i-plug announced the key KPIs for October 2026 for OfferBox, its offer-based job-hunting service for new graduates, with cumulative bookings under the early fixed-fee model up 16.2% year on year.
According to the announcement, monthly bookings under the early fixed-fee model were ¥309 million, down 7.8% year on year, while cumulative bookings reached ¥5,223 million, up 16.2% year on year, and continued to exceed the previous year's level.
Meanwhile, bookings under the success-fee model were ¥41 million for the month, down 28.1% year on year, and ¥538 million cumulatively, down 4.6% year on year. Although the number of confirmed hires exceeded the same month of the previous year, the decline was attributed to the progress in filling the agreed hiring slots under the early fixed-fee plan.
As platform metrics, cumulative corporate registrations totaled 23,469, up 8.6% year on year. Student registrations totaled 266,128 for the 2027 graduating class, up 12.9%, and 172,127 for the 2028 graduating class, up 15.5%. Offer sends increased by 30.0% year on year for the 2027 graduating class and 38.0% for the 2028 graduating class on a monthly basis, influenced by the increase in the number of active companies.