OurStory Launches "PREVIO," a Personal Career AI that Anticipates the Market and Proposes Career Options
OurStory Inc. (Headquarters: Minato-ku, Tokyo; Representative Director: Yudai Watabe) announced the launch of "PREVIO" (https://previo.jp), a personal career AI that anticipates market trends and continuously proposes suitable careers to users, starting May 12, 2026 (Tuesday).
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OurStory Inc. (Headquarters: Minato-ku, Tokyo; Representative Director: Yudai Watabe) announced the launch of "PREVIO" (https://previo.jp), a personal career AI that anticipates market trends and continuously proposes suitable careers to users, starting May 12, 2026 (Tuesday).
A "Personal Career AI" is a new career infrastructure where AI, understanding a user's skills, experience, and aspirations, continuously explores the market and proposes matching job opportunities to the user. "PREVIO" is a platform for business professionals equipped with this "Personal Career AI." It is designed not only for those who have started job hunting but also for those who "are not looking immediately but want to consider it eventually," continuously proposing career options that suit them simply by registering.
Additionally, the company announced the results of an independent survey targeting 1,000 full-time employees aged 23-49. The survey revealed that the existing job market faces three structural problems, resulting in an estimated 3 million people whose needs are not met by existing services.
1. Background
1) Social Issues to be Solved
In Japan, while over 10 million people wish to change jobs, only about 3.25 million actually do so annually (Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, Labor Force Survey). Many people "want to act" but do not succeed. Behind this are structural factors that cannot be explained solely by individual motivation.
OurStory conducted an independent survey targeting 1,000 full-time employees aged 23-49, quantitatively revealing that the job market itself faces three structural problems.
2) Three Structural Problems of the Job Market
Problem ①: Company-centric design philosophy
Existing job search services (job sites, scout services, etc.) are designed for companies to reach job seekers. As a result, they are not optimized from the perspective of job seekers "finding companies that suit them." While 63.6% of scout experience recipients felt that "the majority of scouts received were irrelevant to them," 69.6% of those with job change experience found the task of searching for jobs themselves burdensome, and 76.4% answered that "job information alone does not allow them to judge if it's truly a good option for their career." (Reference: Figure 1)
Problem ②: Premise of "actively job hunting"
Existing job search services are designed for people who "have decided to change jobs." As a result, when people start considering a job change due to dissatisfaction with their current job or some other trigger, they only then begin to confront their career. Opportunities to regularly view career options and articulate one's aspirations are not sufficiently provided in the existing job market. The survey revealed that 52.8% of those who answered, "I'm not looking immediately, but I want to change jobs eventually," had not taken any concrete job-seeking actions in the past year. (Reference: Figure 2)
Problem ③: Existing AI does not reach specific job searches
While AI has rapidly become widespread, in the field of career support, it remains at the "thinking stage" and does not extend to specific job searches. 51.5% of survey respondents use AI such as ChatGPT for career and job change purposes, but their usage is mainly for creating resumes and self-analysis. Only 9.0% of those who used AI in the thinking stage answered that they "found specific job opportunities that matched them." (Reference: Figures 3, 4)
2. Service Overview
The three structural problems above indicate a significant gap between the career aspirations of modern business professionals and the existing job market. An estimated 3 million people (※1) have job-seeking intentions but have not taken action in the past year. Furthermore, about half (46.6%) of those who used existing services have a sense of "resignation," stating, "I'm dissatisfied with the service, but I don't know other options, so I'll use the same one next time." Personal Career AI "PREVIO" is a new career infrastructure that addresses this gap.
1) What is "PREVIO"?
PREVIO is a personal career AI platform for all business professionals who want career options. By simply registering your resume, CV, desired conditions, and aspirations, job opportunities that match each user are proposed.
Service Name
PREVIO
Category
Personal Career AI Career
Target
All business professionals who want career options
Launch Date
May 12, 2026 (Tuesday)
URL
https://previo.jp
[4 Features of PREVIO]
1. AI-powered Personal Matching (Patented)
AI understands user values, experience, and aspirations.
A "Personal Career AI" is a new career infrastructure where AI, understanding a user's skills, experience, and aspirations, continuously explores the market and proposes matching job opportunities to the user. "PREVIO" is a platform for business professionals equipped with this "Personal Career AI." It is designed not only for those who have started job hunting but also for those who "are not looking immediately but want to consider it eventually," continuously proposing career options that suit them simply by registering.
Additionally, the company announced the results of an independent survey targeting 1,000 full-time employees aged 23-49. The survey revealed that the existing job market faces three structural problems, resulting in an estimated 3 million people whose needs are not met by existing services.
1. Background
1) Social Issues to be Solved
In Japan, while over 10 million people wish to change jobs, only about 3.25 million actually do so annually (Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, Labor Force Survey). Many people "want to act" but do not succeed. Behind this are structural factors that cannot be explained solely by individual motivation.
OurStory conducted an independent survey targeting 1,000 full-time employees aged 23-49, quantitatively revealing that the job market itself faces three structural problems.
2) Three Structural Problems of the Job Market
Problem ①: Company-centric design philosophy
Existing job search services (job sites, scout services, etc.) are designed for companies to reach job seekers. As a result, they are not optimized from the perspective of job seekers "finding companies that suit them." While 63.6% of scout experience recipients felt that "the majority of scouts received were irrelevant to them," 69.6% of those with job change experience found the task of searching for jobs themselves burdensome, and 76.4% answered that "job information alone does not allow them to judge if it's truly a good option for their career." (Reference: Figure 1)
Problem ②: Premise of "actively job hunting"
Existing job search services are designed for people who "have decided to change jobs." As a result, when people start considering a job change due to dissatisfaction with their current job or some other trigger, they only then begin to confront their career. Opportunities to regularly view career options and articulate one's aspirations are not sufficiently provided in the existing job market. The survey revealed that 52.8% of those who answered, "I'm not looking immediately, but I want to change jobs eventually," had not taken any concrete job-seeking actions in the past year. (Reference: Figure 2)
Problem ③: Existing AI does not reach specific job searches
While AI has rapidly become widespread, in the field of career support, it remains at the "thinking stage" and does not extend to specific job searches. 51.5% of survey respondents use AI such as ChatGPT for career and job change purposes, but their usage is mainly for creating resumes and self-analysis. Only 9.0% of those who used AI in the thinking stage answered that they "found specific job opportunities that matched them." (Reference: Figures 3, 4)
2. Service Overview
The three structural problems above indicate a significant gap between the career aspirations of modern business professionals and the existing job market. An estimated 3 million people (※1) have job-seeking intentions but have not taken action in the past year. Furthermore, about half (46.6%) of those who used existing services have a sense of "resignation," stating, "I'm dissatisfied with the service, but I don't know other options, so I'll use the same one next time." Personal Career AI "PREVIO" is a new career infrastructure that addresses this gap.
1) What is "PREVIO"?
PREVIO is a personal career AI platform for all business professionals who want career options. By simply registering your resume, CV, desired conditions, and aspirations, job opportunities that match each user are proposed.
Service Name
PREVIO
Category
Personal Career AI Career
Target
All business professionals who want career options
Launch Date
May 12, 2026 (Tuesday)
URL
https://previo.jp
[4 Features of PREVIO]
1. AI-powered Personal Matching (Patented)
AI understands user values, experience, and aspirations.