Job creation at PASONA

For Older Professionals

July 1980: The "Elder Management Center" - Temporary Staffing for Older Professionals -
As Japan becomes an increasingly "graying society," middle-aged and older professionals are experiencing increasingly difficult employment conditions. Responding to this trend, Pasona established the "Elder Management Center" as a way to better harness the unique capabilities of the older generation through the creation of job opportunities specific to their needs.
With the idea that older professionals, with their wealth of experience and knowledge, ought be utilized more by corporations, Pasona sponsored symposia and seminars focused on bringing this idea to both corporations and older professionals themselves. In addition, Pasona also published an organizational newsletter, "Matures," to further this endeavor.
The Elder Management Center also established the first corps of older, male temporary staffers in the personnel industry.
May 1984: "Bright Career" - Japan's First Outplacement Service -
In the United States, the outplacement (career-change support and consulting service) industry has grown rapidly since the late 1970's. Pasona quickly established our own outplacement service, "Bright Career," as part of a joint-venture with the American outplacement firm Univance Inc. "Bright Career" advocates a system of "self-placement", and this secure and positive framework has helped over five thousand white-collar workers find new jobs, through our re-employment consulting and mediation services.
Nov. 1985: Start of Placement/Recruiting services
As a natural extension of our temporary staffing and outplacement services aimed at white-collar workers, Pasona established a Placement/Recruiting service, placing personnel seeking a career-change or a new job into corporate positions.
Currently Pasona’s group company, Pasona Carent, Inc., has strengthened services providing information through the internet. Many talented people from men with management/technological experience to superior female workers with ample experience are registered at Pasona Carent.
Dec. 1993: "Pasona career assets" - Supporting a Flexible Personnel Structure -
While many large companies are down-sizing their white-collar labor force, many medium and small-sized firms suffer from a lack of skilled personnel. "Pasona career assets" was established to help resolve this mismatched employment situation, and bring stability to the employment market.
This organization first coined the now-popular phrase "flexible or fluid personnel structure", and strives to achieve a beneficial distribution of personnel by moving "extra workers" from large corporations to small and medium-sized firms.
In addition, in 1997, Pasona began the "Career Intern System" program, this is an internship program aimed at older workers, as part of an effort to support the re-employment of personnel forced into early retirement by restructuring.
"Japan CHO Association" established to research CHO (Chief Human Officer), a new notion on the roles of corporate Human Resources Department.
Jan. 1996: "Senior Staffing Services" - Staffing Senior Citizens -
As Japan entered an aging society with one in every four people over sixty years old, Pasona started "Senior Staffing Services" in 1995 to provide more opportunities for the elderly who have abundant experience and skill. "Pasona All Masters" was established to staff those over sixty years old and efforts were made to enhance job opportunities for the elderly. Currently we provide services not only to corporate clients but also to education institutions such as public universities through the "Senior Department".
Oct. 1998: The "Talent Bank"
- a New Employment Infrastructure Utilizing the Talents of Older, White Collar Workers -
As the job situation for older, white-collar workers becomes even tighter, a new way of utilizing the individual talents of corporate personnel was born - the "Talent Bank". This new system brings businesses in search of talent together with individuals having expertise in a specific field.
Over 1200 different areas of business expertise are listed in the ten categories of the Talent Bank, allowing individuals to utilize their own individual talents to work in their areas of expertise.
June 1999: The "Job Creation Research Council"
- Supplying Research and Proposals for Job Creation -
In order to help revive the faltering Japanese economy, the Japanese government projects a need to create some two million jobs within three years. The Job Creation Research Council is made up of representatives from the Pasona Group and leaders from other industries, and was formed as part of the government employment policy efforts. It supplies research, and makes proposals concerning job creation activities.
Dec. 2002 July. 2003: Personnel "bridge bank" services
Kansai Employment Creation Organization Inc.
Kanto Employment Creation Organization Inc.
Start of personnel "bridge bank", a system to "bridge" seniors with abundant work experience from major corporations to mid-sized companies lacking personnel, through joint ventures with local major companies involved in the "Research for Job Creation". Our goal is to provide services country-wide starting with Hokkaido and Kyushuu. In Autumn of 2003 targeted for seniors and in Spring of 2004 targeted for the young interested in agriculture, "Agriculture Internship Program" was operated. A training program to promote personnel in the agriculture field was established in Oogatamura, Akita Prefecture.
May 2005: Establishment of “NARP,” membership-based fringe benefit services for seniors
Targeted at baby boomers, “NARP” is established, offering employment and re-employment support services to seniors seeking a second career, as well as fringe benefit services that do not change even after the retirement age.