OpenPath Officially Releases "Tonari," an AI Interview Assistant for Recruitment Agencies — Boosting Closing Rates by 45% via Real-time Questioning and Automated Reporting

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■ Structural Challenge: The "Individualization" of Interviews in Recruitment

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There are over 30,000 recruitment agencies in Japan, where Career Advisors (CAs) conduct multiple candidate interviews daily. However, interview quality remains heavily dependent on the individual skill and experience of the CA, leading to chronic industry-wide issues:

• Significant gaps in closing rates between veteran and novice CAs.
• Interview expertise remains siloed with individuals rather than the organization.
• Excessive time spent on creating minutes and handoff reports after interviews.
• High time and cost requirements for training new CAs.

"Tonari" was developed as a systematic solution to these challenges.

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■ Three Core Features of Tonari

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【1. Pre-Interview: Automated Strategic Design】
By inputting candidate information, job details, and the CA's style, the AI automatically generates an opening statement, interview flow, and key points to watch for. Even novice CAs can conduct high-quality interviews from day one.

【2. During Interview: Real-time AI Support】
Transcribing conversations in real-time, the AI provides immediate suggestions for:
• Follow-up questions (deep-dive questions based on the SPIN methodology).
• Insights into the candidate's true intentions.
• Immediate actions to take.
• Potential red flags and concerns.
This allows CAs to focus on the conversation while receiving expert AI guidance.

【3. Post-Interview: One-click Automated Reporting】
With a single click after the interview, the AI generates a comprehensive report categorizing reasons for job changes (into 6 types), activity status, desired conditions, and candidate insights. This significantly reduces the workload for reporting and handoffs.

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■ Proven Results: Case Study with JOBPALETTE

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In a pilot implementation at JOBPALETTE, the following results were achieved within just a few months:

✓ Closing Rate: 45% Increase
✓ Handoff Time: 70% Reduction

The tool successfully standardized interview quality while simultaneously boosting individual productivity.

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■ Why Choose Tonari?

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• Specialized design for the recruitment industry (unlike general-purpose AI).
• One-stop coverage for pre-, during, and post-interview phases.
• Seamless integration without changing existing workflows.
• Rapid acceleration of new CA onboarding and performance.

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■ Future Roadmap

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Full-scale expansion within the recruitment industry is slated for May 2026. Following this, the company plans to launch OEM versions for other industries from June 2026 and transition to a platform model utilizing a prompt market from September 2026.

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■ Company Profile

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Company: OpenPath Inc.
Representative: Kazune Taneda, CEO
Location: RIPL9, 3-4-3 Mita, Minato-ku, Tokyo
TEL: 03-6822-8724
URL: https://openpath.co.jp/

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■ Contact Information

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OpenPath Inc., Tonari Service Department
TEL: 03-6822-8724
MAIL: i-suzuki@openpath.co.jp
URL: https://tonariai.jp/