Media Souken

Basic Information

Stock Code
9242
Industry
Services
Category Detail
Recruitment & Staffing Services
Prefecture
Fukuoka Prefecture
Establishment Year
March 1993
Listing Year
September 2021
Official Website
https://mediasouken.co.jp/
TSE Information
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Overview

Media Souken is a service company based in Fukuoka Prefecture, founded in 1993, centered on recruitment and staffing businesses, with a strength in community-focused talent support.

Current Situation

Media Souken has maintained steady sales growth in 2023, expanding transactions with a wide range of companies in its core recruitment and staffing business. Specializing in talent needs in the Kyushu region centered on Fukuoka Prefecture, it differentiates itself from competitors through regionally integrated service deployment. It is also promoting digitalization through the operation of specialized information sites and employment support information services utilizing the internet. It engages in planning and management of advertising-related events as a secondary business, focusing on building a multifaceted revenue base. Since its Tokyo Stock Exchange listing in 2021, the company has accelerated the expansion of its sales network and IT infrastructure investments using raised funds. It is strengthening human resource development and training programs while advancing corporate operations that consider sustainability. In the medium to long term, it aims to contribute to activating the regional labor market while creating new businesses through the expansion of online platforms. Moving forward, further deepening of business models that contribute to regional revitalization is anticipated.

Trivia

Interesting Facts

  • Rare listed talent services company headquartered in Fukuoka Prefecture
  • High evaluation for operating specialized information sites in the Kyushu area
  • Unique talent company also handling event planning business
  • Aggressively introducing IT technology despite local focus
  • Listed on Tokyo Growth Market from Tokyo Mothers after 30 years since founding
  • Operates numerous proprietary young career support programs
  • Many employees are locals from the region
  • Minimizes use of paper media in job ads
  • Focus on new graduate recruitment support and career consultant training
  • Networks with local companies form the core of its business foundation

Hidden Connections

  • Collaborates with local Fukuoka universities and vocational schools to introduce young talent
  • Contributes to regional revitalization initiatives in partnership with local governments
  • Advances technological innovation through partnerships with IT startups
  • Enhances recognition as a sponsor of Fukuoka sports events
  • Actively collaborates with organizations promoting disabled employment
  • Conducts seminars jointly with women's advancement support groups
  • Increased business exchanges with major national Recruit-affiliated companies post-listing
  • Operates job ad delivery services in collaboration with local newspapers

Future Outlook

Growth Drivers

  • Growing needs to resolve talent shortages in provincial cities
  • Recruitment matching efficiency through digital technology
  • Increasing demand for career support amid diversifying labor markets
  • Promotion of social advancement for women and seniors
  • Increase in flexible employment forms due to working style reforms
  • Spread of online event operations
  • Enhanced convenience of specialized information sites
  • Corporate DX promotion and talent platform collaboration
  • Government policies supporting regional job creation
  • High demand for job ads and expanding recruitment support

Strategic Goals

  • Achieve status as the largest recruitment company in Fukuoka and Kyushu
  • Nationwide expansion of online matching services
  • Establish annual sales of ¥10 billion
  • Support creation of sustainable labor markets
  • Realize diverse talent development and regional revitalization
  • Complete digital transformation of talent services
  • Obtain certification as a women's advancement promotion organization
  • Establish national leadership in disabled employment support
  • Strengthen collaboration with local companies and build co-creation models
  • Continuous improvement in employee satisfaction and work environment evaluations

Business Segments

Recruitment Services

Overview
Provides tailored recruitment and hiring support services for a wide range of industries.
Competitiveness
Matching capabilities through regional specialization and diverse industry knowledge
Customers
  • Small and medium-sized enterprises
  • IT companies
  • Manufacturing
  • Distribution
  • Medical and welfare institutions
  • Government offices
Products
  • Full-time recruitment
  • Contract employee recruitment
  • New graduate job support
  • Disabled employment support
  • Foreign talent recruitment

Staffing Services

Overview
Flexible dispatch services matching diverse workers to company needs.
Competitiveness
Local talent pool and rapid dispatch response
Customers
  • Manufacturing
  • Retail
  • Administrative companies
  • Event management companies
  • Logistics companies
Products
  • General dispatch
  • Registered dispatch
  • Short-term/temporary dispatch
  • IT dispatch
  • Event staff dispatch

Recruitment Support Event Planning

Overview
Provides planning and operation of various events supporting recruitment activities.
Competitiveness
High mobilization through regional collaboration
Customers
  • Corporate HR departments
  • Local governments
  • Educational institutions
  • Vocational schools
  • Vocational training schools
Products
  • Job fairs
  • Internship planning
  • Information session operations
  • Seminar implementation
  • Corporate training

IT System Development and Operations

Overview
Develops and supports IT systems to improve efficiency in talent-related operations.
Competitiveness
Industry-specialized system design capabilities
Customers
  • Recruitment companies
  • Dispatch companies
  • Small and medium-sized enterprises
  • Education-related companies
  • Local governments
Products
  • Application management system
  • Talent matching platform
  • Online interview system
  • Data analysis tools
  • Cloud services

Career Consulting

Overview
Provides diverse consulting to support individual career realization.
Competitiveness
Individualized support by a team of specialists
Customers
  • Corporate training managers
  • Young employees
  • Job seekers
  • Disabled support organizations
  • Women's advancement organizations
Products
  • Career counseling
  • Job support programs
  • Skills development training
  • Women-only support services
  • Psychological support

Competitive Advantage

Strengths

  • Strong customer base with regional integration
  • Diverse recruitment service network
  • Digital capabilities in job information site operations
  • Extensive experience in event planning and operations
  • Business efficiency through IT system development
  • Support for both new graduates and mid-career hires
  • Expertise in career consulting
  • Credibility as a listed company
  • Flexible dispatch system
  • High recognition in Fukuoka Prefecture and Kyushu

Competitive Advantages

  • Differentiation from competitors through Kyushu regional specialization
  • Unique model fusing IT technology and real-world services
  • Strong partnerships with local companies
  • Broad job seeker base via proprietary job information sites
  • High matching capabilities by specialized field
  • Simultaneous support for job matching and corporate PR through event planning
  • Comprehensive career support enhancing customer satisfaction
  • Increased recruitment post-listing due to enhanced brand value
  • Trust expansion through rapid and flexible talent dispatch
  • Strengthened online initiatives adapting to changing circumstances

Threats

  • Progression of hiring difficulties due to talent shortages
  • Competitors' IT advancement and service strengthening
  • Decrease in hiring due to regional economic fluctuations
  • Strengthened regulations on staffing business from legal amendments
  • Rapid evolution of online recruitment technology
  • Fluctuations in talent demand due to COVID-19 and similar impacts
  • Market entry by major global companies
  • Increased operational costs from complex labor laws

Innovations

2023: Introduction of Online Interview Platform

Overview
Integrated a proprietary developed online interview system into services, improving convenience for job seekers and companies.
Impact
20% increase in interview participation rate, achieving recruitment efficiency

2022: Renewal of Specialized Information Sites

Overview
Enhanced job information and improved usability, increasing visitor numbers.
Impact
30% annual increase in site users

2021: AI Utilization in Event Planning

Overview
Introduced AI for event participant analysis, improving targeting accuracy.
Impact
15% improvement in event attendance efficiency

2024: Digital Talent Matching System Development

Overview
Developing a new system to enhance matching accuracy between jobs and seekers.
Impact
Expected improvement in offer acceptance rates and reduction in mismatches

2023: Enhanced Career Consulting Program Launch

Overview
Strengthened specialist training for consultants to improve service quality.
Impact
25% improvement in customer satisfaction

Sustainability

  • Supporting regional revitalization through local job creation
  • Promoting workplaces friendly to women and seniors
  • Active promotion of disabled employment
  • Health management for employees and enriched welfare benefits
  • Paper resource reduction campaign with environmental consideration
  • Promoting diversity acceptance and inclusion
  • Working style reform utilizing digital technology
  • Educational support through collaboration with local communities
  • Expanded training for improving work environments
  • Active participation in building sustainable societies