Tokyo Game Show 20 23 (TGS2023) will be held in September 2023. TGS2023 will be held on the largest scale ever, using the entire Makuhari Messe building for the first time in four years. ( SMALL WORLD), which is headquartered in Nagoya City, Aichi Prefecture and provides a recruiting and matching service specializing in foreign engineers and designers. We asked them about the strengths and features unique to SMALL WORLD, as well as their expectations and thoughts on the Japanese game industry.
Interview with SMALL WORLD!
- Please explain your company to our readers who are new to your company.
We support not only Japanese job seekers but also foreign nationals in finding jobs with foreign and Nikkei global companies, especially in the IT and creative industries.
-Your company currently has a strong approach to the gaming industry as a recruiting firm specializing in global talent.
CRAFTS Corporation, a group company of SMALL WORLD, was established in 2008 and has been deeply involved in creative activities in the game industry, mainly in the field of computer graphics production. Due to this relationship, we have introduced many job seekers in the game industry, such as CG moderators, animators, and Unity engineers, to our clients.
-What is your company's strength and approach to the game industry in terms of company and environment?
Our group company, CRAFTS Corporation, has been working in the game and creative industries for many years, and we are able to accurately grasp the current trends and market environment of the industry and introduce the right personnel to meet the client's needs.
-What about human resources?
CRAFTS Corporation, a group company, is currently working on an ongoing game project, and the development team at CRAFTS and the recruiting team at SMALL WORLD are constantly exchanging information, which enables us to propose more suitable personnel to our clients.
-Your company has a global strategy, but could you tell us as much as you can about your strengths and characteristics and how they apply to the game industry?
While it is not always easy to hire excellent Japanese personnel, we are able to match job seekers with companies based on our understanding of industry trends and the market environment, taking advantage of the characteristics of our group company CRAFTS, which has been involved in the game industry for many years. We are also able to attract excellent human resources not only from Japan but also from overseas, and we are currently introducing excellent overseas human resources who can speak other languages to many Japanese companies. We are now able to introduce many Japanese companies to talented people who can speak other languages. We are committed to contributing to the game industry by utilizing the strengths of CRAFTS, a group company that has been involved in the game industry for a long time, and our ability to introduce not only Japanese but also excellent overseas personnel.
-Do you have any thoughts on TGS2023?
I felt that this year's TGS brought back the liveliness of the pre-Corona TGS. I had a great time at the venue and visited the booths of clients that I usually work with. Real events are great!
-What do you think about the current Japanese game industry scene?
Japanese games and content are really popular all over the world. While people around the world are enthusiastic about Japanese games, I have the impression that Japanese game development has yet to take advantage of the excellent human resources from overseas. As the shortage of human resources in Japan becomes more serious, I believe that if we can successfully recruit talented overseas personnel, Japanese game development will become more active.
-What are your expectations for the future of the game industry and what is your company's goal in the game industry?
I believe that Japanese games and content still have great potential. We have many non-Japanese employees, and many of them came to Japan because they like Japanese games and culture. I believe that there are still many talents and works that have not yet been introduced to the world, and we would like to play a part in helping Japanese games and content to become more globally recognized through our human resources.
-What is your message to potential and future business partners of your company?
To embody our company name, SMALL WORLD, we would like to introduce job seekers not only from Japan but also from all over the world. If you are a company looking for IT or creative industry personnel in Japan or overseas, please contact us anytime!
-Finally, do you have any message for our readers?
Let's make the game industry exciting together! We are also recruiting immensely in all directions, so if you are interested in joining our company, please contact us anytime!
From 2019, soccer player Keisuke Honda will be our official ambassador!
Former Japanese national soccer player Keisuke Honda has been appointed as the official ambassador of "SMALL WORLD" from 2019. "SMALL WORLD's mission is to provide opportunities to many passionate foreigners and to solve the problems of Japanese companies struggling with human resource issues, in addition to its practical strength of lowering the hurdles for Japanese companies to hire foreigners. The company's mission is to "provide opportunities for many passionate foreigners and solve the problems of Japanese companies that are struggling to find human resources, as well as to lower the hurdles for hiring foreigners in Japanese companies. If you share this philosophy and are concerned about human resources in the IT and creative industries, why not contact us? For more information, please visit the official SMALL WORLD website.