7 out of 10 Office Workers and HR Managers Are 'Negative'
"Hard to Distinguish Because Photos Are Very Different from Reality"
53% Oppose Submitting 'Short-Form' Instead of Document Screening
More job applicants are submitting 'AI profiles'?various profile photos created using artificial intelligence (AI)?with their job applications. However, the majority of office workers have expressed negative reactions, saying the photos "look different from real life."
On the 28th, Incruit conducted a survey of 895 office workers to understand the impact of new technologies on the hiring market. The results showed that 70.6% opposed submitting AI profile photos on resumes. Among them, 70.2% of general office workers and 73.8% of HR personnel evaluated it negatively.
The main reasons for opposition were ▲the photos look too different from real life (65.3%) ▲the photos resemble drawings more than actual pictures (19.5%) ▲applicants’ photos look similar, making it difficult to distinguish between them (7.6%), among others.
On the other hand, supporters cited reasons such as ▲there is no problem because the photo is made from their own image (41.4%). Other reasons included ▲many companies do not require photos, so it is meaningless (21.7%) and ▲it is the applicant’s freedom to choose any photo (20.2%).
Recently, overseas companies have been increasing the use of short-form videos (short video content) instead of document screening during recruitment. When asked about introducing this in Korea, responses were ▲strongly in favor (9.8%) ▲somewhat in favor (37.2%) ▲somewhat opposed (37.2%) ▲strongly opposed (15.8%), with 53% opposing overall.
The biggest reasons for opposition were ▲the burden of filming videos itself is high (39.5%) and ▲there is too much to prepare for when applying or changing jobs (21.9%).
Conversely, the main reason for support was ▲it is a good trend to promote oneself in various ways (72.7%). Other reasons included ▲it is difficult to detect proxy writing in documents (9.3%) and ▲it is a good way to check applicants’ speech skills and enthusiasm before interviews (9%).
Ministry of the Interior and Safety: "AI Profile Photos Cannot Be Used for Resident Registration Cards"
Meanwhile, AI profile photos are being widely used due to their ease of use and satisfactory results. They are often used for documents such as resumes or even as ID photos.
In response, the Ministry of the Interior and Safety drew a line on the use of AI profiles, stating that photos that can be altered or make identity verification difficult cannot be used for resident registration card photos. Resident registration card photos must be upper-body photos without hats, taken within the last six months, measuring 3.5 cm in width and 4.5 cm in height. When reissuing a resident registration card, facial recognition software compares the new photo with the previous one by extracting feature points to determine if it is the same person, so AI profile photos are deemed unsuitable.
The Ministry said, "We will guide local governments to strictly apply photo standards to ensure that retouched photos that make identity verification difficult are not used for resident registration cards."
Additionally, the Ministry is considering a measure to display a message stating "This photo cannot be used for resident registration cards" when using AI profile services, in cooperation with companies providing these services.
The survey was conducted from November 23 to 30, 2023, with a 95% confidence level and a sampling error of ±3.42 percentage points.
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