Development of Human Resource

Fujikura Group is convinced that improving human resource value and engagement creates social value and leads to maximizing corporate value, and will create organization Fujikura employee can have a good experience. In addition, for Fujikura Group to achieve sustainable growth, investing in human resource is the most important theme that should be given top priority, and we aim to achieve "well-being" for both the company and Fujikura employee through necessary measures and initiatives based on the four human resource management directions.

In response to the growing need for human resource necessary for business strategy in the sustainable growth phase, Fujikura is focusing on recruitment activities that combine new graduate recruitment and mid-career recruitment, with the mid-career recruitment ratio reaching over 50% in fiscal 2024. We are approaching a wide range human resource through a variety of initiatives, including strengthening our recruitment system, proactive recruitment publicity using social media, promoting Fujikura employee referral system (referral recruitment), and direct recruiting. We are also strengthening our publicity activities to raise awareness of Fujikura itself, and these efforts are beginning to have an effect, such as an increase in the number of applicants. In the future, we are also considering re-employing former Fujikura employee have gained experience in other industries (alumni recruitment) in order to further strengthen our recruitment competitiveness.

Based on the idea that the growth of each Fujikura employee leads to the sustainable growth of the company and increased corporate value, we are working to provide opportunities to support Fujikura employee' independent career development.Specific initiatives include expanding the self-development learning menu, implementing career design training by rank, and holding interviews with human a person in charge for young employees who have been promoted.

Fujikura believes that continually producing the next generation of managers contributes to the company's sustainable growth and medium- to long-term improvement of corporate value human resource and has been running a selective management human resource development program since 2019. By providing training and imparting experience, we are working to steadily produce human resource for management positions.

Fujikura has introduced a career challenge system that allows Fujikura employee to raise their hand and apply for a transfer to a specific position. Fujikura employee We hope that encouraging the autonomy of each individual and creating autonomous organization will lead to the creation of innovation. In addition, since Fujikura is expanding its business globally, there is a high need for human resource who are familiar with the business practices of each country and region, and we are focusing on producing human resource who can play an active role on a global scale by providing an environment where they can gain experience in overseas assignments from an early stage.

Fujikura's personnel system includes an evaluation and compensation system according to job type and role. There are no differences in promotion or treatment based on nationality, gender, or whether employees are new graduates or have experience in the company. In addition, by placing emphasis on equity in personnel evaluations (performance appraisals), we strive to create an environment in which each Fujikura employee can maximize their capabilities.