Expanding WEB support services and extending customer touchpoints

「Improving production-process efficiency and profitability through the use of AI」

「The company launched "直結採用," a service that visualizes companies' appeal and directly links it to recruitment. It plans to expand average revenue per user (ARPU) through synergies and cross-selling with its career-support business, further expand its web business, and develop it into a new growth driver.」

「For the interim period under review, net sales were ¥113.748 million, down 1.5% from the same interim period of the previous year, and the segment loss was ¥26.124 million, compared with a loss of ¥13.820 million in the same interim period of the previous year. The widening loss resulted from upfront investments to expand the business, including the development of an AI and digital sales platform, new product development and the strengthening of the organizational structure, in anticipation of medium- to long-term growth based on the business plan. The company will continue these efforts to accelerate growth from the fourth quarter onward and maximize corporate value.」

「As a key initiative going forward, the Group will work to expand its web content services. It expects to expand the business through cross-selling with the "高専人材採用プロジェクト," and will build a system that comprehensively strengthens companies' recruitment capabilities by combining its expertise in career support. The Group plans to further expand its web business and develop it into a new growth driver.」

「In May 2024, the company acquired 株式会社アドウィル, which has provided web-page and public-relations strategy support to corporate customers in western Shizuoka Prefecture for many years and has a strong sales base centered on medium-sized and larger manufacturers. Starting with the creation of new-graduate recruitment sites for customers, the company provides contracted services ranging from recruitment branding and corporate-site production, its core business, to corporate branding.」

「On "転職スイッチ," a technical careers site launched in October 2022, the company began a service introducing outstanding science and engineering talent to companies by leveraging its accumulated expertise in recruiting science and engineering personnel.」

「With functions released in October 2021, "高専プラス" digitized information on participating companies and students at "高専生のための合同会社説明会," making event operations more efficient. In addition, following the release of functions covering further-education information in April 2022, approximately 4,000 students, equivalent to about 70% of students at colleges of technology nationwide who wished to enter employment among those scheduled to graduate in March 2023, used the site, demonstrating the platform's growing track record.」

「The company is promoting the efficient and effective provision of information to students at colleges of technology by increasing the number of listings on "高専プラス," a career and further-education information site for these students launched in October 2021.」

「The Company also fully launched “KOSEN Plus,” an employment and further-education information website for students at colleges of technology, released in October 2021. By linking it with the Company’s employment events, the Company provides students with corporate information in advance and has built a mechanism enabling students and companies to make contact efficiently.」

「Going forward, the company will actively propose website and video production to companies in conjunction with its career events, advancing the development of a WEB合説サイト platform with more comprehensive information. It will continue accurately identifying the needs of students and companies, securing customer retention, and expanding the scale of its business.」