Neutral Career Counseling Service 'Agent no Madoguchi' Surpasses 1,000 Applicants Just 1.5 Months After Launch

Rapid Growth of 'Agent no Madoguchi'

HIRED Inc. (Headquarters: GINZA SIX 13F, 6-10-1 Ginza, Chuo-ku, Tokyo; CEO: Shunsuke Totsuka) has announced that its career counseling service, 'Agent no Madoguchi,' has surpassed a total of 1,000 applicants just one and a half months after its service launch.

Service Highlights

'Agent no Madoguchi' differentiates itself as a 'career counseling service that does not assume job switching,' standing in contrast to traditional recruitment models.

1. Neutral Career Consulting: Rather than focusing solely on successful job placements, the service offers advice on a wider range of career decisions, including whether a candidate should stay in their current position or continue to build achievements in their current role. 2. Career Second Opinion: It functions as an objective consultation hub for individuals who are unsure of their market value or have concerns regarding their interactions with other recruitment agencies. 3. Introduction of Top-Tier Agents: Once a candidate decides to move forward with a job change, the service introduces them to carefully vetted, trusted recruitment agents whose industry expertise and candidate profiles closely match their goals.

User Demographics and Market Drivers

The average salary of registered users is 7.38 million yen (median 6.5 million yen), with approximately 58% of users belonging to the mid-to-high-earning bracket (annual income of 6 million yen or more). Regarding age, 64% of users are between 25 and 34, primarily consisting of young to mid-level business professionals.

Traditional recruitment agencies operate on commission-based models, often resulting in counseling sessions biased toward 'job switching.' In contrast, 'Agent no Madoguchi' has effectively tapped into the latent needs of high-earning professionals who value 'careful career auditing' and 'neutral advice' over aggressive recruitment tactics.

CEO Shunsuke Totsuka's Comment

'I am surprised and delighted by the strong uptake in just one month of service. Career paths have become increasingly diverse today, creating a critical need for neutral environments that can even suggest that one should not switch jobs right now. We will continue to maintain our commitment to being candidate-first and aim to become a 'career infrastructure' that individuals turn to first when facing career confusion.'

Future Prospects

Following this milestone, the company plans to expand its consultation capacity and increase the number of consultants. Furthermore, the company plans to implement an AI-driven agent matching function to streamline the job-hunting process into a one-stop experience, with a goal of reaching 10,000 cumulative users within the year.