Inside Out

Inside Out is where we tell our stories
that cannot be conveyed through numbers alone.
Recruit Group believes that the thoughts of each individual
—Inside—are connected to our creation of value for society—Outside.

Recruit Group Profile: Inside Out 2020 [8.19MB]

sep 17, 2021

Staffing SBU

Building confidence, skills and inclusive futures in rural Australia

See how Cynthia Andrews and Chandler Macleod are supporting Indigenous people to get a job opportunity in rural Australia. Not only placing them into a job, but also Chandler Macleod offers unique job training programs for their better future.

sep 15, 2021

Recruit Group

List of external awards in the first half of 2021

Between January and June 2021, Recruit Group received 68 external awards. The following is an overview of how the Recruit Group's companies, products, and services have made an impact on society.

sep 10, 2021

Staffing SBU

Message from Rob Zandbergen, Head of Staffing SBU FY2021

Read Rob Zandbergen's message on RGF Staffing's COVID-related initiatives and goals to deliver a positive social impact to local communities. "The challenges posed by the pandemic have only inspired us to think, work, and collaborate with even more creativity and compassion than before."

sep 7, 2021

HR Technology SBU

Message from Christian Sutherland-Wong, CEO of Glassdoor FY2021

See Christian Sutherland Wong’s message. In addition to the response to COVID-19, Glassdoor pursues radical transparency in workplaces to fulfill its mission “To help people everywhere find a job and company they love.”

People are our Strength

"Bet on Passion" is a Recruit Group value based on respecting individual differences. We respect and welcome our employees' unique ideas and passions and provide them with plentiful opportunities for growth. Our resolve to "Bet on Passion" is reflected in our talent development and performance management systems.

sep 3, 2021

Staffing SBU

Promoting the Adoption of Working from Home for Temp Staff in Japan

According to a survey by Recruit Staffing, only 1% of Japanese companies had adopted working from home for temp staff. By May 2020, that rate would jump to 48%. See how Saeko Hirata has encouraged more companies to consider adopting working from home for temps during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Aug 26, 2021

Media & Solutions SBU

Message from Yoshihiro Kitamura, Head of Media & Solutions SBU FY2021

Recruit Co., Ltd. has integrated its seven subsidiaries in April 2021. As a new organization, we will continue contributing to society by creating new values, and solving all kinds of problems in the industrial world faster and more effectively.

Aug 16, 2021

HR Technology SBU

Message from Chris Hyams, CEO of Indeed FY2021

"We help people get jobs." This mission is what gets us out of bed in the morning and what keeps us up at night. The Indeed Hiring Platform was created to automate the process of finding, screening, and scheduling interviews with qualified candidates, whereas job seekers can now get matched to a job on Indeed, take a quick assessment with objective qualifications, and immediately find if they meet those qualifications.

Jun 30, 2021

Recruit Holdings

Getting a job, fast and simple, with the push of a button: Q&A with Group President and CEO "Deko" Hisayuki Idekoba

Check out our interview with new Recruit Group President and CEO "Deko" Hisayuki Idekoba, where we learn about his opinion of the status quo, and his desire to help all individuals get job as fast and simple as possible.

Jun 23, 2021

HR Technology SBU

Partnering with Shaw Trust to accelerate employment support: Indeed

Indeed made a partnership with Shaw Trust, a non-profit organization having been helping people enter the workforce in the UK for nearly 40 years, and has boosted up its aid for job seekers. Indeed and Shaw Trust held "Job Search Workshop," a series of Facebook online events to provide job seekers with necessary information.

Jun 1, 2021

Media & Solutions SBU

Recruit’s Privacy Center: an easy-to-understand data privacy guide for users

Learn about Recruit's new Privacy Center, launched on February 16, 2021. Made for both users and employees to reaffirm Recruit's group-wide commitment to user privacy, the Privacy Center features easy-to-digest illustrations and diagrams that explain how personal user data is collected and used.

May 19, 2021

Staffing SBU

Putting organizational psychology at the heart of the recruitment process: Chandler Macleod

See how Chandler Macleod, Australia's leading recruitment job employment agency (Recruit Group), developed a methodology called BestFit™. Find out the company's unique efforts to create a world where all people can work in a right place.

Apr 15, 2021

Media & Solutions SBU

Aichi Prefecture chooses Study Sapuri to help educators manage online curriculums during the COVID-19 pandemic

Study Sapuri was introduced to help students learn, but it's also changing the way teachers work. Learn how teachers were able to improve after Aichi Prefecture began providing Study Sapuri services for its 183 Aichi prefectural high schools and their 122,179 students.

Apr 28, 2021

Recruit Group

Seeking the Value of Values and Synergy in Recruit's Global Expansion

Read the interview of IESE Business School professor describes how Recruit's culture is the critical mechanism to balance its results-focused approach with an orientation toward caring for human beings, and how its members channel their desire to serve society into individual initiatives which bring innovation and generate value for the company.

Apr 1, 2021

HR Technology SBU

Employee Group Combating Gender Inequality - Women at Indeed

Indeed offers multiple global employee-led Inclusion Resource Groups. One of these groups, Women at Indeed, promotes advocacy for the elimination of gender inequality. In this article, we will introduce its activities, with comments from Glenda Kirby, who serves as Executive Sponsor from April 2020.

Mar 17, 2021

Staffing SBU

Providing flexibility, stability, and financial wellbeing to talent through on-demand pay: Staffmark Group and DailyPay

See how Staffmark Group collaborated with DailyPay to allow people to access their paychecks whenever they need. This eliminated a large portion of financial stress and improved staff productivity as a result.

Mar 4, 2021

Media & Solutions SBU

INSIDES: Supporting Managers Using Psychology and Technology

Learn about INSIDES, a cloud-based service that offers speedy, detailed, and customized managerial advice, in turn leading to a boost in organizational performance through improved employee mental health.

Feb 24, 2021

Staffing SBU

Mobilizing Front-Line Personnel for Vaccination Sites

See how USG People the Netherlands, a staffing agency operated by Recruit Group, with Jantine Pater and Cindy Sonnemans, staffed COVID-19 vaccination sites across the Netherlands.

Feb 1, 2021

HR Technology SBU

Glassdoor Announces
the Best Places to Work in 2021

This year marks the 13th year of Glassdoor's annual Employees’ Choice Awards recognizing the Best Places to Work in 2021. Since the winners are determined based solely on employee feedback, making it onto Glassdoor’s Best Places to Work list is truly an honor. See the first ranking amidst the pandemic, its trends, and the initiatives of two top U.S. employers.

Jan 15, 2021

Media & Solutions SBU

AirREGI Handy simplifies ordering, cooking, and serving in restaurants

Learn about self-ordering as a new feature of AirREGI Handy, one of the Air BusinessTools and how it is used to simplify ordering, cooking, and serving in restaurants. Here we ask Shunji Kawasaki of the AirREGI Handy development team about the origin and thoughts of this idea.

Dec 24, 2020

HR Technology SBU

New Tools to Increase Transparency around Diversity and Inclusion within Companies - Glassdoor

See how Glassdoor is pushing for a more diverse workplace with their new Diversity & Inclusion Functions, which allow employees to rate their workplaces based on Diversity & Inclusion and provide Demographic Data Contributions, along with a Diversity FAQ and Employer Diversity Story for each company.

Nov 13, 2020

Staffing SBU

Mira-yell: Closing the Skills Gap in Japan

Learn about Mira-yell and how they're closing the skills gap in Japan by finding long-term administrative positions for individuals with little or no prior experience of office work. More than 4,000 working mothers and other disadvantaged persons have taken advantage of Mira-yell's service, and surveys have shown very positive outcomes.

Dec 14, 2020

Media & Solutions SBU

OpineDB―A natural language text search system from Megagon Labs

See how Recruit Group's AI research institute Megagon Labs is using their new "OpineDB" database and its natural language processing to better fulfill job searches containing ambiguous search terms.

Dec 7, 2020

HR Technology SBU

Creating lasting value out of change:
how Virtual Interviewing is redefining the interview process

Learn how Indeed helped companies shorten the interview process timeline from weeks to days under the COVID-19 pandemic with the help of Maggie Hulce, Senior Vice President and General Manager of Enterprise at Indeed. The recently launched virtual interviewing solution is already making hiring more efficient, cost-effective, and inclusive for companies and job seekers.

Sep 30, 2020

Media & Solutions SBU

Air BusinessTools: Safeguarding businesses amid a health crisis

In order to inform companies and help them provide services more safely and conveniently, Recruit is sharing data insights from Air BusinessTools SaaS solutions, including AirREGI, AirPay, and AirWait.

Oct 26, 2020

Staffing SBU

Bringing dreams to life for children in need —CSI Gives Back

Read about The CSI Companies' activities that go beyond providing job opportunities, by contributing to local communities through "CSI Gives Back," a non-profit organization with a mission to "Identify and support local organizations that directly impact those in true need. Providing acts of kindness and bringing smiles to our community."

Sep 30, 2020

HR Technology SBU

Indeed: The Orange Chair

Putting job seekers first is the fundamental principle that has driven Indeed since the start. This philosophy is ingrained in the company's culture and guides the team in their work every day.

Sep 30, 2020

Staffing SBU

A society where every individual is proud of their work

Read about how two companies, Bright Plus (formerly Secretary Plus) and Staff Service Group, are promoting more collaborative and inclusive workplaces by respectively challenging gendered stereotypes and creating a more flexible and accommodating remote work environment for people with disabilities.

Sep 30, 2020

HR Technology SBU

Glassdoor is promoting workforce diversity and fairness through radical transparency

At Glassdoor, we recognize that diversity within our own employee base is essential to the long term success and vitality of our business. Through the "Diversity & Inclusion Transparency Report", we will aim to ensure diversity and fairness in the workplace through radical transparency.

Sep 30, 2020

Recruit Group

Ayano "Sena" Senaha: Message from Our CHRO

For Recruit Group, everything we've accomplished is the result of curious individuals asking, "why is this way of doing things so inconvenient," and, "what if we made this possible?" Recruit management bets on ideas that are born out of curiosity backed up by data and facts, that will be transformed into an unbridled passion.

Sep 30, 2020

HR Technology SBU

Opportunities for All:
Talent Development Initiatives

Learn how Indeed University is helping participants to work together to conceive, develop, and pilot products that create amazing experiences and help people get jobs. Also, find out how Virtual Hiring Events provide employers the ability to conduct individual or group video-call interviews with job applicants.

Sep 30, 2020

Media & Solutions SBU

Embracing and Celebrating Ideas:
Talent Development Initiatives

Ring is a new business proposal contest that began in 1982 and has resulted in some of Recruit's most innovative and successful services, whereas FORUM is an opportunity for Recruit employees to share innovations that have been successful in their everyday work.

Sep 30, 2020

Staffing SBU

Autonomy Leads to Growth:
Talent Development Initiatives

A crucial element in the success of the Staffing SBU is the localization of products and services to fit the needs of individual markets. This is possible thanks to the Unit Management System, a style of management that provides the flexibility to make decisions to individual businesses based on their deep knowledge of local client needs and market situation.

Sep 30, 2020

Recruit Group

An External View on Recruit Group's Efforts

Recruit Group knows that employees are more likely to take risks and explore novel ideas when they play an active role in the company, which is why our managers encourage employees to think about how they want to contribute to the world, what social problems they want to solve, and how the company can help.

Sep 30, 2020

HR Technology SBU

Indeed is committed to actively combatting discrimination

Indeed's spirited and open culture permeates across all offices and departments globally, lending a voice and support to broader discussions on challenges and solutions. We are committed to developing better products so that everyone can find the right job.

Sep 30, 2020

Media & Solutions SBU

Diversity and Inclusion progress driven by perpetual learning

"Bet on Passion" is the basis of our Diversity and Inclusion philosophy. As a company whose competitive advantage is its people, it is essential to create a work environment where employees can leverage their diverse viewpoints and skills, and where individuals can make the most of their individuality.

Sep 30, 2020

Staffing SBU

Contributing to building a society where everyone can shine

Diana Magielsen discusses how unconscious biases limit the diversity of workforces and perpetuate social prejudices. By removing these biases from hiring and adopting a culture that prioritizes diversity and inclusivity, businesses can attract and employ the most skilled and qualified employees.

Sep 30, 2020

Recruit Group

Each for Equal

Recruit Group has taken various measures to close the gender gap, and will continue to contribute to the realization of universal gender equality by providing more diverse options through our services worldwide.

Sep 30, 2020

HR Technology SBU

Hisayuki "Deko" Idekoba: Message from the Head of the HR Technology SBU

Recruit Group has been evolving its HR business strategy since it was founded 60 years ago in order to meet the changing needs of the industry. "Isn't there a better way to do this?" This is the question we have been asking ourselves. We eliminate the difficulties in job searching and recruitment with technology.

Sep 30, 2020

HR Technology SBU

Message from the CEO of Indeed

Since COVID-19 first hit, we have been focused on helping those in need. Employers who were urgently hiring needed a way to interview candidates safely and efficiently. The virtual recruitment service we had been testing suddenly became a vital necessity.

Sep 30, 2020

Media & Solutions SBU

Yoshihiro Kitamura: Message from the Head of the Media & Solutions SBU

The Media & Solutions SBU has continued to provide new value by constantly evolving to meet the needs of Recruit's individual users and enterprise clients. As we continue to evolve and leverage SaaS technologies, we will strengthen our value proposition and expand the scope of what we can do to help our users and clients access "Opportunities for Life".

Sep 30, 2020

Staffing SBU

Expanding the potential of temporary workers through working from home

As Recruit Staffing responds to a significant increase in the percentage of agency workers working from home, and as telework and virtual communications become more common, we will continue to find ways to provide the necessary support for enterprise clients and agency workers by responding quickly to societal changes.

Sep 30, 2020

HR Technology SBU

Glassdoor's Mission

Glassdoor's mission is to help people everywhere find a job and company they love, a mission that permeates the company both inside and out. In this video, three employees share their own stories of working at Glassdoor.

Sep 30, 2020

HR Technology SBU

Supporting NHS Recruitment With Teamwork and Innovation

Find out how Deepa Somasundari, Director of Strategic Projects at Indeed, helped the UK's National Health Service screen 1500 applicants in a few short hours in order to fulfill the critical need for more essential workers during the recent pandemic.

Sep 30, 2020

Media & Solutions SBU

COVID-19 has accelerated the integration of work and housing

According to a report by SUUMO, many people today are working from home, prompting them to reconsider their living and working environments due to the COVID-19 global health crisis.

Sep 30, 2020

Media & Solutions SBU

Study Sapuri and Quipper: Learn anywhere

Tools like Study Sapuri and Quipper provide opportunities for children to learn in any situation. Video clips, drills, and learning management functions can be used by schools to help children stay motivated and focused while studying at home.

Sep 30, 2020

HR Technology SBU

Message from the CEO of Glassdoor

Driving transparency continues to be the biggest opportunity for Glassdoor to affect positive change. We believe transparency empowers people with the right information to make the right decisions. But there's another powerful product of transparency: accountability.

Sep 30, 2020

HR Technology SBU

Committed to helping people get jobs and promoting fairness

Indeed and Glassdoor are working hard to assist job seekers who are facing challenges such as disabilities, having a criminal record, or undergoing difficult life transitions, to find employment, and advocating for and educating on fair pay practices around the world.

Sep 30, 2020

Staffing SBU

Rob Zandbergen: Message
from the Head of the Staffing SBU

The Staffing SBU is uniquely positioned to meet the needs of both job seekers and employers through leveraging decades of experience of relationship building. We create a smart and agile organization to contribute to society.

Sep 30, 2020

Staffing SBU

Promoting a sustainable society

Each company within Recruit Group is making various efforts to protect and conserve the environment, increase sustainability education, and raise awareness of the problems that must be addressed, such as modern slavery, which continues to be a significant issue around the world.

Sep 30, 2020

Media & Solutions SBU

Creating a brighter world

Learn how Recruit Group is creating a more prosperous society with knowbe, a business operations support service for welfare facilities, KARADA Assessment, which supports senior citizens who have stopped working due to age barriers or limited physical capabilities, WORKFIT, a free seminar that provides employment support and career education to help people find their ideal career path, ParaRing, a project to foster a society in which people with disabilities can realize their potential, and sustainable tree plantations.

Sep 30, 2020

Recruit Holdings

Comments from Sustainability Experts

Read comments from sustainability experts Bennett Freeman and Kazuo Tase covering the promotion of human rights and sustainable development around the world, as well as Recruit Group's process in which sustainability initiatives are incorporated into the Group's business management.

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