JSC to use AI system in job interview

MOROGORO: THE Judicial Services Commission (JSC) has developed an artificial intelligence (AI) system for conducting employment interviews before oral interviews.

This was revealed yesterday in Morogoro by the Commission Secretary who also serves as the Chief Court Administrator, Professor Elisante Ole Gabriel, when welcoming the Judge of the High Court of Tanzania, Morogoro Division, Latifa Mansoor, to officiate the Commission’s Staff Council meeting.

According to Professor Gabriel, the Commission has made significant progress in utilising the e-Office Management System, having done so nearly 99 per cent of the time and currently, the Commission is also using it for interviews with new employees.

“Our commission is the first institution to use ICT in conducting interviews, and soon we expect to conduct interviews using this method for new employment opportunities after obtaining permission from the President’s Office for Public Service Management,” he said.

He added that the system’s objective is to spare young people looking for jobs the inconveniences, it will also reduce the expense of asking parents and siblings for fares when travelling for interviews.

“For instance, if you post a job opening today for 100 roles, you can get over 40,000 applications. That number is large enough to fill the National Stadium, yet the majority will not succeed in acquiring the position, so the initiative will be very helpful,” he said.

Professor Gabriel further made a plea to other institutions that require the use of ICT during employment interviews to consult the Commission, as they have taken action and are prepared to work with those organisations.

In line with that, Professor Gabriel commended the government for continuing to support it financially, particularly by raising operating funding from 820.5m/- in 2018 to 4.8bn/- in the current fiscal year, which is an increase of 592.4 per cent.

Elaborating, he said that the commission was also granted a starting budget of about 14bn/ to allocate a site in Dodoma for the construction of an office and that 82 per cent of the building had been completed.

Earlier, while opening the session, the Chief Justice, Ms Mansoor, asked the Commission to uphold morality, maintain the Court’s resources, and promote ICT use to ensure its continued dependability.

According to her, using ICT effectively may increase productivity, cut expenses and working hours, and simplify work performance.

She also commended the Commission for effectively overseeing employee morality, noting that those who disregarded morality were fired, others received warnings, and some prevailed in court and were allowed to return.

“It is an undeniable fact that the Court’s staff needs to operate with ethics if it is to be able to offer better services,” she said.

Furthermore, according to Ms Mansoor, the Court has procedures in place to handle ethics and gives directives to staff members at different levels to follow ethical standards so that their actions foster public trust in the Court’s core values.

“Let’s all be grateful for the job opportunities each of us has in our positions. Our motto is professionalism, honesty, and responsibility, so let’s make an effort to be sincere and professional. Let’s maintain our positions. Walk by our motto, please,” he stressed.