Press Release 2008

Press Release 26 November, 2008

Wednesday, November 5th, 2008 Tokyo, Japan
Tokyo, November 2008:
Over 100 HR directors and related executives gathered at Meguro Gajoen to attend C.C. Consulting’s conference titled Strategic HR Management 2008.

The conference’s keynote speaker, Mr. Isao Sakurai (CEO of HSBC Services and Head of Human Resources at HSBC Japan) started the lectures with his presentation on “Transforming Organizations to have a ‘stretch and performance’ culture” which touched on key areas such as implementing unified cultural change that values achievement sustaining the core values of the enterprise and HR’s role in this change. The conference’s second Keynote speaker, Mr. Tom Pedersen (Statutory Executive Officer, Head of People and Communications Group, and Chief Learning Officer at Shinsei Bank) spoke on “Trends in Talent Management: Keeping Your Workforce Aligned and Engaged” which gave valuable information on how to ensure that your short-term tactical priorities don’t overshadow your need to have engaged employees and a sustainable business.

Following the legal session on avoiding legal problems in the workplace and the panel discussion on the Practical Benefits of Retaining and Promoting Diversity in The Workplace, visitors enjoyed networking and benchmarking with peers. Complete conference schedule at hrm.careercross.com.

[About C.C.Consulting Co. Ltd]
Established in 2000, C.C. Consulting Co. Ltd and its flagship website ’CareerCross’ are the established leaders in online recruitment for bilingual professionals in Japan, organizes the leading bilingual mid-career job forum, and holds other HR related conferences.

Press Release 23 September, 2008

TOKYO, Japan, September 23 2008. The team at C.C. Consulting Co. Ltd. team is excited to announce the renewal of Japan’s premier online bilingual recruitment resource, CareerCross.com.

We’ve completely revamped the job seeker profile and employer control panel from the ground up - making it easier for job seekers and employers to promote their skills and company. A host of exciting new features were developed and the site completely redesigned to dramatically improve the users experience and save time.

New Function Highlights:

[Job seeker site]

My Page
My Page (formerly the job seeker Control Panel) takes the work out of searching for a job. We now display a list of jobs that match the job seekers resume, along with companies that have viewed their resume. No searching is required for job seekers; they can just login and start applying to jobs that match their skill set!

Resume
The resume system now synchronizes the job seekers information across multiple resumes. Job seekers can add their skills and qualifications from our easy-to-use lists, or personalize their profile with a photo. The job seeker just has to click ‘save’ and all their resumes will be updated!

Specialty Searches
Users can now search jobs on CareerCross by specialized categories such as executive careers, international companies, specialized languages, MBA / higher education jobs, and more. Our existing job search features have also been overhauled to help job seekers pinpoint their dream position.

Salary Guide
The CareerCross salary guide analyzes job posting and resume data across all industries over a 6 month period. The “Pay Rise Calculator” will estimate what the job seeker can expect to take home in their new salary after various deductions such as tax and social insurance.

[Employer Site]

Branding
Employers can now promote their corporate image throughout CareerCross. The look and feel of all their jobs and their company profile can now be unified by a custom designed corporate template.

Job Postings
The new and improved job posting page allows employers to highlight key points in their jobs through a variety of methods. Job descriptions and company details can be enhanced with HTML formatting. Employers can also promote more features to make their position unique by choosing the company type, while recruiters can now specify which company they are recruiting for.

Resume Search
We have added many new search options to help employers find the right candidates with the least amount of effort. The keyword search system has been rebuilt improving the accuracy of results. Resumes can now be searched by the industry the job seeker has experience in, as well as the desired industry they would like to work in.

CareerCross API
The CareerCross API allows employers to connect to the CareerCross database remotely and insert, update, or delete jobs directly from their own CRM minimizing the time it takes a company to manage its job postings.

Feature Jobs
Employers can now highlight a position they are advertising by creating a Feature Job. A Feature Job will appear at the top of search results, highlighted in green, for its selected category.

Unique Users
Security is a major issue when dealing with corporate data. To increase security, CareerCross has introduced a system that allows employers to create unique user accounts for employees within their organization. Each unique user can log into their employers’ master account on CareerCross using a username and password unique to them. The master account administrator can easily manage all unique users’ permissions, access rights and account usage limits from one interface.

What CareerCross Aims
CareerCross endeavors to deliver a highly targeted and economical web-based recruiting solution for jobs in Japan and related positions overseas. By basing our business strategies on our own experiences and through listening to the comments of both employers and job seekers, CareerCross aims to combine Japanese levels of service with economical prices. We have tried to keep the site as user friendly as possible, while ensuring that the technology provides a precise and efficient way to utilize the functions available.

About C.C. Consulting
C.C. Consulting Co. Ltd provides services for bilingual job seekers as well as human resource departments and recruitment companies. Its flagship website ’CareerCross’ provides an online recruitment resource for bilingual professionals while ‘CareerCross Haken’ provides online classified ads for bilingual temporary employment and part time jobs in Japan for bilingual Japanese and English speakers. Other products such as ‘eBenkyo’ target Japanese studying English and trying to obtain global qualifications.

Contact Information
Tel： 03-5728-1861
Fax： 03-5728-1862
e-mail： marketing@careercross.com
URL：http://www.careercross.com
2F/3F COI Nanpeidai Bld., 1-10 Nanpeidai-cho, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo 150-0036

Press Release 4 March, 2008

Over two-day International CareerCross Forum 2008, held from February 28th to March 1st, 2,812 career professionals visited Academy Hills 40 in Roppongi Hills Mori Tower to meet face-to-face with 50 hiring companies/educational institutions, attend individual company presentations and listen to career enhancing seminars.

The International CareerCross Forum 2008 is unique as this is the one event targeted for bilinguals that combining three aspects in one forum; career change, education (MBA and continuing education), and seminars from industry leaders & exhibiting companies.

The major reason why 97% of participating companies reporting that they were satisfied, or higher, with the forum were due mainly to: (1) The English ability of Japanese visitors, (2) The high number of visitors (average 182 per booth), and (3) This skill level of the candidates.

Comparison Statistics:

Number of Visitors	Int’l CareerCross Forum 2007	Int’l CareerCross Forum 2008
Friday	1,002	1,287
Saturday	1,190	1,525
Total	2,192	2,812

Information-packed Seminars
The diverse content of seminars also attracted numerous visitors to the Forum. A total of six “Career Seminars” and seven “Corporate Seminars” proved popular with visitors looking to increase their knowledge on various subjects and companies.

ScoutingTime@Café
Newly introduced for this edition of the International CareerCross Forum, this event brought candidates and representatives of hiring companies together in a social setting allowing for networking and exchange of information.

To view the visitor feedback from the International CareerCross Forum 2008, please see the candidate voice page at forum.careercross.com/en/forum_report.php

[About C.C.Consulting Co. Ltd]
Established in 2000, C.C. Consulting Co. Ltd and its flagship website ’CareerCross’ are the established leaders in online recruitment for bilingual professionals in Japan, organizes the leading bilingual mid-career job forum, and holds other HR related conferences.

For further information on C.C.Consulting’s Events and activities, please contact:
Peter Lackner
Director, Event Department
C.C. Consulting Co., Ltd.
Peter.lackner@careercross.com