Job hunting for the Class of '28 starts in 'Sophomore Winter'. Over 2,200 participants joined the YouTube-style joint info sessions in February and March, as early movers aim for 'Junior Winter job offers'.

Leadingmark Inc. (Headquarters: Minato-ku, Tokyo; Representative Director and President: Yuji Iida; hereinafter 'Leadingmark'), which provides the HR business 'Mikiwame AI' utilizing Personality Tech, held a YouTube-style online joint company information session 'Mikiwame LIVE YouTube' targeting students graduating in 2028 for two consecutive months in February and March.

This year, in response to the acceleration of the job-hunting process, the event was moved forward from the usual March start and held twice, in February and March. A total of 52 top companies took the stage, and over 2,200 students participated over the two days. 'Top-tier university students,' mainly from former Imperial Universities, Waseda, and Keio, accounted for 66% of the participants, making it a two-day event filled with the enthusiasm of highly capable students moving early to build their careers.

■ Background of consecutive events in February and March: The accelerating trend of 'job hunting from sophomore year'

Previously, 'March,' just before the start of the new academic year, marked the beginning of YouTube LIVEs. However, this year, in line with students acting earlier, we dared to hold a new event in February. As a result, both February and March saw gatherings of students on the scale of 1,000 per schedule.

■ Event Results Summary

By holding the event for two consecutive months, we were able to reach a broad range of top talent, from the 'science/specialized segment' who start acting early, to the 'broad-area consideration segment' who deepen their industry research during spring break.

Event Date | Main Theme | Number of Participating Students | Ratio of Top-Tier (Imperial/Waseda/Keio) Students
February 20th | Starting, Begins. The first step of a career | 962 | 75.2%
March 13th | Accept