Difficulty attracting and retaining highly skilled IT and marketing personnel
First written in FY2022. 3 of 5 entries say "Restated". Latest entry: FY2026.
The whole theme swung hardest in 2026: 34 of 109 companies on the "Worse" side.
- FY2026WorsenedAnnual report
「The supply-demand imbalance for specialized personnel in IT and marketing, including engineers, data scientists and data marketers, remains tight in the labor market, and competition for such personnel is increasingly likely to intensify.」
Regarding specialized personnel risks, the disclosure has been strengthened from a reference to market shortages to tight labor-market supply and demand and intensifying competition for talent in the future. - FY2025RestatedAnnual report
「The shortage in the market of specialized personnel in IT and marketing, including engineers, data scientists and data marketers, is likely to continue. If competition for talent prevents the recruitment, retention and development of highly skilled personnel from proceeding as planned, or if highly skilled personnel leave the company, this may reduce its competitiveness, constrain the expansion of its business scale and lower the service level provided to customers, thereby affecting the company's performance.」
The company continues to identify the risks of shortages of specialized personnel, failure to achieve planned recruitment and development, and constraints on competitiveness and business expansion resulting from personnel departures. - FY2024RestatedAnnual report
「The shortage in the market of specialized personnel in IT and marketing, including engineers, data scientists and data marketers, is likely to continue. If the recruitment, retention and development of highly skilled personnel do not proceed as planned, or if highly skilled personnel leave the company, this may reduce its competitiveness, constrain the expansion of its business scale and lower the service level provided to customers, thereby affecting the company's performance.」
The company continues to disclose the risks of shortages of specialized personnel, failure to achieve planned recruitment and development, and constraints on its business resulting from personnel departures. - FY2023RestatedAnnual report
「The shortage in the market of specialized personnel in IT and marketing, including engineers, data scientists and data marketers, is likely to continue. If competition for talent prevents the recruitment, retention and development of highly skilled personnel from proceeding as planned, or if highly skilled personnel leave the company, this may reduce its competitiveness, constrain the expansion of its business scale and lower the service level provided to customers, thereby affecting the company's performance.」
The company continues to identify the risks of shortages of IT and marketing personnel, failure to achieve planned recruitment and development, and declines in competitiveness and service levels resulting from personnel departures. - FY2022First statedAnnual report
「The shortage of IT and marketing personnel in the market is likely to continue. If competition for talent prevents the recruitment, retention and development of highly skilled personnel from proceeding as planned, or if highly skilled personnel leave the company, this may reduce its competitiveness, constrain the expansion of its business scale and lower the service level provided to customers, thereby affecting the company's performance.」
The company identifies as risks the shortage of IT and marketing personnel, failure to achieve planned recruitment and development, and declines in competitiveness and service levels resulting from personnel departures.