Securing Outstanding Talent for Business Expansion
First written in FY2016. 23 of 25 entries say "Advanced", first in FY2017. Latest entry: 2026-07-31.
108 other companies' latest entry also says "Advanced".
- 2026-07-31AdvancedOther Disclosures
「We believe that people are fundamental to operating a business, and that compared with other companies we place particular emphasis on recruiting and training personnel.」
The Company described human resources as the foundation of business operations and explained its focus on recruitment and training. - FY2026AdvancedAnnual report
「The company also has a web marketing department staffed by approximately 100 employees and handles the entire process in-house, from creative planning and production through operations.」
Regarding the expansion of personnel and the organization, the company described a structure in which its web marketing department, comprising approximately 100 employees, handles creative planning and production through operations. - FY2025Decrease in headcount due to exclusion from the scope of consolidationAnnual report
「As all shares of FM NORTH WAVE, a consolidated subsidiary of the company, were transferred on 31 July 2024, it was excluded from the scope of consolidation. The other consolidated subsidiaries have no dedicated employees, as their operations are conducted by personnel holding concurrent positions at the filing company. Accordingly, the segment names and employee numbers shown for the consolidated companies and the filing company are identical.」
Following the transfer of consolidated subsidiary FM NORTH WAVE and its exclusion from the scope of consolidation, the number of employees of both the consolidated companies and the filing company was 220. The decrease from the previous year's consolidated headcount of 253 was primarily due to a change in the scope of consolidation. - FY2024AdvancedAnnual report
「At the end of the current consolidated fiscal year, the number of employees increased by 40 from the end of the previous consolidated fiscal year. The main reason was an increase in mid-year hiring accompanying the expansion of operations.」
The number of employees of the consolidated companies increased by 40 year on year to 253. The filing company also increased its workforce by 38 to 238, reflecting continued hiring accompanying the expansion of operations. - FY2023AdvancedAnnual report
「At the end of the current consolidated fiscal year, the number of employees increased by 25 from the end of the previous consolidated fiscal year. The main reason was an increase in mid-year hiring accompanying the expansion of operations.」
The number of employees of the consolidated companies increased by 25 year on year to 213, due to an increase in mid-year hiring accompanying the expansion of operations. - FY2022AdvancedAnnual report
「At the end of the fiscal year, the number of employees increased by 29 from the end of the previous fiscal year. The main reason was an increase in mid-year hiring accompanying the expansion of operations.」
The workforce expanded, and the number of employees of the filing company increased by 29 from the end of the previous fiscal year to 179. - FY2022-Q3AdvancedAnnual report
「In the creative division, which had been an issue for some time, the recruitment of highly experienced personnel is bearing fruit. Since December 2021, after the end of the third quarter of the current consolidated fiscal year, we have changed the organizational structure of the customer acquisition divisions, including the creative division.」
Regarding the securing of personnel and organizational expansion, the company changed the structure of the customer acquisition divisions, including the creative division, in December 2021, based on the results of hiring highly experienced personnel. - FY2021AdvancedAnnual report
「As our business expands, we are actively hiring employees for operational roles and conducting in-house training and training led by external instructors to improve their capabilities. We will continue to focus on educating and developing our personnel so that all employees can further improve their skills.」
The company identified the continued development of all employees through in-house training and training led by external instructors as an ongoing priority, in addition to increasing hiring. - FY2021AdvancedAnnual report
「At the end of the fiscal year, the number of employees increased by 25 from the end of the previous fiscal year. The main reason was an increase in mid-year hiring accompanying the expansion of operations.」
The company continued hiring as its business expanded, increasing its workforce by 25 from the end of the previous fiscal year to 150 at the end of February 2021. - FY2021-Q3AdvancedAnnual report
「The company reorganized its structure so that the representative director and president, who has extensive experience and knowledge in web marketing, would directly oversee the division. In addition to developing an in-house training system, it is accelerating the recruitment of experienced personnel with advanced skills and promoting measures to strengthen creative capabilities and improve LTV.」
The company is implementing specific measures to secure and develop personnel, including direct oversight of the web marketing division by the president, development of an in-house training system and accelerated recruitment of experienced personnel. - FY2021-Q2AdvancedAnnual report
「As a result, applications from highly qualified candidates, including experienced professionals with proven track records and management experience, have increased, and we feel encouraged about recruiting more experienced personnel going forward.」
The company explained that applications from experienced professionals with proven track records and management experience had increased after it used the president's social media posts, speaking engagements and seminars as recruitment channels to strengthen the creative and other divisions. - FY2021-Q1AdvancedAnnual report
「To strengthen its creative function, the company established a training structure led by experienced employees with high-level skills and extensive experience who were hired during the previous fiscal year, while continuing to strengthen the recruitment of experienced personnel. In particular, to hire experienced personnel who could contribute to performance over a short period and become effective immediately, President and Representative Director Kinoshita Katsuhisa (木下勝寿) has actively disseminated information on social media and delivered talks and seminars on the theme of web marketing, thereby seeking to raise the company's profile within the industry.」
To support the rapidly expanded customer acquisition and creative capabilities, the company is building a training system staffed by experienced personnel and strengthening the recruitment of experienced hires who can contribute immediately. It also identifies the president's social media posts, speaking engagements and seminars as recruitment channels. - FY2020AdvancedAnnual report
「By the end of the fiscal year, the company had increased its total workforce by 48 people from the end of the previous fiscal year (113 directors and employees), including an increase of 24 people in the customer acquisition function.」
The company increased its total workforce by 48 people and staffing in the customer acquisition function by 24 from the end of the previous fiscal year. While workforce expansion progressed, the company separately identified the inability to keep pace with training creative personnel amid rapid hiring as a risk. - FY2020-Q3AdvancedAnnual report
「For the fiscal year ending February 2020, the company planned to increase its total workforce substantially by around 50% (113 directors and employees at the end of the previous fiscal year). During the twelve-month period ended in the third quarter, a total of 54 new employees joined the company. In particular, staffing in the customer acquisition function increased from 37 people at the end of the previous fiscal year to 60.」
A total of 54 people joined the company during the nine-month period ended in the third quarter, and staffing in the customer acquisition function increased from 37 to 60. The plan to increase the total workforce by around 50% for the fiscal year ending February 2020 also remains in place. - FY2020-Q2AdvancedAnnual report
「For the fiscal year ending February 2020, the company planned to increase its total workforce substantially by around 50% (113 directors and employees at the end of the previous fiscal year). During the nine-month period ended in the second quarter, a total of 40 new employees joined the company. In particular, staffing in the customer acquisition function increased from 37 people at the end of the previous fiscal year to 55.」
During the six-month period ended in the second quarter, 40 people joined the company, and staffing in the customer acquisition function increased from 37 to 55. The plan to increase the total workforce by around 50% for the fiscal year ending February 2020 also remains in place. - FY2020-Q1AdvancedAnnual report
「For the fiscal year ending February 2020, the company planned to increase its total workforce substantially by around 50% (113 directors and employees at the end of the previous fiscal year). During the six-month period ended in the first quarter, a total of 28 new employees joined the company. In particular, staffing in the customer acquisition function increased from 37 people at the end of the previous fiscal year to 52, including 10 people assigned to the function's creative production team. As a result, the team grew threefold, from 5 to 15 people.」
The company planned to increase its total workforce by around 50% for the fiscal year ending February 2020, and 28 people joined during the six-month period ended in the first quarter. Staffing in the customer acquisition function increased from 37 to 52, while the creative production team expanded from 5 to 15 people. - FY2019AdvancedAnnual report
「The company has actively hired operational staff as its business has expanded, but believes that strengthening its middle-management workforce to direct these employees is essential to further organizational expansion. Going forward, it will strengthen middle management by hiring experienced managers and developing middle managers through direct guidance from the president and directors.」
The company gave concrete form to the challenge of securing talented personnel by hiring mid-career middle managers and developing them under the guidance of the president and directors. The customer acquisition function has 15 people assigned to it, comprising 4 new graduates and 11 experienced hires. - FY2019-Q3AdvancedAnnual report
「All 4 new graduates who joined the company in April 2018 and 10 experienced hires, for a total of 14 people, were assigned to the customer acquisition function. The company will continue to expand staffing, particularly in that function, to further strengthen its customer acquisition structure.」
The number of people assigned to the customer acquisition function reached 14, comprising 4 new graduates and 10 experienced hires. The company continues to prioritize staffing increases centered on its customer acquisition structure. - FY2019-Q2AdvancedAnnual report
「As of the end of August 2018, the company had increased its workforce by 22 people from the end of the previous fiscal year. Of these, all 4 new graduates who joined the company in April 2018 and 8 experienced hires, for a total of 12 people, were assigned to the customer acquisition function. The company will continue to expand staffing, particularly in the customer acquisition function, to further strengthen its customer acquisition structure.」
The company increased staffing by 22 people from the end of the previous fiscal year and assigned 4 new graduates and 8 experienced hires, for a total of 12 people, to the customer acquisition function. It continues to prioritize staffing increases in that function. - FY2019-Q1AdvancedAnnual report
「The number of directors and employees exceeded 100 in April 2018. The company also stated that it would continue to significantly increase staffing, particularly in its customer acquisition function, to support business growth.」
The number of directors and employees exceeded 100, and the company indicated that it would continue to significantly increase staffing, particularly in its customer acquisition function. - FY2018AdvancedAnnual report
「To secure talented personnel, improve employee morale and encourage long-term service, the company increased the starting monthly salary for new graduates by 36.0%, from the current ¥250,000 to ¥340,000, effective April 2018. It also implemented an average base-pay increase of 21.2% for employees in career-track positions, equivalent to an average annual salary increase of approximately ¥860,000.」
To secure and retain talented personnel, the company specifically increased starting salaries for new graduates and salaries for career-track employees from April 2018. - FY2018-Q2AdvancedAnnual report
「Against this backdrop, the company continued to significantly increase staffing in its customer acquisition function during the fiscal year, as it had in the previous fiscal year, and further strengthened its customer acquisition capabilities. Through measures including promoting in-house advertising operations and strengthening initiatives involving new media, it achieved both a significant increase in customer acquisition capacity and improved efficiency.」
The company significantly increased staffing in its customer acquisition function and strengthened its new customer acquisition structure through in-house advertising operations and initiatives involving new media. - FY2018-Q1AdvancedAnnual report
「During the first quarter, as in the previous fiscal year, the company significantly increased staffing in its customer acquisition function and further strengthened its customer acquisition capabilities. Through measures including promoting in-house advertising operations and strengthening initiatives involving new media, it achieved both a significant increase in customer acquisition capacity and improved efficiency.」
The company significantly increased staffing in its customer acquisition function and strengthened its structure for acquiring new customers to support business expansion. - FY2017AdvancedAnnual report
「To further strengthen these capabilities and secure more talented personnel, the company revamped its recruitment information website in February 2017.」
To secure talented personnel, the company revamped its recruitment information website in February 2017. - FY2016First statedAnnual report
「The company recognizes that securing talented personnel is one of management's important challenges as it considers expanding the scale of its business in the future.」
The company stated that it would secure personnel for product planning, sales promotion planning, marketing, customer service and management through new graduate and experienced hires.