Extreme Multi-Label Skill Extraction Training using Large Language Models

• URL: http://arxiv.org/abs/2307.10778v1
• Date: Thu, 20 Jul 2023 11:29:15 GMT
• Title: Extreme Multi-Label Skill Extraction Training using Large Language Models
• Authors: Jens-Joris Decorte, Severine Verlinden, Jeroen Van Hautte, Johannes Deleu, Chris Develder and Thomas Demeester
• Abstract summary: We describe a cost-effective approach to generate an accurate, fully synthetic labeled dataset for skill extraction. Our results show a consistent increase of between 15 to 25 percentage points in textitR-Precision@5 compared to previously published results.
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• License: http://arxiv.org/licenses/nonexclusive-distrib/1.0/
• Abstract: Online job ads serve as a valuable source of information for skill requirements, playing a crucial role in labor market analysis and e-recruitment processes. Since such ads are typically formatted in free text, natural language processing (NLP) technologies are required to automatically process them. We specifically focus on the task of detecting skills (mentioned literally, or implicitly described) and linking them to a large skill ontology, making it a challenging case of extreme multi-label classification (XMLC). Given that there is no sizable labeled (training) dataset are available for this specific XMLC task, we propose techniques to leverage general Large Language Models (LLMs). We describe a cost-effective approach to generate an accurate, fully synthetic labeled dataset for skill extraction, and present a contrastive learning strategy that proves effective in the task. Our results across three skill extraction benchmarks show a consistent increase of between 15 to 25 percentage points in \textit{R-Precision@5} compared to previously published results that relied solely on distant supervision through literal matches.

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