Mynavi Partners continues to take on the challenge of creating a society where the employment of people with disabilities is defined by their "contribution" rather than just "numbers."

Mynavi Partners, Inc. (Headquarters: Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo; Representative Director and President: Yu Fujimoto) supports "April Dream," an initiative that encourages people to share their dreams on April 1st. This press release represents the dream of Mynavi Partners. Under our mission, "Opening paths for everyone to thrive and serving as a signpost for the future," we aim to make it the norm for a society to exist where people with disabilities can leverage their individual strengths and thrive as "valuable contributors" who support corporate business activities. With the increase in the statutory employment rate, the employment of people with disabilities has expanded in terms of quantity. However, we have seen many instances in the field where "achieving the employment rate" becomes the sole objective, and hiring proceeds without a sufficient perspective on welcoming these individuals as true contributors. As a result, cases of employees "not staying" or "not thriving" accumulate, leading to the spread of the false perception that people with disabilities cannot be valuable contributors. We want to change this trend itself. ■ The question we have faced Since our founding, we have consistently stood by the premise that "people with disabilities can be valuable contributors if there is appropriate preparation and an established environment." Whether or not a person with a disability can thrive is not determined solely by individual effort. We have learned through practice that results change significantly depending on the systems in place—such as job design, role definition, evaluation criteria, management, and support structures. In fact, at our company, while approximately 70% of our employees have disabilities, each individual is thriving while enhancing their skills. In addition to personnel who handle core, high-difficulty tasks such as business automation using RPA, web accessibility, and data analysis, we are also developing management talent who support our teams and organization. ■ "We provide support, but we do not hold back." We value the philosophy of "providing support, but not holding back." We provide reasonable accommodations with care. At the same time, we do not hesitate to demand results. Without this balance, people with disabilities remain "individuals to be protected," and as a result, their careers and opportunities to thrive do not expand. By welcoming, developing, and evaluating employees with disabilities as drivers of our business, we have proven that "employment of people with disabilities as valuable contributors" is a viable reality. ■ Bringing systems and know-how to society We do not believe that only our company should succeed. Our mission is to provide the knowledge we have accumulated through our office center business—including job design, quantification, development, and management—as well as the end-to-end know-how from recruitment to retention and success cultivated through our DEI promotion business, to companies that are serious about hiring people with disabilities. We believe that implementing these in society in a way that contributes to business is our true mission. By continuing to increase the number of companies that hire people with disabilities not to "meet statutory employment rates" but as a "choice to enhance corporate value," we believe the career paths for people with disabilities will become broader and brighter. We will continue to create a society from the front lines of employment where people with disabilities are needed and expected to contribute as valuable members of the workforce. About Mynavi Partners, Inc. This is a special subsidiary of the Mynavi Group aimed at promoting the employment of people with disabilities. Our business includes handling administrative tasks for the Mynavi Group, operating healthcare rooms for employees, providing recruitment services for people with disabilities, corporate consulting (planning and proposals for hiring and retaining people with disabilities), and development programs for young talent holding disability certificates. We will continue to create as many opportunities as possible for talented individuals with disabilities to demonstrate their abilities. Mynavi Partners, Inc. Public Relations: Dai-ko Nakagawa E-MAIL: mpt-pr@mynavi.jp TEL: 03-6267-4174 (Main)