University Sophomores and the "Right to Meet First" - WorCry Inc. Launches "AOHARU Intern" New Graduate Recruitment Support Service Specializing in Sophomores to Achieve Early Contact with Top Talent

WorCry Inc. (Headquarters: Shibuya-ku, Tokyo; Representative Director: Shuhei Suzuki) will launch "AOHARU Intern: New Graduate Recruitment Support Specializing in Sophomores," a new graduate recruitment support service specifically for university sophomores, starting July 2026.

AOHARU Intern is a "growth support type" long-term internship referral service that connects companies with highly motivated first and second-year university students. It has been steadily gaining support, with approximately 500-600 students registering via LINE each month (as of June 2026).

Under the AOHARU Intern brand, the newly launched service is "New Graduate Recruitment Support Specializing in Sophomores." This plan provides new graduate recruitment support that establishes contact with students in the fall and winter of their sophomore year, and supports them through summer internships in their junior year, final selection, and job offer acceptance.

▼AOHARU Intern (New Graduate Recruitment Support Specializing in Sophomores)

https://inc-worcry.github.io/aoharu-intern/

Background of Service Launch

In over 10 years of supporting the recruitment of new graduates, post-graduates, and second-career professionals, our representative, Suzuki, has encountered common challenges such as "inability to clearly state reasons for applying," "inability to imagine a future working life," and "lack of a deciding factor among companies."

These issues contribute to job offer rejections and early turnover. We believe the root cause is not a "lack of motivation" but rather a "lack of opportunities to deeply consider one's career."

Meanwhile, companies are also facing the following issues in their recruitment activities, particularly large, mid-tier, and mega-venture companies:

Difficulty reaching early-moving students who start their job search from fall/winter internships, making it increasingly difficult to form a valid applicant pool that fits the company each year.

Low applicant engagement in selection processes that are identical to competitors, leading top talent to flow to other companies.

Increasing recruitment workload, including internship design, student follow-up, and agent management, while team resources are limited.

Although the internship market is expanding year by year, the reality is that short-term experiences lasting "a few days to a few weeks" targeting third and fourth-year university students are the mainstream.

WorCry Inc., with the philosophy "Information is abundant. What's lacking is 'experience,'" focuses on the fall and winter of the sophomore year—when no one else is active—before the summer of the junior year when top students have already completed their job search activities, and is launching this service.

Service Overview

"AOHARU Intern: New Graduate Recruitment Support Specializing in Sophomores" is a service that establishes early contact with students through internships in the fall and winter (1-2 days) of their sophomore year, and provides consistent support through continuous nurturing by dedicated career advisors, leading to summer internships in their junior year, final selection, and job offer acceptance.

For students, this provides an opportunity to commit to practical work from their early university years, converting "experience" into reproducible skills through a unique growth cycle of "challenge → achievement → verbalization → market value."

Recruitment Funnel Design

Student Referral: Referral to sophomore fall/winter internships

Interest Cultivation: Continuous follow-up and regular interviews by dedicated CAs

Junior Year Summer Internship: Priority invitation and applicant pool securing

Connection to Final Selection: Recommendations focused on highly interested candidates

Job Offer Acceptance: Follow-up support after offer acceptance

Service Features

1. Early Contact

Leveraging the strength of a marketing perspective focused on "first and second-year university students," we can establish contact with top talent earlier than competitors.

2. Vetted Referrals

AOHARU Intern conducts interviews with all students. We carefully select and refer only students who fit the company culture, combined with the requirements gathered during preliminary interviews.

3. Wide Range of Planning

We offer a "Spot Plan" with performance-based fees and a fixed-fee "Full Package Plan" for comprehensive, year-round support, allowing flexible response to each company's needs.

4. Optimized Recruitment Costs

In the new graduate recruitment market, which involves three tiers—sophomores, juniors, and seniors—we support the maximization of recruitment ROI as a partner, not just a vendor.

AOHARU Intern Students

Future Outlook

WorCry Inc. will continue to support students in converting their "experience" into reproducible skills through a unique growth cycle (challenge → achievement → verbalization → market value) that involves commitment to practical work from their early university years, under the vision of "Bringing Youth to Work."

Concurrently, through early-contact new graduate recruitment support initiated by AOHARU Intern, we aim to solve companies' recruitment challenges and realize a society where each student can make career choices with confidence.

<Inquiries Regarding This Matter>

For inquiries and requests for materials regarding this service, please contact us through the page below.

▼AOHARU Intern (New Graduate Recruitment Support Specializing in Sophomores)

https://inc-worcry.github.io/aoharu-intern/

About WorCry Inc.

Company Name: WorCry Inc.

Location: Shibuya Scramble Square 39F, 2-24-12 Shibuya, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo

Representative: Shuhei Suzuki, Representative Director

Business Activities: Long-term internship referral service "AOHARU Intern" specializing in first and second-year university students / External HR services "AOHARU Jinji" supporting new graduate and mid-career recruitment and organizational development.

HP: https://www.worcry.com/