Strengthening Career-Related Operations and Building an Organizational Foundation
First written in FY2016. 25 of 42 entries say "Advanced", first in FY2017-Q1. Latest entry: 2026-10-01.
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- 2026-10-01Advanceduniv-journal.jp
「On 17 September 2026, Kansai University of Health Sciences held a signing ceremony at the university after entering into an agreement on career development support with SMS CO.,LTD., which operates businesses in the caregiving, healthcare, career and senior-lifestyle fields in 13 countries across Asia and Oceania.」
The agreement with Kansai University of Health Sciences launched specific career-support initiatives, including career-development guidance for healthcare students, provision of recruitment information and the use of job fairs. - FY2026AdvancedAnnual report
「In the career business, both Care Career and Medical Career grew against a backdrop of strong hiring demand from employers. However, revenue growth was limited due to longer lead times before job seekers started employment in the recruitment placement business, as well as the impact of discontinuing employment-retention incentives in the direct recruiting business.」
Care Career and Medical Career grew, but revenue in the career business was limited to ¥38,276 million, up 5.7% year on year, due mainly to longer lead times before job seekers started employment. - FY2026-H1Easing competition and improved candidate acquisitionAnnual report
「In the career business, both Care Career and Medical Career grew against a backdrop of strong hiring demand from employers. The competitive environment eased year on year, and the number of job seekers acquired is also improving. However, revenue growth for the interim consolidated accounting period was limited, mainly because the number of job seekers with a longer lead time from beginning their job search to starting employment increased.」
The company reported an easing competitive environment and improved job seeker acquisition, while revenue growth in the career business was limited in the interim period because of longer lead times before job seekers started employment. - FY2025AdvancedAnnual report
「Going forward, we will continue hiring and developing career partners and improving their productivity to expand existing services, while developing and nurturing diverse services that meet the needs of workers and businesses, including a cross-occupation direct recruiting platform. We will nurture new growth businesses following recruitment services for nurses and care workers.」
The company explicitly states that it will hire and develop career partners and improve their productivity, as well as develop and nurture a cross-occupation direct recruiting platform. - FY2025-H1AdvancedAnnual report
「In the career field, both care-sector and healthcare careers grew steadily against a backdrop of strong hiring demand from businesses. The rebranding of the service for nurses is progressing smoothly, and the brands were consolidated in August. The newly hired career partners are also getting up to speed as expected. As a result, revenue in the career field for the first six months of the current consolidated fiscal year was ¥20,657 million, up 13.9% year on year.」
The brands of the service for nurses were consolidated in August, and the newly hired career partners are getting up to speed as expected. Revenue in the career field for the interim period was ¥20,657 million, up 13.9% year on year. Meanwhile, job seekers' willingness to change jobs temporarily slowed in the second quarter. - FY2024AdvancedAnnual report
「In the career field, both care-sector and healthcare careers grew significantly against a backdrop of strong hiring demand from businesses. As a result, revenue in the career field for the current consolidated fiscal year was ¥32,379 million, up 18.8% year on year.」
Care-sector and healthcare careers grew, and full-year revenue in the career field was ¥32,379 million, up 18.8% year on year. - FY2024-Q3AdvancedAnnual report
「In the career field, both care-sector and healthcare careers grew significantly against a backdrop of strong hiring demand from businesses. As a result, revenue in the career field for the nine months of the current consolidated fiscal year was ¥24,342 million, up 18.7% year on year.」
Both care-sector and healthcare careers grew, and revenue in the career field for the nine months of the consolidated fiscal year was ¥24,342 million, up 18.7% year on year. - FY2024-Q2AdvancedAnnual report
「In the career field, both care-sector and healthcare careers grew significantly against a backdrop of strong hiring demand from businesses. As a result, revenue in the career field for the first six months of the current consolidated fiscal year was ¥18,136 million, up 19.3% year on year.」
Both care-sector and healthcare careers grew, and revenue in the career field for the first six months of the consolidated fiscal year was ¥18,136 million, up 19.3% year on year. - FY2024-Q1AdvancedAnnual report
「In the career field, both care-sector and healthcare careers grew significantly against a backdrop of strong hiring demand from businesses. As a result, revenue in the career field for the first quarter of the current consolidated cumulative period was ¥10,813 million, up 23.2% year on year.」
Care-sector and healthcare careers grew, and revenue in the career field for the first-quarter cumulative period increased 23.2% year on year. - FY2023RestatedAnnual report
「Going forward, we will maximize the value provided to workers and businesses and achieve long-term, sustainable growth by helping resolve labor shortages and regional imbalances in healthcare and care services.」
This reconfirms a growth strategy centered on optimal matching of healthcare and care workers with businesses, qualification support, retention support and expansion of career services. - FY2023-Q3RestatedAnnual report
「According to government estimates, the shortage of care workers is expected to expand from 220,000 in 2025 to 650,000 by 2040 (Note 3). In care-sector careers, we are working to resolve the severe shortage of care workers by increasing the number of new entrants to the care industry, while promoting retention and reducing attrition to other industries. Through qualification schools, we support inexperienced workers in obtaining qualifications and promote entry from outside the industry by helping them find work with businesses where inexperienced workers can work easily and which have well-developed training environments.」
Based on the outlook for a growing shortage of care workers, this reconfirms the response to the talent shortage through qualification support, promotion of new entrants, retention support and matching with businesses. As this does not describe a newly achieved fact, it was classified as REAFFIRMED. - FY2023-Q2RestatedAnnual report
「According to government estimates, the shortage of care workers is expected to expand from 220,000 in 2025 to 650,000 by 2040 (Note 3). In care-sector careers, we are working to resolve the severe shortage of care workers by increasing the number of new entrants to the care industry, while promoting retention and reducing attrition to other industries. Through qualification schools, we support inexperienced workers in obtaining qualifications and promote entry from outside the industry by helping them find work with businesses where inexperienced workers can work easily and which have well-developed training environments.」
While indicating that the shortage of care workers is expected to expand from 220,000 in 2025 to 650,000 in 2040, this reconfirms the response to the talent shortage through qualification support, promotion of new entrants and retention support. - FY2023-Q1RestatedAnnual report
「According to government estimates, the shortage of care workers is expected to expand from 220,000 in 2025 to 650,000 by 2040 (Note 3). In care-sector careers, we are working to resolve the severe shortage of care workers by increasing the number of new entrants to the care industry, while promoting retention and reducing attrition to other industries. Through qualification schools, we support inexperienced workers in obtaining qualifications and promote entry from outside the industry by helping them find work with businesses where inexperienced workers can work easily and which have well-developed training environments.」
While indicating that the shortage of care workers is expected to expand from 220,000 in 2025 to 650,000 in 2040, this reconfirms the response to the talent shortage through qualification support, promotion of new entrants and retention support. - FY2022-Q3RestatedAnnual report
「In care-sector careers, we are working to resolve the severe shortage of care workers by increasing the number of new entrants to the care industry, while promoting retention and reducing attrition to other industries. Through qualification schools, we support inexperienced workers in obtaining qualifications and promote entry from outside the industry by helping them find work with businesses where inexperienced workers can work easily and which have well-developed training environments. After workers begin employment, retention support services that address their concerns and workplace problems help prevent early turnover.」
This reconfirms a policy of addressing the shortage of care workers through a combination of qualification support, promotion of new entrants, post-placement retention support and prevention of early turnover. - FY2022-Q2RestatedAnnual report
「In care-sector careers, we are working to resolve the severe shortage of care workers by increasing the number of new entrants to the care industry, while promoting retention and reducing attrition to other industries. Through qualification schools, we support inexperienced workers in obtaining qualifications and promote entry from outside the industry by helping them find work with businesses where inexperienced workers can work easily and which have well-developed training environments. After workers begin employment, retention support services that address their concerns and workplace problems help prevent early turnover.」
This reconfirms a policy of addressing the shortage of care workers through a combination of qualification support, promotion of new entrants, post-placement retention support and prevention of early turnover. - FY2022-Q1SoftenedAnnual report
「In care-sector careers, the decision to stop accepting new contracts for the temporary staffing service for care workers from August 2020, and in healthcare careers, the application of the Accounting Standard for Revenue Recognition and other standards from the beginning of the first quarter of the current consolidated fiscal year, had a negative impact compared with the same period of the previous year.」
While continuing its policy of resolving labor shortages across the career field, the company states that it stopped accepting new contracts for the temporary staffing service for care workers from August 2020. - FY2021RestatedAnnual report
「In care-sector careers, we are working to resolve the severe shortage of care workers by increasing the number of new entrants to the care industry, while promoting retention and reducing attrition to other industries.」
This reconfirms a policy of growing the career business through qualification support, promotion of new entrants, retention support and optimal matching. - FY2021-Q3RestatedAnnual report
「For care workers, where a shortage of 340,000 workers is expected in 2025 (Note 3), we will contribute to resolving the labor shortage by providing a diverse range of career services. In addition to supporting existing workers changing jobs, we will encourage people from other industries to enter the profession and contribute to increasing the number of workers, while also contributing to higher productivity and lower attrition through optimal matching, retention support and worker education.」
For care workers, for whom a shortage of 340,000 is expected in 2025, this reconfirms a policy of combining job-change support, promotion of new entrants, matching, retention support and education. - FY2021-Q2RestatedAnnual report
「For care workers, where a shortage of 340,000 workers is expected in 2025 (Note 3), we will contribute to resolving the labor shortage by providing a diverse range of career services. In addition to supporting existing workers changing jobs, we will encourage people from other industries to enter the profession and contribute to increasing the number of workers, while also contributing to higher productivity and lower attrition through optimal matching, retention support and worker education. We entered the career-related services market for judo therapists and anma massage therapists, acupuncturists and moxibustion therapists (Note 4) in 2017, and launched a recruitment service for childcare workers in 2018, thereby nurturing growth businesses following those for nurses and care workers. Going forward, we will maximize the value provided to workers and businesses by expanding market share in existing services, broadening the services we offer and extending services to other occupations, thereby achieving long-term, sustainable growth across the career field.」
For care workers, for whom a shortage of 340,000 is expected in 2025, this reconfirms a policy of combining job-change support, promotion of new entrants, matching, retention support and education. - FY2021-Q1RestatedAnnual report
「For care workers, where a shortage of 340,000 workers is expected in 2025 (Note 3), we will contribute to resolving the labor shortage by providing a diverse range of career services. In addition to supporting existing workers changing jobs, we will encourage people from other industries to enter the profession and contribute to increasing the number of workers, while also contributing to higher productivity and lower attrition through optimal matching, retention support and worker education.」
For care workers, for whom a shortage of 340,000 is expected in 2025, the company continues to state a policy of combining job-change support, promotion of new entrants, matching, retention support and education. - FY2020AdvancedAnnual report
「In care-sector careers, the operational issues in the recruitment business for care workers that arose during the current consolidated fiscal year have already been resolved, and the business is expected to return to its previous growth trajectory and grow.」
The company states that the operational issues in the recruitment business for care workers that arose in the previous fiscal year have been resolved and expects a return to the previous growth trajectory. - FY2020-Q3RestatedAnnual report
「In care-sector careers, the Kaigo Job Agent recruitment service for care workers grew significantly following a substantial increase in career partners. In healthcare careers, Nurse Human Resources Bank progressed steadily, while recruitment services for nutritionists and for judo therapists, anma massage therapists, acupuncturists and moxibustion therapists also grew significantly. The Hoikushi Human Resources Bank recruitment service for childcare workers, launched in October 2018, also got off to a smooth start.」
This reconfirms the increase in career partners and growth at Kaigo Job Agent, growth in recruitment services for multiple healthcare occupations, and the launch of Hoikushi Human Resources Bank. - FY2020-Q2AdvancedAnnual report
「In care-sector careers, the Kaigo Job Agent recruitment service for care workers grew significantly following a substantial increase in career partners. In healthcare careers, Nurse Human Resources Bank progressed steadily, while recruitment services for nutritionists and for judo therapists, anma massage therapists, acupuncturists and moxibustion therapists also grew significantly. The Hoikushi Human Resources Bank recruitment service for childcare workers, launched in October 2018, also got off to a smooth start.」
In addition to a substantial increase in care-sector career partners, the company reports growth in recruitment services for nutritionists, judo therapists and other professionals, as well as the launch of Hoikushi Human Resources Bank. - FY2020-Q1AdvancedAnnual report
「For care workers, where a shortage of 340,000 workers is expected in 2025 (Note 3), we will contribute to resolving the labor shortage by providing a diverse range of career services. In addition to supporting existing workers changing jobs, we will encourage people from other industries to enter the profession, and contribute to higher productivity and lower attrition through worker education and retention support. We also entered the career-related services market for judo therapists and anma massage therapists, acupuncturists and moxibustion therapists (Note 4) when ウィルワン社 became a subsidiary in November 2017, and launched our own recruitment service for childcare workers in October 2018, thereby nurturing growth businesses following those for nurses and care workers. Going forward, we will maximize the value provided to workers and businesses by expanding market share in existing services, broadening the services we offer and extending services to other occupations, thereby achieving sustainable growth across the career field.」
For care workers, for whom a shortage of 340,000 is expected in 2025, the company has specified a policy combining job-change support, promotion of new entrants, worker education and retention support. It also organizes expansion into additional occupations, including through ウィルワン社 and recruitment services for childcare workers. - FY2019-Q3AdvancedAnnual report
「In October 2018, we also launched the Hoikushi Human Resources Bank recruitment service for childcare workers.」
As part of the expansion of career-related services into occupations not previously covered, a recruitment service for childcare workers was launched in October 2018. - FY2019-Q2RestatedAnnual report
「For care workers, where demand for talent is particularly strong, we have also launched new services such as temporary staffing and qualification schools, enabling us to provide workers and businesses with a diverse range of value. We will continue expanding our services and extending career-related services to healthcare and care occupations not yet covered, achieving long-term, sustainable growth.」
This reconfirms the growth strategy for the career business through temporary staffing and qualification schools for care workers, as well as service expansion into occupations not previously covered. - FY2019-Q1AdvancedAnnual report
「In care-sector careers, the Kaigo Job Agent recruitment service for care workers has grown significantly following a substantial increase in career partners. In healthcare careers, Nurse Human Resources Bank and other services performed steadily. ウィルワン社, which has provided career-related services for judo therapists, anma massage therapists, acupuncturists and moxibustion therapists since becoming a subsidiary in November 2017, also contributed to growth.」
The company confirms that growth was driven by a substantial increase in career partners at Kaigo Job Agent, and reports that ウィルワン社 contributed to growth after becoming a subsidiary. - FY2018AdvancedAnnual report
「For care workers, where demand for talent is particularly strong, we will leverage our member base of approximately 850,000 people to provide not only job listings but also recruitment and temporary staffing services, seeking to maximize the value we provide to workers and businesses. By supporting care workers in obtaining qualifications, we will also contribute to increasing the number of care workers, a profession facing strong social demand. We will achieve further growth by expanding career-related services into healthcare and care occupations not previously covered.」
The company has specified a policy of using its approximately 850,000-member care-worker base to expand its services into recruitment, temporary staffing and qualification support, while also entering occupations not previously covered. - FY2018-Q2RestatedAnnual report
「In care-sector careers, the Kaigo Job Agent recruitment service for care workers has grown significantly following a substantial increase in career partners. The PT/OT Human Resources Bank recruitment service for physical therapists, occupational therapists and speech-language-hearing therapists also performed steadily. In healthcare careers, the Nurse Human Resources Bank recruitment service for nurses performed steadily.」
This reconfirms the substantial increase in career partners and growth at Kaigo Job Agent, as well as the steady performance of PT/OT Human Resources Bank and Nurse Human Resources Bank. - FY2018-Q1AdvancedAnnual report
「In care-sector careers, the Kaigo Job Agent recruitment service for care workers has grown significantly following a substantial increase in career partners. The PT/OT Human Resources Bank recruitment service for physical therapists, occupational therapists and speech-language-hearing therapists also performed steadily. In healthcare careers, the Nurse Human Resources Bank recruitment service for nurses performed steadily.」
The company reports that a substantial increase in career partners drove significant growth in Kaigo Job Agent. PT/OT Human Resources Bank and Nurse Human Resources Bank also performed steadily. - FY2017-Q3AdvancedAnnual report
「Orders for the Kaigo Job Agent recruitment service for care workers, which was fully launched in the current consolidated fiscal year, have begun to increase. We are expanding our team of career partners in anticipation of growth from the next fiscal year onward.」
Orders for Kaigo Job Agent have begun to increase, and the company is expanding its team of career partners in anticipation of growth from the next fiscal year onward. - FY2017-Q2AdvancedAnnual report
「The launch of the Kaigo Job Agent recruitment service for care workers, which was fully launched in the current consolidated fiscal year, is also progressing smoothly, and the path to scaling the service is beginning to emerge.」
具体的な進展として、Kaigo Job Agent's launch is progressing smoothly and the path to scaling the service is beginning to emerge. - FY2017-Q1AdvancedAnnual report
「The Kaigo Job Agent recruitment service for care workers, which was fully launched in the current consolidated fiscal year, is also progressing smoothly and is beginning to enter a growth trajectory.」
The recruitment service for care workers was fully launched and is beginning to enter a growth trajectory. - FY2016First statedAnnual report
「Accordingly, in January 2015, we spun off the career-related business from the Company and established 株式会社エス・エム・エスキャリア as a new company. To establish the company's operations and achieve the scale needed for future growth, we will promote the adoption of new human resources management practices, proactive talent development, and the cultivation of a corporate culture based on sharing common values.」
This describes measures to spin off the career-related business and drive expansion through human resources management, talent development and corporate culture.