Name

WORKPORT

Legal name

株式会社ワークポート (WORKPORT, Inc.)

Website

https://workport.co.jp

Company type

Private

Founded year

2003

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1,001–5,000 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Recruitment Services (Staffing & Placement)

NAICS

Employment Placement Agencies (561311), Employment Placement Agencies and Executive Search Services (56131)

SIC

Services-Employment Agencies (7361)

akta.pro primary industry

Administrative, Clerical & Office Support Direct Hire (BPACAFAF)

akta.pro secondary industries

Remote & Global/Multilingual Direct Hire (BPACAFAO), Job Placement, Matching & Career Navigation Services (EDAAAOAL)

Keywords

• Recruitment agency
• Job placement services
• Career counseling
• IT engineer training
• Executive search

Headquarters

HQ city

Tokyo

HQ country

Japan

HQ region

Asia

Offices56 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. 人材紹介サービス (Placement Fee): Workport receives a placement fee (紹介手数料) from client companies upon successful placement of a candidate. Fees are determined by the salary of the placed candidate. Job seekers use the service entirely free of charge. This is the primary revenue stream for the company.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels9 records

Core offering

WORKPORT is a Japanese recruitment agency (人材紹介事業) that matches job seekers with hiring companies across all 47 prefectures of Japan. The service is free for job seekers, who receive one-on-one career counseling, resume editing, and interview preparation from Career Advisors, while employer companies pay placement fees upon successful hires. The firm also operates sub-brands covering IT engineer training (みんスク), executive placement (エグゼクティブの転職), and foreign engineer placement (GLOBALPARTNERS).

Product overview

WORKPORT is a comprehensive job change/recruitment agency platform operating across all 47 prefectures of Japan. The core offering consists of its 人材紹介サービス (human resources introduction service) providing job matching between job seekers and companies. This is supported by branded services including 転職コンシェルジュ (Career Concierge) for personalized career advisory, eコンシェル for chat-based consultations, and 履歴書・職務経歴書作成ツール for resume support. The portfolio includes specialized sub-brands: みんスク (free IT engineer school), エグゼクティブの転職 (executive placement), and GLOBALPARTNERS (foreign engineer recruitment). The platform also provides job market data visualization tools through its area-specific pages and maintains research/data resources on job seekers and employers.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• みんスク (Minsuku): Free IT engineer school operated by WORKPORT, enabling individuals to become IT engineers while also providing job placement support.
• エグゼクティブの転職
• GLOBALPARTNERS
• eコンシェル

Products and services

• WORKPORT Recruitment Service (ワークポート 人材紹介) Core mid-career recruitment agency service: free registration and one-on-one career counseling for job seekers, with successful-hire placement fees paid by employers. Includes resume/職務経歴書 editing, interview preparation, and salary negotiation support. Available nationwide across all 47 prefectures.
• Executive Placement (エグゼクティブの転職) Specialized recruitment service for executive and senior-manager level job seekers and the companies that hire them. Provides confidential career counseling and targeted candidate introductions for high-seniority roles.
• みんスク (Minsuku) IT Engineer School IT engineer training program (sub-brand) that trains aspiring IT engineers and supports their transition into IT careers, often combined with WORKPORT's placement service.
• GLOBALPARTNERS (foreign engineer placement) Specialized recruitment service for foreign engineers seeking employment in Japan, and for Japanese companies seeking to hire foreign technical talent.
• eコンシェル (e-Concierge) Online chat-based career counseling tool that lets prospective job seekers initiate a conversation with a Career Advisor directly from the website, removing the friction of phone or in-person contact.

Quantifiable outcome

• 総合ランキング1位 - Ranked #1 in MyNavi Scout/MyNavi Job 'tameni+ Awards 2025 Second Half' comprehensive ranking (集計期間: 2025年7月〜12月)
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers2 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• ライジングゼファーフクオカ (Rising Zephyr Fukuoka)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerWorkport serves as an official partner (スポンサーパートナー) to the professional basketball team Rising Zephyr Fukuoka. The partnership includes joint community activities such as career education classes at local schools. This is part of Workport's regional social contribution strategy focused on the Fukuoka area.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• Recruit Holdings (リクルートホールディングス): Japan's largest HR services conglomerate operating Indeed, リクナビ, リクナビNEXT, and other major platforms. Directly comparable to Workport across mid-career placement but at vastly larger scale and broader portfolio.
• Persol Holdings (パーソルホールディングス): Operates doda, an online mid-career placement service, and is a broad HR services incumbent. Workport's President/COO Hayashi previously worked at the predecessor Intelligence/Persol Career, making this a closely watched direct competitor.
• ManpowerGroup Japan: Global staffing and recruitment firm with Japan operations. Comparable in HR services scope but heavier weighting toward temporary staffing versus Workport's permanent placement focus.

Direct peers

• en-japan (エン・ジャパン): Operates en 転職, AMBI, and other mid-career recruitment platforms. Directly competes with Workport in permanent mid-career placement with similar fee models and similar candidate profile.
• Bizreach (ビズリーチ): Operates a high-class mid-career platform and HRMOS suite; competes with Workport's エグゼクティブの転職 sub-brand for senior and executive placement.
• JAC Recruitment: Specializes in mid-career and executive placement across global functions (sales, R&D, finance). Directly comparable to Workport's executive and global mobility offerings.
• MS-Japan: Specialized mid-career/executive agency focused on management, accounting, and legal professionals in Japan. Comparable placement-fee model and target overlap with Workport's executive sub-brand.
• Robert Walters Japan: Global mid-career and executive recruitment firm with a strong Japan presence. Comparable to Workport for senior and bilingual placements, including IT/engineering functions.
• Hays Japan: Global specialist recruiter with Japan operations focused on mid-career and senior professionals, especially in IT and engineering — directly comparable to Workport's IT engineer placement including GLOBALPARTNERS.

Emerging players

• Wantedly (ウォンテッドリー): Tech-focused recruitment platform with a strong employer-brand and culture-fit emphasis. Overlaps Workport in mid-career tech placement but with a more digital-native, lower-cost model.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/workport_tw
• Facebookfacebook.com/workport
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/workport-vietnam-hr

Compliance4 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles13 records

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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