Expansion of Gaishi Shukatsu, Liiga and DSP Services and Enhancement of Content

「To pursue continued stable growth, we worked to deepen relationships with customers in order to increase the number of client companies, enhance value and raise transaction prices by introducing new services and initiatives, and increase order values by launching a recruitment agency business. Specific initiatives for members included the full-scale rollout of the integrated management tool "Job-Hunting Copilot" on the platform and the launch of "AI Interview Preparation" as part of the AI Selection Preparation series. We also held events in succession, including "Global Career Expo Meetup Spring 2026," "Global Career Expo Kansai," "Global Career Expo Meetup Summer 2026," and "Engineer Guide Hackthon," co-hosted with Mercari,Inc.」

「Specific initiatives for members included holding the group information session "Global Career Expo," the group discussion event "Global Career Expo Meetup," the online group information session "Global Career Expo Live," and academic conference-style reverse-recruitment events such as "Global Career Expo Conference." The company also held recruiting and HR networking events for HR managers and staff, featuring themes such as consulting and engineering.」

「Specific initiatives for members included holding the group information session "Global Career Expo Kansai," the group discussion event "Global Career Expo Meetup," and the online group information session "Global Career Expo Live," as well as themed events such as "Global Career Expo: Asset Management and Investment Management Careers" and the "Consulting Industry Recruiting and HR Networking Event." In addition, on Global Career Expo, the company began offering "AI ES Builder," which helps students seeking engineering positions prepare entry sheets and other documents through dialogue with AI. The company also established the "Global Career Expo Research Institute" as a platform for continuing to publish research on job hunting and advanced corporate recruitment practices.」

「Specific initiatives in the new-graduate services business during the consolidated fiscal year included hosting a variety of events, such as the online event "Gaishi Shukatsu Live Spring 2024," attended by more than 50 leading companies, the offline joint roundtable "Gaishi Shukatsu Meetup," and the joint information session "Gaishi Shukatsu Expo" for the next generation of leaders. The company also began offering services within Gaishi Shukatsu.com, including "Software Engineer Shukatsu by Gaishi Shukatsu.com," a service dedicated to job hunting for engineers, and "AI Selection Preparation," which supports preparation for the recruitment processes of companies students wish to join.」

「Specific initiatives in the new graduate recruitment service during the interim consolidated accounting period included holding the company's regular online event, "Global Career Expo Live Spring 2024," which brought together more than 50 leading companies, and the in-person group discussion event "Global Career Expo Meetup." The company also newly launched "Software Engineer Recruitment by Global Career Expo," a service specialising in engineer recruitment.」

「To increase customer spend, we sought to maximise value through proposals designed to solve customer issues. We released an enhanced plan for new engineer recruitment, expanded products specialising in the recruitment of women and science and engineering graduates, and introduced and promoted job-based hiring.」

「Meanwhile, we expanded our membership base by holding a large number of in-person events that we had been unable to pursue actively during the COVID-19 pandemic. In addition, initiatives focused on customer acquisition and increasing customer spend, as described above, led to a marked increase in the use of the Scout feature, a distributed product offered through our new graduate recruitment service, expanding transaction volume with customers and improving profitability.」

「The Company sought to expand its membership by holding numerous in-person events that it had been unable to pursue actively during the COVID-19 pandemic. In addition, initiatives focused on customer acquisition and increasing customer spending per account expanded transaction volumes with customers and improved profitability.」

「Specific initiatives during the current fiscal year included acquiring members through strategic marketing initiatives and seeking to expand the number of client companies in order to increase the Company's share of the recruitment matching market. In the new graduate services area, in addition to the online company information sessions it had held previously, the Company strengthened its offline events and held events nationwide on various themes, including roundtable discussions featuring leading companies for women and joint company information sessions at JOB Discovery Meetup. In the mid-career services area, the Company focused on increasing awareness and acquiring new customers. As a result, greater use by recruiting companies and recruitment agencies increased the number of scouting messages sent and the number of matches, while listing fees from recruiting companies and success fees from agents also increased.」

「During the nine months ended the third quarter, the Company sought to expand its share of the recruitment matching market by acquiring members through strategic marketing initiatives and expanding the number of client companies. In the new graduate services area, in addition to the online company information sessions it had held previously, the Company strengthened its offline events and held events nationwide on various themes, including roundtable discussions featuring leading companies for women and joint company information sessions at JOB Discovery Meetup. In the mid-career services area, the Company focused on increasing awareness and acquiring new customers, resulting in growth in listing fees from recruiting companies and success fees from agents.」

「During the six months ended the second quarter, the Company sought to expand its share of the recruitment matching market by acquiring members through strategic marketing initiatives and expanding the number of client companies. In addition to the online company information sessions it had held previously, the Company held an offline event in Fukuoka in February, which was well received.」

「During the previous fiscal year, while maintaining stable, high growth in the career-platform business through the renewal of the scouting function and the renewed acceleration of revenue growth, we worked to create a new revenue model by launching a new consumer-to-consumer service and achieved operating income above plan.」

「For 外資就活ドットコム, the Company expanded its business domain from the business positions it had traditionally focused on to advanced IT positions, and implemented initiatives in anticipation of growing demand for job-based recruitment of specialists. In addition, as a new C2C service, the Company launched its Knowledge-Sharing Platform Business as a marketplace for transactions in knowledge between individuals, and worked to create a new revenue model.」

「During the cumulative third quarter, in our existing career-platform business, we worked on the “West Coast Project” to expand our business domain, released a new scouting service, “理系スカウト by 外資就活ドットコム”, and held “理系学生限定 Job Discovery ONLINE”, an online company information session for science and engineering students.」

「The Company recognizes the continued expansion and further content enhancement of 外資就活ドットコム and Liiga as important management challenges. To address these challenges, the Company will secure the management resources required for system development, marketing, and other activities, and will continue launching various new services and content on these platforms.」

「These platforms are intended to support the job searches, career changes, and career advancement of students and young professionals, while also serving recruiting companies and others as a means of reaching students and young professionals. To provide greater value to member students and young professionals and to offer recruiting companies and others a place where they can meet even one outstanding candidate, the Company recognizes the continued expansion of 外資就活ドットコム, Liiga, and its DSP services, together with further content enhancement, as important management challenges.」