Solving the labor shortage with a "unique recruiting method! What is your unique recruiting method to hire talented people?

BEYOND Co. (HQ: Osaka), a provider of cloud server business, has started a new graduate recruitment initiative for the class of 2027. We will disclose the behind-the-scenes of the Unique Recruitment, which aims to meet a diverse range of human resources and improve corporate visibility.

BEYOND implementing unique recruitment

■Background of Unique Recruitment

In order to strengthen our recruitment of engineers, we have started a unique recruiting approach to improve our corporate visibility. Through this initiative, we aim to meet talented people who fit into our corporate culture, as well as to communicate our corporate values and culture to a wider audience.

Since the start of Unique Recruitment in 2020, we have continued our efforts to further deepen our corporate culture through our recruitment activities, challenging ourselves with new initiatives every year.

Unique Recruiting Initiatives to Date

We have implemented a variety of unique recruiting initiatives to date. In our first "company information session using an online game," we realized a new format in which employees and job hunters gathered in a game and held a company information session in the game. We have also created and released online game-type recruiting content, such as RPG games that allow users to experience business operations and escape games that deepen understanding of the company by solving riddles.

In March 2025, we held a company information session in the form of an escape game using an actual office. In March 2025, we held a company information session in the form of an escape game using actual offices. In-house engineers were in charge of creating the story and solving the riddles, and we have created unique recruitment content in-house.

These efforts have not only allowed us to meet a diverse range of people who are interested in and willing to take on the challenge of unique recruitment methods, but also have contributed significantly to expanding the company's recognition of its activities to date.

Please refer to the following link to see our past unique recruitment efforts.

https://beyondjapan.com/blog/2025/06/unique-recruitment

Unique Recruiting Initiatives to Date

Unique Recruitment Initiatives to Date

Here are some testimonials from current employees who participated in the "online game company information session" and "virtual interview" as a unique recruitment method and joined the company.

Web Development Engineer (3 years with the company: virtual interview)

I applied for the job because it seemed genuinely interesting. The virtual interview was a good fit for me because I could show my level of interest by creating a model of my avatar for the interview, and I could express myself in a way that I couldn't in a normal interview. I would like to continue this unique and slightly different approach to recruiting in order to hire unique people.

Sales representative (3 years with the company: virtual interview)

I applied for the position because I was interested in the special kind of recruiting that other companies did not do, and I felt it was an interesting company. I feel that I was able to join the company because of the virtual interview. Because the company evaluates candidates from different perspectives from the normal selection process, even candidates who would be overlooked in the normal selection process can join the company.

Infrastructure Engineer (5th year with the company: online game company information session)

At first, I only thought that there was an IT company that was doing something interesting with SNS, but when I actually participated in the meeting, I was attracted by the culture of the company. At the actual information session, there was an atmosphere in which I could easily ask questions I wanted to ask the company. I feel that unique recruitment is one of the good organizational cultures to embody the culture. I would like to continue to be actively involved in this kind of initiative.

Reasons for Continuing Unique Recruiting

BEYOND has an ingrained culture of challenging ourselves to do "interesting" and "fun" things, and this is what makes the company good and attractive. While we of course want the job hunters who participate in Unique Recruiting to enjoy themselves, it is BEYOND employees who enjoy and create the culture with them, and this is what makes up the company's organizational culture.

Unique hires to date have been people who fit the corporate culture. Small and medium-sized venture companies face the challenge of being less well known than large companies, and adopting unique recruitment methods is a great advantage for increasing the number of people who share the company's values and join the company.

We will continue to employ a diverse range of human resources through our unique recruitment methods.

Recruitment of New Graduates for the Class of 2027

BEYOND will hold 1-day and 3-day summer internships for students who are expected to graduate in March 2027. We are looking forward to receiving applications from students interested in the IT industry and engineering.

We look forward to receiving applications from students interested in the IT industry and engineering.

Summer Internship (1 day)

https://recruit.beyondjapan.com/entry/summerintern_27_1day

Summer Internship (3days)

https://recruit.beyondjapan.com/entry/summerintern_27_3days

About BEYOND Co.

Beyond Inc. is a managed service provider (MSP) established in April 2007, providing server construction, operation and monitoring services in multi-cloud environments such as AWS and Google Cloud, as well as web system development and web services.

<Cloud / Server Business

We have established a technical support system that utilizes 24/7/365 manned rotation and time zone differences with engineers in Japan and Canada.

<System Development Business

We develop web systems and server-side APIs for games, apps, digital content, etc. We provide reliable quality systems that utilize OSS (Open Source Software) development technology and cloud technology.

＜Web Service Business

We plan, develop, and operate various cloud services such as our own "EDISONE" reservation system, "Appmill" website monitoring service, and "WebSpeed" WordPress cloud server.

Company Profile

Company name: BEYOND Co.

Representative Director: Masahiro Haraoka

Head Office Location: Nankai SK Namba Bldg. 3F, 1-10-4 Nambanaka, Naniwa-ku, Osaka City, Osaka Prefecture

Establishment : April 4, 2007

Capital: 9 million yen

Number of employees: 86