 2024 and has since offered the "Internal Side-Job Matching Service," consolidating its expertise. Previously, the service supported business assistance and human resource utilization through a "consultation model," where suitable individuals were sought based on registered employee skills. However, there has been an increasing need not only to find specific individuals but also to gather a wide range of opinions and ideas from multiple people. Therefore, this time, the function has been expanded to allow requesters to publish projects and challenges, and for capable employees to apply voluntarily. This enables the broad collection of internal knowledge for problem-solving and idea generation, in addition to talent recruitment. ## About the "Internal Side-Job Matching Service" https://www.hitachi-solutions.co.jp/sfms/ ## About Hitachi Solutions' "Digital Solution Creation Platform" This service is provided through Hitachi Solutions' service co-creation platform, the "Digital Solution Creation Platform." Leveraging Hitachi Solutions' long-standing expertise in lean development, the platform promotes rapid startup and continuous improvement to achieve customer success through co-creation with clients. Hitachi Solutions realizes digital transformation by providing various solutions using cutting-edge digital technology, based on co-creation with customers. Our offices in Europe, the Americas, Southeast Asia, and India collaborate to address social and corporate challenges globally. We will continue to contribute to the realization of a sustainable society where people can live safely, securely, and comfortably, and achieve continuous growth. For more details, please visit the Hitachi Solutions website (https://www.hitachi-solutions.co.jp/). ## About Hitachi Solutions' AX Initiatives Under the concept of "DX by AX toward SX," the Hitachi Solutions Group aims to enhance productivity in preparation for IT talent shortages and strengthen market competitiveness. All employees at domestic and international bases are striving to create high added value by utilizing AI, generative AI, and AI agents. Specifically, an intranet-based dedicated site has been established, consolidating chatbots for specific tasks such as development use cases leveraging AI agents and generative AI, and handling common internal inquiries. To further promote utilization, company-wide contests are also held to solicit ideas and case studies. ## Contact for Solutions Hitachi Solutions, Ltd. https://www.hitachi-solutions.co.jp/inquiry/ *Company names and product names mentioned are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective companies. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The information provided in this news release (product prices, product specifications, service content, release dates, contact information, URLs, etc.) is current as of the announcement date. 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