Intensifying Competition for Registered Users and Talent Acquisition
First written in FY2016. 8 of 20 entries say "Restated". Latest entry: FY2025.
Career Design Center moved to the "Worse" side of this theme in 2025, 1 year after the typical company in this theme (2024).
The whole theme swung hardest in 2020: 4 of 8 companies on the "Worse" side.
8 other companies' latest entry also says "Worsened".
- FY2025WorsenedAnnual report
「However, the differentiation measures contemplated by the Company may not necessarily be sufficient, and its performance could be affected if its competitive advantage is eroded by new entrants with strong competitive capabilities.」
The Company explicitly identified the presence of competitors and the ease of entry into Web-based job advertising, as well as the possibility that competitive new entrants could erode its competitive advantage. - FY2024RestatedAnnual report
「Job information services are classified into businesses including job advertising, via the Web and information magazines, recruitment and staffing. The Company provides services in all of these fields and can offer comprehensive solutions for mid-career recruitment. At the same time, each of the Company’s job information businesses faces competition. In particular, the Web-based job advertising business requires differentiation because it is relatively easy for new entrants to enter the market.」
The Company continues to identify the presence of competitors in each business field and the need for differentiation in Web-based job advertising because of the ease of market entry as risks. - FY2023RestatedAnnual report
「The Company continued to strengthen its various registration channels, but registrant acquisition slowed somewhat because competition with other companies intensified.」
In the IT staffing business, the Company strengthened its various registration channels, but registrant acquisition slowed somewhat because competition with other companies intensified. - FY2023-Q3Registrant acquisition in IT staffing slowed because of intensifying competition, but overall performance remained solid.Annual report
「Registrant acquisition slowed somewhat because competition with other companies intensified, but the number of new registrants remained solid as the Company continued to strengthen its various registration channels.」
In the IT staffing business, registrant acquisition slowed somewhat because of intensifying competition with other companies, while the number of new registrants remained solid as a result of strengthening each registration channel. - FY2023-Q2MitigatedAnnual report
「In customer acquisition, competition with other companies to acquire registrants in the engineer sector intensified and acquisition slowed somewhat. However, after beginning advertising featuring Audrey’s two members in February 2023, the Company worked to improve awareness and branding for the type brand, and registrant acquisition for both “type” and “女の転職type” remained solid.」
Although registrant acquisition in the engineer sector remained sluggish because of intensifying competition, advertising launched in February 2023 supported solid registrant acquisition across type and 女の転職type. - FY2023-Q1WorsenedAnnual report
「The number of registrants acquired through the acquaintance-referral campaign increased, but the overall number of new registrants slowed somewhat because competition with other companies continued to intensify.」
The Company states that the number of registrants acquired through acquaintance referrals increased, but the overall number of new registrants slowed somewhat because of intensifying competition with other companies. - FY2022MitigatedAnnual report
「Although competition with other companies to acquire registrants continued to intensify, the number of new registrants showed signs of recovery. The Company will continue to strengthen acquisition through various channels and work to increase the number of placements.」
The Company states that, although competition with other companies to acquire registrants continued, the number of new registrants shifted toward recovery. - FY2022-Q3MitigatedAnnual report
「Although competition with other companies to acquire registrants continued to intensify, the number of new registrants showed signs of recovery. The Company will continue to strengthen acquisition through various channels and work to increase the number of placements.」
Although competition to acquire registrants continued to intensify, the number of new registrants shifted toward recovery. The Company also stated its policy of continuing to strengthen acquisition through various channels. - FY2022-Q1RestatedAnnual report
「Although competition with other companies to acquire registrants continued to intensify and the number of new registrants slowed somewhat, the Company strengthened acquisition through various channels and worked to increase the number of placements.」
The Company stated that intensifying competition with other companies to acquire registrants and the slight slowdown in new registrants continued. - FY2020WorsenedAnnual report
「Although the Company strengthened acquisition through various registration channels, competition with other companies continued to intensify, and the number of new registrants slowed somewhat.」
The Company continued to strengthen its registration channels, but the number of new registrants slowed somewhat amid intensifying competition. - FY2020-Q3WorsenedAnnual report
「Although the Company strengthened acquisition through various registration channels, competition with other companies continued to intensify, and the number of new registrants slowed somewhat.」
The Company continued to strengthen each registration channel, but the number of new registrants slowed somewhat amid intensifying competition with other companies. This marked a deterioration from the solid trend in the previous quarter. - FY2020-Q1WorsenedAnnual report
「Competition with other companies to acquire registrants continued to intensify, and the number of new registrants slowed somewhat.」
The Company states that, amid continuing competition with other companies to acquire registrants, the number of new registrants in the recruitment business actually slowed somewhat. - FY2019RestatedAnnual report
「Although competition with other companies to acquire registrants continued to intensify, the number of new registrants increased as the Company strengthened acquisition through various channels.」
The Company states that, while competition to acquire registrants continued to intensify, the number of new registrants increased as it strengthened various channels. - FY2019-Q2RestatedAnnual report
「Regarding registrations, although the difficult environment for talent acquisition caused by intensified market competition continued, the number of new registered candidates remained steady as the company strengthened acquisition through various channels.」
While competition to acquire human resources intensified and the difficult environment continued, the Company states that the number of new registrants remained solid as a result of strengthening various channels. - FY2019-Q1RestatedAnnual report
「Competition with other companies to acquire registrants continued to intensify, but the acquisition of registrants through various channels progressed steadily, and the number of new registrants increased.」
While the Company states that competition with other companies to acquire registrants continued to intensify, the number of new registrants increased through acquisition via various channels. - FY2018WorsenedAnnual report
「Amid intensifying competition with other companies to acquire registrants, the Company had been strengthening acquisition through efficiency improvements without increasing advertising expenses. However, those efficiency gains were approaching their limit, and the acquisition of registrants slowed relative to the increase in job openings. As a result, the decline in applicants among recruiting companies in the engineer market for “＠type” became pronounced, reducing continuing business.」
The Company identified intensifying competition to acquire registrants, the limits of acquisition efficiency, slower growth in the numbers of registrants and applicants, and a decline in continuing business as actual factors affecting performance. - FY2018-Q3MaterialisedAnnual report
「This was because, although the number of job openings was trending upward, the numbers of registrants and applicants slowed and the cost-effectiveness for recruiting companies temporarily declined, resulting in a 5.7% year-on-year decrease in revenue from the media information business during the third quarter.」
The slowdown in the numbers of registrants and applicants and the temporary decline in cost-effectiveness for recruiting companies actually occurred, resulting in a 5.7% year-on-year decrease in third-quarter revenue from the media information business. - FY2018-Q2RestatedAnnual report
「Regarding registrations, although intensified market competition continued to make talent acquisition difficult, the number of new registered candidates increased from the previous year as a result of reviewing acquisition channels.」
While the Company states that the environment for acquiring human resources remains difficult because of intensifying market competition, the number of new registrants increased after it reviewed its registration channels. - FY2017RestatedAnnual report
「Job information services are provided through businesses including job advertising, via the Web and information magazines, recruitment and staffing, and the Group provides services in all of these fields. As a result, each of the Group’s job information businesses faces competition. In particular, the Web-based job advertising business requires differentiation because it is relatively easy for new entrants to enter the market.」
The Company states that competitors exist in each field, including job advertising, recruitment and staffing, and that differentiation is particularly necessary in Web-based job advertising because of the ease of market entry. - FY2016First statedAnnual report
「Amid intensifying competition with other companies to acquire registrants, the Company implemented various measures to improve the engineer market in its media information business. Although revenue in the second half showed signs of recovery, full-year revenue fell below the previous year.」
The Company identifies intensifying competition to acquire registrants as a factor affecting business performance. It also describes the recruitment business as operating in an environment where acquiring human resources is difficult because of intensifying market competition.