Sustained growth and enhanced profitability in the career services sector
First written in FY2022. 10 of 21 entries say "Advanced", first in FY2023-Q1. Latest entry: FY2027-H1.
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- FY2027-H1Revenue growth in student services and a decline in services for working professionalsAnnual report
「In career services, although revenue from recruitment commissions for students graduating in 2026 declined, demand increased for candidate-pool building through events and other activities and for recruitment consulting in services for students graduating in 2028. As a result, student services remained solid, increasing 3.1% year on year. In services for working professionals, revenue decreased 8.2% year on year as the Company discontinued Goodfind Career under the financial discipline of its new management policy, alongside the continued growth of G3, a career support service for working professionals through their third year.」
Student services increased 3.1% year on year on higher demand for services for students graduating in 2028, while services for working professionals decreased 8.2% due in part to the discontinuation of Goodfind Career. - FY2026AdvancedAnnual report
「In the career services segment, sales were ¥1,403.215 million, up 22.9% from the previous fiscal year. Sales of services for students were ¥1,280.586 million, up 20.5%, and sales of services for working professionals were ¥122.629 million, up 54.5%.」
Sales increased in both services for students and services for working professionals, resulting in 22.9% growth across the career services segment. - FY2026-H1AdvancedAnnual report
「In the career services segment, sales increased 29.5% year on year, mainly due to higher placement fee revenue related to students graduating in 2025 and increased orders and service provision related to services for students graduating in 2027. In services for working professionals, the career support service "G3" for high-potential professionals through their third year of employment, launched as a new business in 2022, began capturing market demand and drove growth, with sales increasing 60.7% year on year.」
Sales of services for students increased 29.5% year on year, while sales of services for working professionals increased 60.7% due to G3's growth, resulting in 31.6% growth across the career services segment. - FY2025Weaker overall growth due to a sharp decline in sales of services for working professionalsAnnual report
「The 1.1% year-on-year increase in the career services segment was attributable to sales of services for students, including the group's core service, the selective job-search platform "Goodfind" for new graduates, increasing 5.8% year on year, despite sales of services for working professionals falling sharply by 36.8% year on year. The latter decline resulted from a decrease in the number of hiring decisions amid a challenging competitive environment, due to the impact of an unstable organizational structure and uncertainty surrounding new services.」
Sales of services for students increased, but sales of services for working professionals fell 36.8% due to a decline in the number of hiring decisions, limiting growth across the career services segment to 1.1%. - FY2025-H1Decline across the career services segment due to lower sales in services for working professionalsAnnual report
「In the career services segment, sales of services for students, including the selective job-search platform "Goodfind" for new graduates, increased 1.7% year on year due in part to higher placement fee revenue and event revenue related to students graduating in 2024. However, in services for working professionals, the number of placements declined and sales fell 39.0% year on year. As a result, sales in the career services segment fell 2.6% year on year.」
Sales of services for students increased 1.7% year on year, while sales of services for working professionals fell 39.0% due to a decline in the number of placements, resulting in a 2.6% decline across the career services segment. - FY2025-Q1AdvancedAnnual report
「This was due to year-on-year growth of 13.3% in the career services segment and 6.9% in the media and SaaS segment. In the career services segment, sales of services for students, including the selective job-search platform "Goodfind" for new graduates, increased 12.4% year on year, mainly due to higher placement fee revenue related to students graduating in 2024. Sales of services for working professionals also increased 30.1% year on year as matching between job seekers and hiring companies progressed steadily, resulting in 13.3% growth year on year in the career services segment.」
Sales of services for students increased 12.4% year on year and sales of services for working professionals increased 30.1%, with higher sales in both services driving 13.3% growth across the career services segment. - FY2024Improvement in services for working professionals and lower sales in services for studentsAnnual report
「In the career services segment, sales of services for working professionals increased 40.0% year on year as improvements led to an increase in the number of hires by hiring companies. However, sales of services for students, including the group's core service, the selective job-search platform "Goodfind" for new graduates, fell 5.6% year on year due in part to a decline in placement fees related to new graduates joining companies in 2023.」
Sales of services for working professionals increased 40.0% year on year due to improvements and an increase in hires, while sales of services for students fell 5.6%, resulting in a 2.0% decline across the career services segment. - FY2024-Q3Continued sales growth in services for working professionals and a narrower overall declineAnnual report
「During the nine months ended the third quarter, sales of services for students, including the group's core service, the selective job-search platform "Goodfind" for new graduates, fell 4.9% year on year due in part to difficulty attracting members among students graduating in March 2023 and matching them with hiring companies, as well as a decline in success fees related to hires beginning in April 2023. Meanwhile, sales of services for working professionals increased 53.2% year on year, as the company successfully generated matches with hiring companies by increasing the number of interviews with job seekers. As a result, sales in the career services segment fell 0.5% year on year.」
Sales of services for working professionals increased 53.2% year on year due to more interviews and match generation. Sales of services for students fell 4.9%, but the decline across the career services segment narrowed from 1.3% in the previous quarter to 0.5%. - FY2024-Q2AdvancedAnnual report
「During the six months ended the second quarter, sales of services for working professionals in the career services segment increased 98.4% year on year, as the company successfully generated matches with hiring companies by increasing the number of interviews with job seekers. Meanwhile, sales of services for students, including the selective job-search platform "Goodfind" for new graduates, fell 6.8% year on year, due in part to difficulty attracting members among students graduating in March 2023 and a decline in success fees related to hires beginning in April 2023. As a result, sales in the career services segment fell 1.3% year on year.」
Sales of services for working professionals increased 98.4% year on year due to match generation from more interviews, accelerating the recovery that continued from the previous quarter. Meanwhile, sales of services for students fell 6.8%, and sales across the career services segment fell 1.3%. - FY2024-Q1Recovery in services for working professionals and overall sales declineAnnual report
「During the three months ended the first quarter, sales of services for working professionals in the career services segment increased 36.7% year on year, as the company successfully generated matches with hiring companies by increasing the number of interviews with job seekers. Meanwhile, sales of services for students, including the selective job-search platform "Goodfind" for new graduates, fell 12.7% year on year, as the company struggled to attract members among students graduating in March 2023, reducing success fees related to hires beginning in April 2023. As a result, sales in the career services segment fell 11.0% year on year.」
Sales of services for working professionals increased 36.7% year on year due to more interviews and match generation, while sales of services for students fell 12.7% due to difficulty attracting members, resulting in an 11.0% decline across the career services segment. - FY2023-Q3Decline in sales across the career services segmentAnnual report
「During the nine months ended the third quarter, sales of services for students, including the group's core service, the selective job-search platform "Goodfind" for new graduates, remained at roughly the same level, increasing 0.7% year on year. However, in services for working professionals, the number of hires declined due to internal factors including delays in training career agents that match job seekers with hiring companies, and sales fell 41.0% year on year. As a result, sales in the career services segment fell 4.4% year on year.」
Sales of services for students increased only 0.7% year on year, while sales of services for working professionals fell 41.0% due to delays in training career agents, resulting in a 4.4% decline in sales across the career services segment. - FY2023-Q2Slowing growth and contraction in services for working professionalsAnnual report
「During the six months ended the second quarter, sales of services for students, including the group's core service, the selective job-search platform "Goodfind" for new graduates, remained firm, increasing 7.4% year on year. However, in services for working professionals, the number of hires declined due to internal factors including delays in training career agents that match job seekers with hiring companies, and sales fell 45.1% year on year. As a result, sales in the career services segment increased only 2.3% year on year.」
Sales of services for students increased 7.4% year on year, but sales of services for working professionals fell 45.1% due to delays in training career agents, limiting growth in the career services segment as a whole to 2.3%. - FY2023-Q1AdvancedAnnual report
「During the three months ended the first quarter, sales of services for students, including the group's core service, the selective job-search platform "Goodfind" for new graduates, remained firm, increasing 9.6% year on year. However, in services for working professionals, the number of hires declined as the training of career agents matching job seekers with hiring companies was delayed, among other factors, and sales fell 38.8% year on year. As a result, sales in the career services segment increased 6.7% year on year.」
Sales of services for students increased 9.6% year on year and sales for the career services segment as a whole increased 6.7%, while sales of services for working professionals fell 38.8% due to delays in training career agents. - FY2022First statedAnnual report
「Going forward, the company will continue hiring personnel in the career services segment, expand its service offerings and broaden its customer base among companies in new industry sectors, thereby increasing the number of client companies and transaction value per client and further growing the career services segment.」
The company plans to grow its core segment by increasing the number of client companies and transaction value per client through hiring, service expansion and customer-base expansion.