'Virtual Interview Specialized Spaces' to Open at Seoul Subway Stations Including Goryeodae Station on Line 6

Opening Sequentially by the End of This Year with Stores in 3 Subway Stations
Launching New Business of 'Video Interview Specialized Spaces' Equipped with Professional Equipment

[Asia Economy Reporter Lim Cheol-young] A ‘video interview specialized space’ will be created in vacant commercial spaces within Seoul subway stations.

On the 27th, Seoul Metro announced that it signed a contract with Able J after selecting the company through a public bid for the ‘Video (AI) Interview Specialized Space’ project scheduled for July this year. Able J, the successful bidder, has been operating six video interview specialized spaces either directly or through consignment under the brand ‘Interview Box’ since opening its Gangnam branch in 2021. It is a specialized company providing various content necessary for non-face-to-face interview coaching and company-customized interviews.

As companies’ recruitment methods have shifted to non-face-to-face interviews such as video interviews and artificial intelligence (AI) interviews after COVID-19, Seoul Metro focused on the demand for video interview spaces equipped with such specialized equipment and promoted the ‘Video (AI) Interview Specialized Space’ project as a new business reflecting the employment trends of the MZ generation.

The ‘Video Interview Specialized Spaces’ will be located in three stations (Gimpo Airport Station, Korea University Station, and Gasan Digital Complex Station), with internal construction and project preparations completed, and will open sequentially starting in December. Located near university areas such as Korea University Station and in stations with a high flow of young people, these spaces are expected to help job seekers looking for non-face-to-face interview spaces.

Earlier, in May last year, Seoul Metro attracted ‘shared offices’ to four stations (Yeongdeungpo-gu Office Station, Gongdeok Station, Wangsimni Station, and Madeul Station) for the first time in Korea. With no initial cost burden, many young people starting businesses, such as startups and one-person companies, are currently using these spaces.

Jung Sun-in, Head of the New Growth Division at Seoul Metro, said, “As the business environment in the post-COVID era shifts toward non-face-to-face trends, we are promoting new businesses reflecting market demand, such as unmanned print shops and ready-to-cook meal kit specialty stores. We hope this will provide practical help to young job seekers who are struggling to secure non-face-to-face video interview spaces and contribute to their successful employment.”