Japan is the toughest market in the world to recruit in. The fees are an eye-watering 30-35%. That is, a recruiter receives 30-35% of a candidate’s annual salary if they’ve successfully recruited the candidate to another company. That might sound lucrative – and it is! – but the lack of talent and mobility in the Japan market means that a recruiter may not make a placement for months.

Nick Mina is a good mate of mine and former colleague when I was recruiting in Tokyo many years ago. These days, Nick has his own company, Aristos & Mina, specialising in the Asset Management sector. Because he’s his own boss, he calls the shots. He’s been in the market long enough now that he’s built himself a solid reputation. He focuses on retained search, which gives him exclusivity and where clients pay him up-front; and not contingency, where he would be competing with other firms and may not even get paid at all.

How does he market himself in Japan? Well, personal connections and that ability to pick up the phone and talk to hiring managers are the bread-and-butter of the recruitment business.

Aristos & Mina 
https://aristosandmina.com/

Chris Ashmore Media 
https://chrisashmore.media/

Japan is the toughest market in the world to recruit in. The fees are an eye-watering 30-35%. That is, a recruiter receives 30-35% of a candidate’s annual salary if they’ve successfully recruited the candidate to another company. That might sound lucrative – and it is! – but the lack of talent and mobility in the Japan market means that a recruiter may not make a placement for months.
Nick Mina is a good mate of mine and former colleague when I was recruiting in Tokyo many years ago. These days, Nick has his own company, Aristos &amp; Mina, specialising in the Asset Management sector. Because he’s his own boss, he calls the shots. He’s been in the market long enough now that he’s built himself a solid reputation. He focuses on retained search, which gives him exclusivity and where clients pay him up-front; and not contingency, where he would be competing with other firms and may not even get paid at all.
How does he market himself in Japan? Well, personal connections and that ability to pick up the phone and talk to hiring managers are the bread-and-butter of the recruitment business.
Aristos &amp; Mina  <a href="https://aristosandmina.com/">https://aristosandmina.com/</a>
Chris Ashmore Media  <a href="https://chrisashmore.media/">https://chrisashmore.media/</a>

Master Your Market is a podcast to equip business leaders with the tools to catapult their authority and reputation, stand out from their competitors, and generate a constant flow of premium clients.

In this interview series, Chris Ashmore speaks with experts on the latest trends from a broad cross-section of business and industries.

Chris is a podcast producer for brands. For more than 10 years, he has produced podcasts for leading organisations including, Said Business School, the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons, Officeworks, the Australian Association of Social Workers, REA Group, as well as for business and leadership coaches, small business owners, and thought leaders.

He is a sought-after advisor on podcasting and is a podcast judge at the international Webby Awards and the Australian Podcast Awards.

www.chrisashmore.media

Master Your Market is a podcast to equip business leaders with the tools to catapult their authority and reputation, stand out from their competitors, and generate a constant flow of premium clients.
In this interview series, Chris Ashmore speaks with experts on the latest trends from a broad cross-section of business and industries.
Chris is a podcast producer for brands. For more than 10 years, he has produced podcasts for leading organisations including, Said Business School, the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons, Officeworks, the Australian Association of Social Workers, REA Group, as well as for business and leadership coaches, small business owners, and thought leaders.
He is a sought-after advisor on podcasting and is a podcast judge at the international Webby Awards and the Australian Podcast Awards.
<a href="http://www.chrisashmore.media">www.chrisashmore.media</a>

A podcast to equip business leaders with the tools to catapult their authority and reputation, stand out from their competitors, and generate a constant flow of premium clients.

Master Your Market

Master Your Market is a podcast to equip business leaders with the tools to catapult their authority and reputation, stand out from their competitors, and generate a constant flow of premium clients.
In this interview series, Chris Ashmore speaks with experts on the latest trends from a broad cross-section of business and industries.
Chris is a podcast producer for brands. For more than 10 years, he has produced podcasts for leading organisations including, Said Business School, the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons, Officeworks, the Australian Association of Social Workers, REA Group, as well as for business and leadership coaches, small business owners, and thought leaders.
He is a sought-after advisor on podcasting and is a podcast judge at the international Webby Awards and the Australian Podcast Awards.
<a href="https://chrisashmore.media/">www.chrisashmore.media</a>

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