Persol Group Holds 2026 Entrance Ceremony for Approximately 1,800 New Employees

Persol Holdings Co., Ltd. (Headquarters: Minato-ku, Tokyo; Representative Director, President and CEO: Takao Wada), which upholds the group vision 'Work, and Smile.', held a group entrance ceremony on Wednesday, April 1, 2026. Approximately 1,800 new employees from 18 of the 49 group companies that conduct new graduate recruitment participated in the ceremony, which included content to deepen their understanding of the Persol Group.

■ Presidential Address: I want you to challenge yourselves without fear of failure

Congratulations to all of you on joining the company. I am truly happy that we will be working together from now on.

Moving toward our group vision 'Work, and Smile.', we have set our ideal state as a 'Work Well-being Creation Company' and cherish a series of ideas, including our code of conduct and management philosophy, as our 'Philosophy System.' The Persol Group's management philosophy—'Providing Employment, Personal Growth, and Contribution to Society'—is packed with our group's original experiences. In 1973, our founder, Yoshiko Shinohara, faced the reality that there were no places for capable and motivated women to work, and started Tempstaff with the thought, 'If there isn't one, I'll create it myself.' For the 53 years since then, we have continued to provide value to eliminate mismatches between people and workplaces and create a society where working people can grow.

The group vision 'Work, and Smile.' doesn't mean just working while laughing. Work involves painful things, hitting walls, and things not going well, but I believe that 'Work, and Smile.' is the smile born from the sense of accomplishment and joy found after making an effort, cooperating with colleagues, and overcoming those challenges.

I definitely want all of you, as new employees, to challenge yourselves without fear of failure. As you gain many experiences from now on, I'm sure things won't always go as you'd like, but please go ahead and fail. Failure will surely become your strength. I myself have made countless failures, but Persol Group is a place where you can grow using failure as fuel and where your colleagues will support you. You will always have colleagues, and you can grow together while helping each other.

The next 10 years are the 10 years you will create. My job is to build the foundation for Persol Group to continue growing for 50 or 100 years, and I want to build the next 5 to 10 years together with all of you.

■ About Persol Holdings Co., Ltd.

Since its founding in 1973, the company has developed diverse businesses related to people and organizations, including temporary staffing, recruitment, outsourcing, and design/development. In October 2008, Temp Holdings Co., Ltd., a joint holding company, was established. The name was changed to Persol Holdings Co., Ltd. in July 2017.

Listed on the Prime Market of the Tokyo Stock Exchange (Securities Code: 2181). Revenue for the fiscal year ending March 2025 was 1.4512 trillion yen (IFRS).

■ About 'PERSOL' (https://www.persol-group.co.jp/)

As a 'Work Well-being Creation Company,' the Persol Group aims to create 'better working opportunities' for 1 million people by 2030 by expanding human potential.

In addition to developing diverse businesses related to people and organizations—such as the staffing service 'Tempstaff,' the career change service 'doda,' and BPO, design, and development—the group also works on exploring and creating businesses in new areas, providing services such as the assessment recruiting platform 'Miidas' and the spot work app 'Sharefull.'

By responding to the diverse needs of working people and expanding their possibilities, we create a society where everyone in the world can experience 'Work, and Smile.'