Recruiting in Japan is a unique challenge that tends to frustrate organizations and hiring managers. Talent2 helps our clients navigate the intricacies of the Japanese labor market, a critical step in successfully achieving organizational goals.
Despite recent volatility in the global economy, the "War for Talent" continues to rage amongst foreign affiliated firms operating in Japan, where the shortage of English speaking professionals creates a unique, candidate-short labor market. According to the Japanese Ministry of Economy, Trade, and Industry (METI) there are approximately 533,000 regular employees of foreign affiliated companies in all of Japan, across all industries; less than 1% of Japan's total workforce of more than 50 million workers. For comparison, foreign affiliated firms in Japan constitute a labor market about the same size as that of Birmingham, Alabama. Take into account that only an estimated 20% of those employees can speak English at a useful level, and the size of the foreign affiliated labor market in Japan resembles that Topeka, Kansas or Athens, Georgia. Global executives tend to see Japan as the second or third largest economy in the world, but fail to realize that in order to access Japanese markets, they must first attract and retain mission-critical talent from a very small pool of people who hold the keys to the kingdom, so to speak.
Executive Search Talent2 Tokyo offers executive search services that are customized to succeed within Japan's unique market conditions. Employing a range of fee structures and service levels from fully retained, to semi-retained, to exclusive and success-based fees, we strive to adapt ourselves to each client's unique needs.
Recruitment Process Outsourcing (RPO) and Managed Services In addition to our traditional executive search services, we offer end-to-end Recruitment Process Outsourcing and Managed Services solutions, where we manage our clients' internal recruitment function, allowing our clients to focus on their core business.
Employer Marketing Our Employer Marketing team are experts in building your Employer Value Proposition, and attracting and retaining the very best candidates in the market.
Assessment and Selection Our leading consultants are fully qualified to deliver comprehensive executive assessment, providing an objective, informed, and rigorous examination of the individuals before recommending them to our clients for critical organizational leadership Positions.
Payroll and HR Advisory Our Payroll Outsourcing and HR Advisory businesses work hand-in-hand with our Recruitment and Managed Services Team to create a tailor-made Japan market entry support service. We help new arrivals avoid the many pitfalls that have doomed other failed attempts to establish successful business operations in Japan.
