Thursday, February 22, 2024, 11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. Free online

learningBOX, Inc. and Neo Career Co., LTD.(Head office: Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo; President: Ryoichi Nishizawa; hereinafter "NeoCareer"), will hold a seminar on February 22, 2024 (Thursday) on the theme of "strengthening rural recruitment," which is often cited as a challenge.

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Background of the event
Between 2000-2050,labor force in rural areas will go down by more than 40%, as well as recruiting talents will be a big challenge.

In rural areas, the outflow of human resources to urban areas, coupled with the aging of the population structure, has led to a decline in the labor force. According to the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism's "Changes in Population and Labor Force in Rural Areas," the labor force in rural areas is expected to decline by more than 20% between 2000 and 2025, and by more than 40% between 2000 and 2050, indicating a rapid decline in the population.

Reference: "Changes in Population and Labor Force in Rural Areas," Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, "Population Census Report," National Institute of Population and Social Security Research, "Population Projections for Japan (2002 estimates)," Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism, National Land Planning Bureau.
https://www.mlit.go.jp/singikai/kokudosin/keikaku/jiritsu/8/03-3.pdf

Compared to metropolitan areas where people gather, rural areas tend to face even more difficulty in recruiting due to the declining labor force. This co-hosted seminar with NeoCareer has been planned as an opportunity to provide learningBOX's rurall recruitment know-how and techniques that are useful for other companies nationwide.

One-person HR department, who increased the number of employees from 3 to 25 times, will speak at the event.

Although learningBOX is headquartered in Tatsuno City, Hyogo Prefecture, where the population continues to decline, the company has expanded from three employees to more than 70 today.. Despite being a small company that is not yet well known, we have hired 54 people in the last three years (2020-2023), 29 of whom (53%) are in engineering positions that are difficult to fill.

LearningBOX, Inc. as of July 2023, number of employees.

While remote work jobs are popular these days, the work style at the learningBOX headquarters is basically coming to work. Even so, there are 24 members who have moved closer to the company and joined so far (as of January 11, 2024) .

In this seminar, Ms. Fukumoto, one-person HR department, will explain best practices of rural recruitment during the panel discussion for HR and hiring managers of countryside companies who are struggling.

Recommended for
・ Low visibility of the company and inability to form a population
・ Many applicants decline interviews and job offers during the selection process, that's why hiring is not progressing.
・ Relying on recruiters, recruiting costs have skyrocketed.
・ Scouting, but not getting responses

▼ What you will learn in this seminar
Recruitment challenges and strategies for rural companies
We will explain the recruitment issues in rural recruitment and small and medium-sized companies, and the strategies that learningBOX implemented in reality

Tips for continued recruiting success
The presentation will provide tips on public relations and marketing that have been implemented to continuously build a population based on actual case studies.

The view from the One-person HR
Ms. Fukumoto, who is engaged in recruiting activities as a one-person personnel manager, will share with you the points she is aware of for successful rural recruiting.

<About the co-sponsors
Neo Career Co. Ltd.https://www.neo-career.co.jp/
Founded in 2000, the company provides a variety of solutions to the human resource field, which faces numerous challenges, from career consulting for new graduates and mid-career professionals to the healthcare field, including nursing care, childcare, and medical professionals, as well as placement and BPO businesses in Asian countries.

Seminar Outline

A human resources manager who increased the number of employees by 25 times talks about her company's success! What is the secret to a rural IT company's ability to hire mid-career professionals from all over the country?"
・ Date & Time: Thursday, February 22, 2024, 11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
・ Format: Online (Zoom)
・ Admission: Free
・ Sponsored by: NeoCareer Corporation, learningBOX Co.
・ How to participate: Please register below.
https://www.neo-career.co.jp/humanresource/seminar/rm159/

Speaker

Koki Ohno
Recruiting Solutions West Japan Division, Neo Career Co.Ltd.
In 2021, he joined NeoCareer as a mid-career recruiter and was assigned to the Recruiting Solution West Japan Division. In the mid-career recruiting area, he has been engaged in the proposal and operation of job advertisements and direct recruiting, and provided recruiting support for a wide range of companies, from small and medium-sized companies to listed companies. After that, from March 2023, he has been involved in the planning and operation of seminars in the marketing department.

Naoko Fukumoto
Human Resources manager, Human Resources & General Affairs Division, Administration Department, learningBOX, Inc.
Born in Himeji City, Hyogo Prefecture. During her university years, she studied business management at the Department of Business Administration in the Faculty of Commerce, and later, after some twists and turns, she became a fermented confectionery chef. After that, she worked as a consultant at a food and beverage consulting company. While working with various clients, she encountered SaaS and decided to switch to an IT company, joining learningBOX in 2019. When she first joined the company, she was a member of the marketing team and experienced content creation and exhibition management, and after working in sales planning, she is now involved in recruitment as a "one-person HR".