HR Library's Monthly "Recruitment Manager Exchange Meeting" Celebrates 1st Anniversary, Attracting 128 Participants to a Space for Candid Discussions on Recruitment Challenges

Trustyyle Co., Ltd. (Headquarters: Chuo-ku, Tokyo; Representative Director: Yosuke Yoshida), which operates the HR community "HR Library," announced that its monthly "Recruitment Manager Exchange Meeting," held since May 2025, celebrated its first anniversary in May 2026. A total of 128 participants have joined the 12 sessions, gathering online from various positions involved in recruitment to exchange information candidly under an "anonymous rule." It has grown into a reliable resource for HR professionals, allowing them to gain insights from other companies' cases regarding current recruitment challenges.

Recruitment Manager Exchange Meeting 1st Anniversary

Graphic recording of the Recruitment Manager Exchange Meeting held on January 29, 2026.

Background of the Event

The Challenge of "Loneliness" Faced by Recruitment Professionals

Recruitment professionals, especially those in sole HR or sole recruitment roles, often lack colleagues in similar positions within their company to consult with. Many genuine concerns are difficult to ask agents or media representatives, and there was a real need for a place where they could easily discuss "what they are struggling with right now."

To address this "loneliness" among recruitment professionals, HR Library has been holding the "Recruitment Manager Exchange Meeting" online every month since May 2025. Since 2026, it has been regularly scheduled for 8:00 PM on the fourth Thursday of every month.

Overview of the Exchange Meeting

Item | Content ---|--- Frequency | Once a month (regularly held on the 4th Thursday of every month at 8:00 PM since 2026) Method | Online (Zoom) Participation Fee | Free for HR Library members only Number of Participants | Approximately 15 people per session Target Audience | All individuals involved in recruitment and HR (regardless of position, industry, or company size)

A Place for Candid Discussions with an "Anonymous Rule"

HR Library thoroughly enforces an "anonymous and flat" environment, prohibiting business card exchanges, real names, and company name disclosures, to ensure a safe space for HR professionals to learn and connect. This allows participants to join as "individual recruitment professionals," creating a secure environment where they can comfortably share difficult-to-tell failures and genuine concerns.

Actual participants include dedicated recruitment staff, on-site hiring managers, recruitment SaaS vendors, and agents, representing diverse positions, industries, and company sizes. Anyone involved in recruitment and HR is welcome to participate.

Achievements and Participant Voices from the 1st Anniversary

The themes covered over the past year have been diverse, including recruitment, labor management, onboarding, and engagement. Participants have shared feedback such as:

"It's not just me who wants to complain, and knowing that makes me feel like I can try harder tomorrow."

"I heard concrete examples from other companies that I want to implement immediately."

Several participants have also incorporated information gained from the exchange meetings into their work, bringing about changes in their operations and making practical contributions to the recruitment field.

Examples of Past Themes

While recruitment is the main theme, discussions often branch out into general HR topics such as labor management, onboarding, and engagement, depending on participants' concerns, broadly covering the real challenges faced by recruitment professionals.

* Activating referral recruitment (announcement, incentive design, targeting strategies) * Interview techniques to identify "brilliant jerks" * Attraction strategies for candidates overcoming salary barriers * Relationship between abolishing aptitude tests and selection transition rates * Designing a sense of belonging and onboarding that impacts turnover and retention

Facilitator Introduction

Mαi, Community Manager, HR Library

With 13 years of HR experience, Mαi transitioned from a professional musical actor, worked at a web service company, and as an HR consultant, then served as an HR manager for a DX support venture for about three years. At that company, as the first recruitment professional, she hired 120 people in six and a half years. At HR Library, she launched "Recruitment Library," an oasis for recruitment professionals, and currently works diligently as a community manager to support members' practical work.

Next Event Information

Next event: May 22, 2026 (Thursday) 8:00 PM - Online (Zoom)

If you "want a place to discuss recruitment concerns" or "want to hear examples from other companies," please consider joining HR Library. Anyone interested in general HR or the HR domain, not just recruitment professionals, is also very welcome.

About Recruitment Library

The "Recruitment Library," a collection of practical tools born from interactions at the exchange meetings, was released in February 2026. Any HR Library member can use it for free, accessing and copying recruitment practice materials, manuals, and know-how directly.

▼Details of Recruitment Library here

https://hr-library.notion.site/31453f0b674980cc9cebe6c3f6ba557d

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