Japan's Pasona to introduce IT talent teleworking from overseas

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Japanese staffing firm Pasona Group Inc. has said it will launch next month a service focused on introducing to companies ... Pleaseviewthemaintextareaofthepagebyskippingthemainmenu. MajorstaffingagencyPasonaGroupInc.holdsanentranceceremonyfornewemployeesonAwajishimaIslandinHyogoPrefecture,onApril1,2021.(Kyodo) TOKYO(Kyodo)--JapanesestaffingfirmPasonaGroupInc.hassaiditwilllaunchnextmonthaservicefocusedonintroducingtocompaniesinJapanoverseasITengineerswhowillworkremotelyfromhomeamidtravelrestrictionsduetothecoronaviruspandemic. OnNov.1,Pasonawillbeginitscross-borderremotehumanresourcesservice,coveringthosewhoarehighlyskilledintheITfieldinsuchcountriesasIndia,SouthKoreaandVietnam,accordingtoapressreleaselastTuesday. Therecruitmentagencysaiditaimstoconnectaround300ITprofessionalstocompaniesinJapanoverathree-yearperiod.TaskssuchassmartphoneappdevelopmentandwebsitebuildingwillbeentrustedtothoseworkersdirectlybyfirmsinJapanorviaPasona'slocaloffices,accordingtothecompany. By2030,Japanisexpectedtofaceashortageofupto790,000ITpersonnel,accordingtoa2019surveyconductedbytheMinistryofEconomy,TradeandIndustry. WhileinterestinrecruitingforeigntalentbyJapan-basedcompaniesisgrowing,travelrestrictionsundertheCOVID-19pandemichavepreventeddomesticfirmsfrombringinginworkersfromabroad,accordingtoPasona. ThestaffingfirmsaiditismainlytargetingITtalentinAsianmarketswhereitalreadyhasapresenceorisplanningexpansion,cooperatingwithlocalscienceuniversitiestosecurepersonnel. FontSize SML Print GotoTheMainichiHomePage AlsoinTheMainichi TheMainichionsocialmedia RSS LatestArticles Japanconfirms4thcaseofOmicronvariantinfection Japan'sNov.economywatchersentimentrisesto8-yearhigh Facebookbroadensbanonmilitary-linkedMyanmarcompanies MoreArticles Trending GotoPageTop