Shortage of specialized personnel, including data scientists
First written in FY2020. 3 of 6 entries say "Restated". Latest entry: FY2026.
2 other companies' latest entry also says "Restated".
- FY2026RestatedAnnual report
「Our group also considers it extremely important to acquire such digital personnel, but recruitment is not easy because they are sought after by companies across a wide range of industries.」
While it continues to identify the difficulty of securing specialised personnel, including data scientists and IT engineers, as a major risk, it is expanding experienced-hire recruitment and training. - FY2025RestatedAnnual report
「Our group also considers it extremely important to acquire such digital personnel, but recruitment is not easy because they are sought after by companies across a wide range of industries.」
It continues to identify the difficulty of securing specialised personnel, including data scientists and IT engineers, as a major risk. - FY2024MitigatedAnnual report
「Through year-round experienced-hire recruitment, we are actively hiring highly specialised personnel needed for the future growth of our group's businesses, focusing on digital personnel, including IT engineers and data scientists, as well as corporate personnel needed to strengthen corporate functions. Experienced hires accounted for 26% of employees hired in fiscal 2023.」
To address the shortage of specialised personnel, it strengthened experienced-hire recruitment of digital and corporate personnel and reported an experienced-hire ratio of 26%. - FY2022RestatedAnnual report
「In particular, with respect to the data scientists mentioned above, we are promoting the acquisition of talented personnel through experienced-hire recruitment as well as M&A of technology companies.」
It reiterates the response to the shortage of specialised personnel, including data scientists, through a combination of experienced-hire recruitment and M&A of technology companies. - FY2021AdvancedAnnual report
「In particular, with respect to the data scientists mentioned above, we are promoting the acquisition of talented personnel through experienced-hire recruitment as well as M&A of technology companies.」
To address the shortage of specialised personnel, it is pursuing the acquisition of data scientists through M&A of technology companies in addition to experienced-hire recruitment. - FY2020First statedAnnual report
「Our group also considers it extremely important to acquire such personnel, but securing talented people is not easy because they are in demand across a wide range of industries and companies.」
It identifies the difficulty of acquiring personnel needed for content production and data utilisation, particularly data scientists, as a standalone business risk.