Social Innovation is a force for social change. Social entrepreneurs develop and adopt effective solutions in addressing social needs in various ways, including product, platform, process and policy innovation.
Genie
An online job-matching platform targeting single parents and persons with a low educational attainment
ABOUT
Year Established: 2017
Beneficiaries: Low-income single parents
| One click, one job |
SOCIAL ISSUES
- Over 40,000 single parents are currently receiving CSSA because they have less time to spend on working in order to take care of their children
- The grassroots have limited knowledge to build up a good Curriculum Vitae
SOCIAL INNOVATION
- An all-in-one job application platform to cater different special needs in seeking a job, an example feature includes a résumé-building system with feedbacks, scheduling, verifications and employers’ ratings
- Increasing the efficiency of job matching using artificial intelligence
EXCEPTED SOCIAL IMPACT
 | 2,800+ Low-income individuals to earn over HK$2,500 per mensem by Q1 2018 |
 | 850 job-seeking profiles to be created |
 | Job opportunities for low-income single parents to be created with flexible and safe income as well as career trainings |
BUSINESS MODEL
Genie gains revenue from commission fees on the employers
PROGRAMME CONTENT
Career Development
Genie provides online videos related to interviewing skills and workplace communications, and also career coaching courses offered by the ERB, the Hong Kong Confederation of Trade Unions and other professional bodies
Systematic CV-builder
Filled profiles of applicants, along with past job history, are kept tracked by Genie of successful employments and the employer’s reviews to help with future chances