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Recruit Holdings Co., Ltd. (株式会社リクルートホールディングス,Kabushikigaisha Rikurūto Hōrudingusu) is an HR Tech (human resources technology) holding company headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.
Recruit Group, currently consisting of three autonomous Strategic Business Units (SBUs) and Recruit Holdings, was founded in 1960 byHiromasa Ezoe, then an educational psychology student at theUniversity of Tokyo, asDaigaku Shimbun Koukokusha (大学新聞広告社, University Newspaper Advertisement Company). It was a spin-off fromthe Todai Shimbun (the University of Tokyo's main student newspaper).[1][3]
In FY 2024, it reported sales of 3.56 trillion Yen and revenue of 678.8 billion Yen, with more than half of its sales generated overseas.[4] Its flagship world-wide services include the job search engineIndeed and the employer review siteGlassdoor. The company is listed on theTokyo Stock Exchange and is a component of theNikkei 225 andTOPIX Core 30 indices.[5][6] As of January 2025, the company has the 4th largest market capitalisation in the country of 17.5trillion Yen.[7]
Recruit Holdings Co., Ltd. offers a two-sided talent marketplace that drives meaningful connections between job seekers and employers. In Japan, it also focuses on streamlining business essentials from sourcing to marketing through its cloud-based smart solutions including matching platforms and SaaS.
It holds business competitions within the company that all employees can participate in, fostering a corporate culture that encourages freely initiating new ventures. Popular terms such as "freeter (フリーター, freelancing part-timers)", "employment ice age (就職氷河期)", and "gaten-kei (ガテン系, meaning blue-collar jobs)" have originated from information magazines it has published.[8]
Following theRecruit scandal in 1988, which was regarded as one of the largest post-war scandals in Japan, the company faced a loss of credibility, adversity worsened further bythe burst of the bubble economy. This led to the manifestation of bad assets issues with subsidiaries such as Recruit Cosmos (real estate) and First Finance (financial services). The entire group found itself in a difficult situation. In June 1992, its shares were transferred to the major supermarket chainDaiei, placing it under the Daiei Group. However, due to deteriorating performance within the Daiei Group, Recruit Holdings separated around the year 2000.[9] At the time when it joined the Daiei Group, Daiei adopted a stance of being a "silent shareholder" without assuming any debts. Consequently, under Kunio Takagi from Daiei, Recruit managed to settle approximately 1.4 trillion yen in interest-bearing debt from the bubble era's real estate and non-bank business failures by the fiscal year ending in March 1994 by itself. Currently, Recruit operates independently of any corporate group, maintaining neutrality while expanding its business operations.[9]
Indeed: The #1 job site in the world[10] with over 580 million job seeker profiles. Job seekers can search millions of jobs in more than 60 countries and 28 languages.
Glassdoor: A leader in workplace transparency. On Glassdoor, professionals can research ratings, reviews, salaries and more at millions of employers, and join communities to engage in candid workplace conversations.
Rikunabi: Online matching platform for new graduates
Rikunabi NEXT: Online matching platform for mid-career job seekers
RECRUIT AGENT: Employment placement service for professionals
RECRUIT DIRECT SCOUT: Talent sourcing service for professionals
TOWNWORK: Online matching platform and print media for part-time and full-time job seekers
Staffing
RGF Staffing: a staffing group providing a diverse range of HR services in Australia, Europe, Japan and the USA.
Recruit Staffing: A temporary staffing solutions company focused on large companies in urban areas in Japan, offering support across all occupations and needs.
STAFF SERVICE: A Japan-based staffing service company, providing comprehensive temporary staffing and placement solutions for clerical, engineering, IT engineering, medical, manufacturing and light industry, and various other professional positions.
Unique: An agency providing a diverse range of HR services in Belgium.
Staffmark: An agency providing staffing services in the U.S., focused mainly on light industrial jobs.
CSI Companies: A staffing company placing highly qualified talent across a number of industries in the U.S. through its four divisions: CSI Financial, CSI Healthcare IT, CSI Professional, and CSI Tech.
Chandler Macleod: A staffing company providing a diverse range of HR and outsourcing services predominantly in Australia and across the APAC region.
Marketing Matching Technologies
SUUMO: Online platform, print media, and in-person consultation service for housing and real estate
Hot Pepper Beauty: Online platform and print media for beauty treatment
Jalan: Online platform and print media for travel in Japan
Hot Pepper Gourmet: Online platform and print media for dining
Air BusinessTools: Cloud-based operational and management support solutions for business clients across an expanding variety of businesses
¥3,557.4 billion (FY 2024)[2]
