Insufficient recruitment of job applicants
First written in FY2022. 5 of 9 entries say "Materialised", first in FY2024-Q1. Latest entry: FY2026.
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- FY2026MitigatedAnnual report
「Revenue from student services was ¥1,280.586 million, up 20.5% year on year.」
In response to the issues related to securing job seekers that had previously emerged as lower member usage and stagnant matching activity, student services returned to full-year revenue growth of 20.5% year on year. - 2026-04-07MitigatedEarnings
「In addition to steady performance in services for students graduating in 2026 and 2027, orders and deliveries for media services targeting students expected to graduate in 2028, including second-year university students, made a significant contribution by accurately addressing demand for early candidate-pool development as the timing of new-graduate recruitment continued to accelerate.」
Despite previously reported declines in student-member usage and stalled matching, student services improved, with revenue up 20.5% year on year. - FY2026-H1Shift to revenue growth in student servicesAnnual report
「In the career services business, revenue increased 29.5% year on year, mainly because placement fee revenue related to students graduating in 2025 and orders received and services provided for students graduating in 2027 increased in student services, including Goodfind, the Group’s selective job-search platform for new graduates.」
The issues related to securing job seekers, previously reflected in lower member usage and stagnant matching activity, were followed by a 29.5% year-on-year increase in revenue from student services in the interim period. - FY2025MaterialisedAnnual report
「In services for students, including our core businesses Goodfind and Intern Street, matching between customers and students stagnated as usage among student members graduating in 2024 declined. Success-fee-based recruitment services decreased 9.8% year on year, while integrated recruitment and consulting services decreased 12.9%.」
Lower usage among job seekers and students and stagnant matching activity have continued to materialize as declines in revenue across multiple student-service business models. - FY2024MaterialisedAnnual report
「As lower usage among student members graduating in 2023 and 2024 caused matching between customers and students to stagnate, revenue from success-fee-based recruitment services declined by more than revenue from integrated recruitment and consulting services, resulting in a 2.0% year-on-year decrease.」
Risks related to securing job seekers and students and insufficient usage continued to materialize during the period in lower student-member usage, stagnant matching activity and lower revenue from student services. - FY2024-Q3MaterialisedAnnual report
「In services for students, including our core selective job-search platform Goodfind for new graduates, we struggled to attract members graduating in March 2023 and to match them with recruiting companies. As success fees related to employment in April 2023 declined, among other factors, revenue fell 4.9% year on year.」
The risk of an insufficient supply of job seekers has continued to materialize in the difficulty attracting members and matching them with recruiting companies, and a 4.9% year-on-year decline in revenue from student services. - FY2024-Q2MaterialisedAnnual report
「In services for students, including the selective job-search platform Goodfind for new graduates, we struggled to attract members graduating in March 2023, and success fees related to employment in April 2023 declined, among other factors, resulting in a 6.8% year-on-year decrease.」
The risk of an insufficient supply of job seekers has continued to materialize in the difficulty attracting members graduating in March 2023 and a 6.8% year-on-year decline in revenue from student services. - FY2024-Q1MaterialisedAnnual report
「In services for students, including the selective job-search platform Goodfind for new graduates, we struggled to attract members graduating in March 2023, and success fees related to employment in April 2023 declined, resulting in a 12.7% year-on-year decrease.」
The risk of an insufficient supply of job seekers has materialized in the difficulty attracting members graduating in March 2023 and a 12.7% year-on-year decline in revenue from student services. - FY2022First statedAnnual report
「However, even with these measures, unexpected changes in companies’ recruitment needs resulting from a future decline in the working-age population due to the declining birthrate and aging population, or changes in the labor market, could make it impossible to secure enough job seekers to meet those needs. This could prevent us from providing sufficient matching services to both job seekers and recruiting companies and could affect our group’s business and operating results. Likelihood: low; expected timing: no specific timing; impact: high.」
Alongside measures such as referrals from existing users, web marketing and improvements in job-seeker satisfaction, the company has for the first time identified insufficient supply of job seekers as a risk.