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Spring Professional, launches in Tokyo to meet increasing demand for IT and engineering talent In Japan”

  • Government forecast that the Japanese economy will expand by 1.3% in 2014.
  • Rapid expansion of the IT and electronics sectors expected to persist over the next five years, as local and international organizations grow.
  • Spring Professional Japan’s recruitment specializations in IT and engineering provide an expert-to-expert approach that is key in supporting companies seeking talent to fulfill managerial roles in these critical sectors.
  • Spring Professional now fully operational in Tokyo, to meet the increasing demand for IT and engineering professionals in Japan.

12 May 2014, Tokyo, Japan: Spring Professional, a wholly owned subsidiary of the Adecco Group, the world’s largest human resources organization, today opened its first office in Japan, becoming the first company in Japan to specialize exclusively in professional recruitment in the expanding information technology and engineering sectors. The first office is located in Granpark Tower, Tokyo.

Under the brand names of Spring Information Technology and Spring Engineering, the company has an exclusive focus on the recruitment of middle to senior level management and specialists in IT and engineering. Its affiliation with the Adecco Group will allow Spring Professional to be well connected to group offices across Europe, North America and other geographies, including Spring Technology in the UK.

In view of the rapid pace of progress and developments in IT technology in Japan, as well as the country’s positive economic recovery, many companies are now focusing on domestic as well as international growth. Given this trend, there is a growing need in the IT and engineering sectors for talented individuals with the requisite technical high-level skills and expertise. [Cont over] Specific growth is expected in the areas of electronic components, mobile communications, automobiles and medical equipment – with overall production in Japan’s electronics industry expected to rise 3% in 2014 to ¥11.8 trillion.

“Spring Professional’s entry into the Japanese market has come at a time when economic optimism is high in Japan, and is supported by our team of newly established specialist recruiters able to leverage on their experience and networks to address the challenges of specialized talent attraction in the areas of IT & engineering. To maintain our expert-to-expert approach, Spring Professional recruiters often transition directly from the sectors that they specialize in, where they gain valuable insights and experience which proves highly advantageous in a competitive recruitment environment” said Lanis Yarzab, Managing Director for Spring Professional Japan, who joined the organization this month.

The opening in Japan expands the Spring Professional Asia network to eight countries and nine cities and comes just one month after the company commenced operations in China (Beijing and Shanghai). Over the past year, Spring Professional has moved strategically to establish teams of recruiters in the key markets of China, Hong Kong, Malaysia, Singapore, South Korea, Taiwan and Thailand. The launch in Japan provides a network offering that is truly regional in scope and that supports the fact that IT and engineering specialists are currently among the most sought-after talent in Asia’s growth markets.

As an important part of its candidate attraction strategy, Spring Professional has recognized the need for more professional females to enter the workforce in Japan over the coming years. Not only to provide greater gender balance in the workplace, but also to act as one solution to support the situation whereby Japan’s population is estimated to decrease by approximately 32% by the year 2060 compared to 2010 . To support in education around this important topic, which could have significant ramifications on available talent in the market, the company has released the leadership paper “Gender Balance In The Workforce - Attracting Female Professionals To Japan’s Workplace” – a detailed analysis that incorporates [cont over] comment and opinion from various thought leaders in Japan. A copy of the leadership paper is available from marketing@springjapan.com.

For more information, please contact:
Lanis Yarzab, Managing Director,
Spring Professional Japan
Tel: +81 (0) 80 9346 3250
e-mail: lanis.yarzab@springjapan.com

or

Ian Grundy, Head, Marketing & Communications, Asia
Adecco Group
Tel: +65 6835 3400
e-mail: ian.grundy@adecco.com

About Spring Professional

Spring Professional is an international firm specialising in information technology, engineering and property & construction recruitment across the Asia region, with offices in China (Beijing & Shanghai), Hong Kong, Japan, Malaysia, Singapore, South Korea, Taiwan and Thailand.

Spring Professional is a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Adecco Group. Based in Zurich, Switzerland, is the world’s leading provider of HR solutions. With approximately 32,000 FTE employees and around 5,100 branches in over 60 countries and territories around the world, Adecco Group offers a wide variety of services, connecting more than 650,000 associates with our clients every day. The services offered fall into the broad categories of temporary staffing, permanent placement, career transition and talent development, as well as outsourcing and consulting. The Adecco Group is a Fortune Global 500 company.

Adecco S.A. is registered in Switzerland (ISIN: CH0012138605) and listed on the SIX Swiss Exchange (ADEN).

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