Satoshi Kawaguchi, CEO of Leapy Inc., to Speak at 'AI x Human Resources Recruitment Seminar'. Explaining Recruitment Strategies in the Generative AI Era and Practical Methods for Companies to be Chosen by Candidates.

Leapy Inc. (Headquarters: Gifu City, Gifu Prefecture; Representative Director: Satoshi Kawaguchi) announces that its CEO, Satoshi Kawaguchi, will serve as a lecturer at the "AI x Human Resources Recruitment Seminar" hosted by the Gifu Shinkin Bank Young Executives Association Branch Study Group. In the seminar, he will explain the background that recruitment is not merely about replenishing staff but is the most critical mission that determines a company's growth and differentiation, and how the declining labor population and the evolution of AI are drastically changing recruitment activities. He will present strategies for companies to be chosen by human resources while introducing specific methods to make AI an ally.

What You Will Gain from the Seminar (Excerpt)
On the day of the event, frameworks and practical case studies regarding recruitment activities in the AI era will be introduced. Here is a part of it:

- Recruitment is Top Management Priority: Explaining that recruitment is not just filling headcounts but the most crucial mission deciding company growth and differentiation.
- Declining Labor Force and AI Evolution: The impact of population decline and AI evolution on the job market, and the current shift towards an era where candidates choose the company.
- AI-Powered Recruitment Methods: Ways to utilize AI in each step of recruitment, such as estimating the number of candidates within commuting distance, comparing your company's hiring strength with competitors, and tools that suggest interview questions.
- Culture Match and Salary Strategy: The idea that culture match is more important than skills or experience to hire and retain top talent, and that salary is an investment, not a cost.
- Summary of Recruitment in the AI Era: Understanding AI characteristics and the need for digital/AI know-how in addition to standard recruitment expertise.

Additionally, topics such as the ideal state of HR departments, interview ingenuity to identify excellent talent, the importance of corporate branding and PR, and the gap between AI users and non-users will be covered. Details will be exclusively revealed at the seminar.

Lecturer Profile
Satoshi Kawaguchi / Representative Director of Leapy Inc.
Born in Kurume City, Fukuoka Prefecture in 1983. After graduating from university, he joined the largest domestic scout and headhunting company, engaging in HR support primarily in the IT industry. Became the head of the EC consulting business at age 26.
After going independent in 2012, he relocated to Gifu City as an I-turn migrant and established Leapy Inc. in 2013. He has a track record of dealing with over 1,360 companies. Achieving business growth utilizing recruitment strength since its founding, the company currently secures over 150 applicants consistently per month through recruitment strategies utilizing generative AI.
He is currently writing a serialization "The Next Move for Recruitment and Organizations" in the Chubu Keizai Shimbun. He receives numerous lecture requests annually from local governments and corporations on themes of recruitment, talent acquisition, and generative AI utilization.

About the Design Company "Leapy" with the Vision "Making the Future of Regions Interesting"
We provide hands-on support for challenges in "sales" and "recruitment" utilizing Web marketing and AI. We support issues such as the shortage of dedicated marketing and HR personnel that companies face over the long term through outsourcing. In addition to branding formulation support, website production, and customer attraction support via Web marketing, we contribute to the growth of local companies through a wide range of services including resolving labor shortages via HR introduction and RPO businesses.
Furthermore, as a new business, we are rolling out "Leap Good," specialized in Gifu's regional revitalization. Through the regional revitalization consulting business, we aim for a new form of regional revitalization by connecting private enterprises interested in regional contribution with organizations tackling regional activation and social contribution. As part of this, we aim for sustainable regional activation while broadcasting local charm by operating the empathy-driven hometown tax media "Gifu-choku®".

Leapy Inc.
■ Established: October 2013 https://leapy.jp/
■ Representative Director: Satoshi Kawaguchi https://twitter.com/satoshi_leapy
■ Business Description:
Creative Business
- Website Production
- Branding Support
- Print Design
Asset-type Outsourcing Business
- Asset-type Customer Attraction Outsourcing "Leap Project"