Interview with Robert Walters Japan, a recruiting firm! We asked him about his involvement in the gaming industry.

Robert Walters is a specialist recruitment firm established in London, UK in 1985. The company has offices in major cities around the world, and established its Tokyo office in 2000 and its Osaka office in 2007. We are a specialist recruitment agency specializing in the recruitment of global professionals for foreign-affiliated and Japanese companies.

As a global recruiting firm specializing in specialists, our strength is in connecting outstanding people with outstanding companies through our worldwide network. As the competition for talent in Japan intensifies, we are committed to helping game companies that continue to take on new challenges to recruit global talent in Japan, as well as support them in recruiting talent that is difficult to find in Japan. Our consultants will make the most appropriate proposals, taking into consideration the market situation and hiring conditions for both domestic and international candidates.

Japan's game industry continues to attract worldwide attention, but there is still a significant shortage of human resources. Therefore, in addition to domestic recruitment, "overseas recruitment" is rapidly increasing. Overseas recruitment is a method in which, rather than outsourcing game development overseas, we make employment offers to talented people living overseas, invite them to Japan, and have them work as part of a team in Japan. In this effort, we can contribute to the development of the game industry by utilizing our global network, which is one of our strengths, to support the recruitment and career change of talented people regardless of whether they live in Japan or overseas.

We have consultants with specialized knowledge and are ready to support companies in the positions they are looking to hire for. For example, there are various positions within the game industry, such as sales and marketing, engineering, and administrative positions, and we have teams that specialize in each of these positions. And while many game-related companies are working to globalize their operations, we were among the first to do so, and we have employees from 44 different nationalities working for us. Therefore, we have an internal team that encourages diversity in order to promote the importance and understanding of diversity throughout the company. We are aware that we ourselves are leaders in modern globalization and consult with companies based on our real-life experiences.

In the game industry, where releasing games to users not only in Japan but also all over the world has become the standard, we believe it is very important to make full use of our worldwide network as mentioned above. We are proud to be a bridge between the global talent registered in our database and game companies with offices in Japan. With the number of female gamers increasing, some companies that develop games for women are also conscious of the ratio of male to female employees. As a pioneer in the field of diversity and equality, we not only introduce female candidates, but also provide consulting services on how to create a comfortable working environment for women.

I was able to reconfirm that the Japanese game industry is attracting worldwide attention, and I was able to once again experience the size of the market. On top of that, I was able to observe the latest hardware and software developments and understand that hiring needs will change more and more in the future.

In the past, and even today, the Japanese game industry is attracting worldwide attention. Especially in the field of game apps, further development is expected. Therefore, I would say that the need to acquire human resources continues to be an urgent issue. As a bilingual and global recruiting firm, we feel that we have an opportunity to connect Japanese companies aiming for globalization across national and cultural borders, and foreign companies looking to expand their presence in the Japanese market with global talent with expertise in the field.

With the emergence of high-profile technologies such as AI and metaverse, more and more game companies are taking on challenges in new areas, which means that the industry itself will continue to develop in the future. We hope that we can continue to support the game industry by connecting game companies with excellent human resources in Japan and abroad, and help to boost the industry as it continues to take on new challenges. Gaming, a culture of which Japan is proud, is highly regarded worldwide, and we would like to continue to be deeply involved in this industry. Because we specialize in recruiting and working with global human resources, we can provide a wide range of support, such as creating a work environment that emphasizes diversity and providing small advice for foreign nationals working for Japanese companies.

We can provide support for both permanent and non-permanent (temporary, contract, outsourced) hiring. In the midst of fierce competition for human resources in Japan, we can introduce global human resources and provide advice on how to create a comfortable working environment for foreign nationals and what is important to them in the workplace.

The Japanese game industry will continue to develop. As the market continues to expand, it is inevitable that the shortage of human resources will become more serious. In such an industry, we can serve as a bridge between global human resources and game-related companies with offices in Japan. You may be the one in the future who will play a part in the creation of games that will spread to the world. If you are interested in our company, please feel free to contact us.

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