Of Chrysostom Chufi

Another tourist season is getting ready to start with significant shortcomings in labor. The market estimates that there are currently missing from the tourism and catering sectors of about 80,000 labor hands. In the Public Employment Service, however, they consider the number excessive as in its own database the services of these two sectors have stated only 2,500 vacancies.

In any case, DBA calls on businesses to declare shortages and at the same time activates the “consulate” of the labor market, the upgraded Jobmatch 2.0 In an effort to create a bond between the business world of catering and tourism and those looking for work in these areas.

This digital tool has 2 forms. The platform jobmatch.dypa.gov.gr For businesses and Jobmatch application for prospective employees.

It works like about the “electronic consulates”, that is, the dating platforms by bunching those concerned according to the preferences they have stated in their profiles.

The business interested in finding employees creates an account on the platform and registered among other things:

  • The specialties he is looking for (cleaners, waiters, reception staff, cooks, etc.)
  • The kind of employment (complete, partial, seasonal)
  • Time and desired launch of employment
  • Offered wage range and any other benefits

At the same time someone looking for work downloads the app on his mobile and registered in his profile among others:

  • The specialty of
  • the time of availability
  • The desired pay
  • The geographical areas available to work

The rest is undertaken by the platform with its special algorithm and has grown businesses with employees.

The platform operated and last year but this year it is very upgraded giving new opportunities to employers and employees.

For example:

  • It allows the ability to interview online video call (could not be done last year)
  • It is possible to add resume to the user’s profile so that businesses have a more complete picture of their prospective employee.
  • Each time the algorithm finds for the candidate a potentially suitable employer (ie the bunch) is notified of both in real time

At the Ministry of Labor and the DBA they are optimistic about the best results this year in relation to – at all notes – anyway – last year to which:

  • The platform included 2,695 businesses and 19,143 citizens, 9,408 (49%) of which were unemployed
  • Offered more than 13,700 jobs
  • 33.016 Matches (matches) were made
  • 9,342 interviews were conducted without any mediation.