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Entry into Engineer Staffing and Placement

First written in FY2018. 15 of 20 entries say "Advanced", first in FY2019-Q1. Latest entry: 2026-08-07.

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ProgressHeldSoftenedWorseRestatedFY2019-Q3 – FY2020-Q1RestatedFY2022-Q3 – FY2023-Q1AdvancedFY2024-Q1 – 2026-08-072018: 320182019: 220192020: 020202021: 220212022: 220222023: 220232024: 320242025: 220252026: 42026
Same theme, other companies
New Entry into Human Resources-Related Businesses, Including Recruitment and Temporary StaffingA theme 25 companies write about · 1 as a headwind · 25 as a tailwind

The whole theme swung hardest in 2024: 1 of 9 companies on the "Worse" side.

12 other companies' latest entry also says "Advanced".

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Showing 14 of the 25 companies compared. The sentences above are computed from all 25.
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  1. 2026-08-07AdvancedFinancial results briefing materials

    「The number of hires for permanent-employment staffing/contracting remained at approximately the same level as in the first quarter of the fiscal year ending March 2026, maintaining a stable supply of personnel. (The first quarter of the fiscal year ending March 2027 included 599 new graduates: construction 348, sales 228, factory 8, IT 13 and call center 2.)」

    The company continued hiring for permanent-employment staffing/contracting and disclosed hiring results for the first quarter of the fiscal year ending March 2027, including 599 new graduates.
  2. FY2026AdvancedAnnual report

    「The year-on-year change in average annual salaries for permanent staff dispatch operations was affected by a change in the employee mix, following the hiring of approximately 1,500 new employees, equivalent to approximately 35% of this category, as the Company strengthened recruitment of professionals for permanent staff dispatch, contracting and related operations.」

    The Company hired approximately 1,500 new employees during the period for professional positions in permanent staff dispatch, contracting and related operations, expanding its talent base for permanent staff dispatch, including the construction engineering field.
  3. FY2026-H1AdvancedAnnual report

    「In the construction engineering field, utilization improved, and contract rates for inexperienced new graduates have also steadily increased as a result of negotiations with customers.」

    Utilization improved in the construction engineering field, while contract rates for inexperienced new graduates also steadily increased through negotiations with customers.
  4. FY2025AdvancedAnnual report

    「During the fiscal year, the company achieved its highest-ever number of new hires, at more than 1,700 employees including new graduates, equivalent to 142% of the plan. The resulting increase in active employees contributed to higher revenue in the domestic WORK business.」

    In the construction engineer area, the company hired more than 1,700 employees during the year, achieving 142% of the plan, and the increase in active employees contributed to higher revenue.
  5. FY2025-H1AdvancedAnnual report

    「In particular, in the construction engineer area, the company's primary focus, newly graduated staff who joined in April of the current year began working, contributing to an increase in revenue.」

    In the construction engineer area, newly graduated staff who joined in April of the current year began working, contributing to an increase in revenue.
  6. FY2024AdvancedAnnual report

    「In the construction engineer area, the number of active employees increased as more than 1,200 employees, including new graduates, joined the company during the fiscal year. Profitability also improved as the company focused on charge increases with existing customers and unit-price negotiations for new placements.」

    In the construction engineer area, the number of active employees increased as more than 1,200 employees, including new graduates, joined the company. The company explains that negotiations with customers over unit prices also contributed to improved profitability.
  7. FY2024-Q3AdvancedAnnual report

    「In the construction engineer area, the number of active employees increased as more than 1,000 employees, including new graduates, joined the company during the cumulative third quarter of the fiscal year, the highest number ever.」

    In the construction engineer area, more than 1,000 employees, including new graduates, joined the company during the cumulative third quarter, the highest number ever, increasing the number of active employees. This represents progress from the more than 800 employees reported in the previous quarter.
  8. FY2024-Q2AdvancedAnnual report

    「In the construction engineer area, the number of active employees increased as more than 800 employees, including new graduates, joined the company during the cumulative second quarter of the fiscal year, the highest number ever.」

    In the construction engineer area, more than 800 employees, including new graduates, joined the company, the highest number ever, increasing the number of active employees. This represents progress from the more than 500 employees who joined as reported in the previous quarter.
  9. FY2024-Q1AdvancedAnnual report

    「In the construction engineer area, which is the company's primary focus, more than 500 employees, including new graduates, joined the company, the highest number ever.」

    The expansion of the construction engineer area was supported by a specific expansion of its personnel base, with more than 500 employees, including new graduates, joining the company, the highest number ever.
  10. FY2023-Q1RestatedAnnual report

    「The domestic WORK business provides category-focused temporary staffing, recruitment and business outsourcing in Japan, including sales outsourcing, call center outsourcing, factory outsourcing, nursing care and construction engineering.」

    The company describes expansion into specialized areas, including staffing and recruitment services for construction engineers, as an ongoing component of the domestic WORK business.
  11. FY2022-Q3RestatedAnnual report

    「To shift toward Perm (recruitment and temporary staffing in highly specialized fields), the Group has continued since the beginning of the fiscal year to make upfront investments, including increasing sales and consulting personnel, in recruitment in the priority nursing care field, construction engineering human resources services, and startup human resources support.」

    The company continues to make upfront investments, including increasing sales and consultant staff, to shift its construction engineer staffing services toward highly specialized areas.
  12. FY2022-Q1AdvancedAnnual report

    「To shift toward Perm (recruitment and temporary staffing in highly specialized fields), the Group is making upfront investments, including increasing sales and consulting personnel, in recruitment in the priority nursing care field, construction engineering human resources services, and startup human resources support.」

    The company made upfront investments, including increasing sales staff, to shift its construction engineer staffing services toward highly specialized, high-profitability areas.
  13. FY2021AdvancedAnnual report

    「Staffing services in highly specialized areas, including staffing services for construction engineers and IT engineers, which have high gross profit margins」

    The staffing and recruitment business for engineers, including construction engineers and IT engineers, was positioned as a key area of the medium-term plan as a high-profitability business.
  14. FY2020-Q1RestatedAnnual report

    「C4株式会社, which operates a staffing and recruitment business for construction engineers and became a consolidated subsidiary in June 2018, contributed to results from the beginning of the fiscal year.」

    The company continues to describe C4株式会社's staffing and recruitment business for construction engineers as contributing to results from the beginning of the fiscal year.
  15. FY2019-Q3RestatedAnnual report

    「C4株式会社, which operates a staffing and recruitment business for construction engineers and became a consolidated subsidiary in June 2018, contributed to results from the second quarter.」

    The company continues to describe C4's staffing and recruitment business for construction engineers as contributing to results from the second quarter.
  16. FY2019-Q2AdvancedAnnual report

    「In the first quarter of the fiscal year, the company sold one property of TECH RESIDENCE, rental housing for IT engineers and creators. In addition, C4株式会社, which operates a staffing and recruitment business for construction engineers and became a consolidated subsidiary in June 2018, contributed to results from the second quarter.」

    C4's staffing and recruitment business for construction engineers contributed to results from the second quarter, making the company's entry into the staffing and recruitment business for engineers an established business.
  17. FY2019-Q1AdvancedAnnual report

    「Name and business description of the acquired company: C4株式会社; staffing and recruitment business for construction engineers / Voting rights acquired: 100%」

    Regarding its entry into the staffing and recruitment business for engineers, the company made C4株式会社, which operates a staffing and recruitment business for construction engineers, a consolidated subsidiary by acquiring 100% of its voting rights.
  18. FY2018First statedAnnual report

    「The company has entered the staffing and recruitment business for nursing care staff in the healthcare and nursing care fields, where growth is expected, as well as the staffing and recruitment business for engineers.」

    The company describes its entry into the staffing and recruitment business for engineers, separate from its existing healthcare and nursing care and internet/IoT businesses, as a new business area.
Moved together

"Recruitment and Development of Highly Specialized Staff" moved the same way as this thread, in the same document, in 12 of its 20 moves.

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  1. ★This thread
  2. 1Recruitment and Development of Highly Specialized Staff12×
  3. 2Financing Through Stock Acquisition Rights with a Variable Exercise Price9×
  4. 3“Chance-Making-Company” Branding6×
  5. 4Establishing three businesses as new core pillars: healthcare and nursing care, internet and IoT, and overseas human resources services6×
  6. 5Profit pressure from management costs and upfront investments associated with the increase in overseas subsidiaries6×
  7. 6Reorganization into Domestic WORK and Overseas WORK through a Review of Business Portfolio Management5×

★ is this thread; numbers match the list above. The number on a line is how many documents both moved the same way in; lines between the other threads count the documents they moved together in too. Threads that move together often sit closer.

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