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In Japan, there is no real distinction between recruiting and headhunting. The two terms are synonymous. Japanese recruiting companies tend to offer contingency contracts when hiring is involved. Outside of Japan, however, headhunting companies are distinguished by dealing mainly with retainer contracts. Retainer contracts are commonly used in Executive Search, and headhunters primarily represent the client in searching for appropriate candidates.
With a contingency contract, recruiters look to place a person in a specific position. They usually receive a hiring fee upon successful fulfillment of the contractual obligations. Conversely, with a retainer agreement, our company is approached by the client to help find a candidate for a specific role.
As an Executive Search consulting firm, our searches involve retainer contracts. Thanks to our strong global network and large client base, we like to think of ourselves as among the world’s top headhunters.
Toru Fukui is a pioneer in the Japanese executive search business with more than three decades of experience. He is a founder of Signium Japan, establishing the firm in 1997. His prior experience includes two decades with another Japanese search firm...
Katsuro Kuroda is Senior Consultant in charge of Life Sciences at Signium Japan. He leverages two decades of business management experience at Takeda Pharmaceuticals in Japan and internationally (Germany, UK, Taiwan, China). He has thirteen years of ...
Junji Nagano is a senior consultant at Signium Japan. His expertise in the Industrial sector is from his 36 years’ engagement at leading Japanese Trading Companies. He served in executive management for foreign affiliate companies(machine tool ...
Ko Setoguchi is a senior consultant at Signium Japan. His career includes 33 years at a leading Japanese car company, serving five years overseas as Director of a subsidiary in Taiwan for two years and Director/CFO of a subsidiary in Brazil for three...
Kenichi Takashima joined Signium after holding managerial roles in European Electrical and US imaging companies. He joined a United States particle measuring company in 2001 as a expat in Japan and served as North East Asia regional manager. After de...
Sumio Takiguchi is a senior consultant with Signium Japan. During his extensive business career, he served as a top executive at both Japanese and foreign affiliated companies engaged in sales and marketing of automotive components, sporting goods an...
Noriaki Terashima’s career experience spans financial systems, investment funds, M&A, consulting firms, financial advisory, and new business development. After graduating from the Faculty of Law at Kansai University, he joined a major Japan...
Shoichiro has leveraged 30 years of working experience in various life science industries. He provides dedicated, world-class, and advanced consulting services that meet the expectations of both companies and individual talents. He is a professional ...
Hideo Yoshikawa specializes in the medical devices arena. His major professional achievements cover the field of Japanese artificial organs products in European/Asian markets and American cardiovascular products in Asian markets as well as Australi...