1960-1979

1960 Mar.: Daigaku Shinbun Kokoku-sha founded
1963 Aug.: Company name changed to Janpan Recruitment Centre
1971 Jun.: Recruit Computer Print Co.,Ltd. established
1971 Sep.: "Recruit Scholarship" incentive system established (now The Ezoe Scholarship Foundation)
1977 Nov.: Human Resource Informa1tion Centre Co.,Ltd. etablished (now Recruit Agent Co., Ltd.)

1980-1989

1981 Apr.: Recruit Ginza 8 Buidling completed (companyheadquarters)
1982 Oct.: Recruit FromA, Inc. established (nowRecruit HR Marketing,Itc.)
1984 Apr.: Company name changed to Recruit Co.,Ltd.
1985 Jan.: Gallery (now Creation Gallery G8) opened
1985 Feb.: RECRUIT U.S.A., INC. established
1986 Dec.: Rearuit Publishing Co.,Ltd. Established (now Media Factory,Inc.)
1987 Apr.: Institute of Supercomputer Reasearch (ISR) established (Merged into Media Design Center in October 1992)
1987 Jun.: Kandsai Recruit Human Resource Center Co.,Ltd. established (now Rearuit Agent Co.,Ltd.)
Seeds Staff Co.,Ltd. established (now Recruit Staffing Co.,Ltd.)
1988 Jan.: Representative Director Hiromasa Ezoe becomes Representative Direstor
Chairperson,and NaotakaIda appointed Representative Director and President
1989 Oct.: Personnel Grading Research Institute established (now Recruitingmanagement Solutions Co.,Ltd.)
Media Desing Center established (Transferred to Digital Business Development Section in July 1999)

1990-1999

1990 Feb.: Recruit Plasis Co.,Ltd. established (now Recruit Office Support Co.,Ltd.)
1992 Mar.: FromA Kansai Co.,Ltd. established (now Recruit HR Marketing,Inc.)
1992 Jun.: Isao Nakauchi becomes Representative Director and Chairperson
1994 Jul.: Recruit Hokkaido Jalan Co.,Ltd. established
1995 Jul.: Electronic Media Business divison re-established (Dispersed into several organizations, including ISIZE Section, in July 1999 and discontinued in 2000)
1997 Jun.: President Naotaka Ida takes office as Counselor and Director, and Eiko Kono appointed
Representative Director and President
1998 Apr.: Recruit Human Resource Center Co.,Ltd. and Kansai Recruit Human Resource Center Co.,Ltd.
mergeto establish Recruit Ablic Inc. (now Recruit Agent Co.,Ltd.)
1998 Oct.: Tokai Car Sensor Co.,Ltd. established (now Recruit Tokai Car Sensor Co.,Ltd.)
1999 Jun.: Hokkaido Car Sensor Co.,Ltd. established (now Recruit Hokkaido Car Sensor Co.,Ltd.)
Kyushu Car Sensor Co.,Ltd. established (now Recruit Kyushu Car Sensor Co.,Ltd.)
Yokohama Recruit, Nish-Tokyo Recruit, SaikyouRecruit, and Shin-Keiyo Recruit merge to form Recruit Area Link Co.,Ltd.

2000-2009

2000 Jun.: Recruit About.com Japan,Inc. Established (now All about,Inc.)
2000 Aug.: Recruit From A Casting ,Inc. established
2001 Apr.: Recruit-EX, Inc. Established (now Recruit Executive Agent ,Inc.)
2002 Apr.: Recruit Media Communications Co.,Ltd. established
OJT Solutions Co.,Ltd. established
2003 Apr.: Recruit HR Marketing ,Inc. established
Recruit HRMarketing Kansai ,Inc. established
Recruit Hr Marketing Tokai, Inc. established
Jun. President Eidko Kono besomes Chairperson and CEO
Director Hitoshi Kshiwaki assumes office as President and COO
2004 Feb.: Indival, Inc. established
2004 Apr.: Chairperson Eiko Kono assumes office as Chairperson of hte Board, and Chairperson of the Board of Directors
President Hitoshi Kashiwaki becomes President and Representative Board Director/CEO
2004 Aug.: Shanghai Recruit Advertising Co.,Ltd. established
2004 Oct.: Recruit Management Solutions Co.,Ltd. established
Recruit Career Consulting Co., Ltd. established
Nextway Co.,Ltd. established
2005 Apr.: Kohosha, Inc. Shares acquired (now Recruit Kita-kanto Marketing Co.,Ltd.)
2005 Aug.: R3 Heathcare Planning Co.,Ltd. established
Hokendohjinsha ,Inc. Shares acquired
2005 Sep.: Media Shakers, Inc. established
2005 Dec.: Japan Medical Information Center Co,. Ltd. established
2006 Jan.: Recruit Staffing Cities Co., Ltd. established
Proout CoLtdestablished (now Recruit R&D Staffing Co.,Ltd.)
2006 Mar.: SanyoHuman Network shares acquired (now Recruit Sanyo Human Network Co.,Ltd.)
Homepro Co.,Ltd. shares acquired
2006 Apr.: Recruit Treefarm Australia Pty.Ltd. established
51job,Inc. Shares acquired
2006 May.: Recruit Incubation Partners Co.,Ltd. established
2006 Jun.: Drecom Generated media Co.,Ltd. established
2006 Aug.: All About Financial Service CO.,Ltd. established
2006 Oct.: Recruit Communication Engineering Co.,Ltd. established
Shanghai Recruit Investment Consulting Co., Ltd. established
2006 Nov.: Yukoyuko Co.,Ltd. shares acquired
2006 Dec.: Connaitre, Inc. Established
2007 Mar.: JobDirect shares acquired

1960 Daigaku Shimbun Koukokusha established. Starts as a small business office.

1975 Mid-career recruitment services started.

1980 As a Mid-career recruitment service, a job change magazine for women is launched.

1981 Construction on the company headquarters, Recruit Ginza 8 Building (G8), is completed.

1990 Domestic Travel information magazine, 'Jalan,' launched.

1993 Bridal information services started. Wedding information magazine, 'Zexy,' launched.

1995 Internet service, 'Mix-Juice,' started.

2004 In Shanghai, China, the Chinese version of 'Zexy' is launched.

2007 In Shanghai, China, the Chinese version of 'Hot Pepper' is launched.

2007 Media Technology Labs, an R&D department focusing on the Internet, is inaugurated.

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