I joined the company in 2019 as a mid-career hire. The deciding factor in joining the company was my experience during the hiring interviews. While talking to a variety of employees in the course of the interviews, I gained a first-hand sense that this was a high-level environment where I could enjoy a great deal of discretion in my work. Just as I instinctually felt, I am indeed now enjoying my work here.

I find my work enjoyable because I can create it from scratch on my own. I am currently in charge of a project to introduce a management system for my customer’s assets as a project pursuing DX (digital transformation), considered a key approach for companies. Instead of just doing the work my boss has asked of me, I can proactively involve other project members in thinking about how to move the project ahead and responsibly laying the groundwork and undertaking other tasks. I am very grateful for an environment where the company believes in the capabilities of individual employees and allows them such a high degree of discretion. Furthermore, since our customers are major Japanese companies, every task is large in scale, and I find it very rewarding to build relationships through problem solving. Whenever I finish up a task, I get a sense of accomplishment as if I had raised a child.

In my opinion, our company’s greatest strength is an exquisite balance between stability and challenging spirit. By integrating with a foreign company (GE Capital), our company has fused the cultures and philosophies of both a Japanese firm and a foreign one in a well-balanced manner. Employees can freely demonstrate their individuality and skills in a stable working environment. I have a genuine sense that mid-career hires, in being permitted to define their own work styles for themselves and create projects from scratch, are equally trusted as people who joined the company straight out of university.

I also think that the emphasis on CSR is a point in its favor. Instead of working for short-term profits, an attitude of bearing in mind the social significance of one’s work for the customer and for society has taken root. I believe this boosts the motivation of employees working at our company and makes it easier for them to derive a feeling of accomplishment.
Even while setting high goals and devising ways of pursuing work, we need to constantly enhance our knowledge across a broad range and study to acquire higher-level skills in order to continue producing results. In that respect, our company has extensive training resources. In addition to our company’s own training, we can participate in the training programs of group companies as well as external training, and I do not feel there is any “barrier” within the group in terms of studying. There are also many professionals within the company who usually provide customers with knowledge about facilitation and project implementation, so I am always studying.

I am excited to think that, by working hard and growing every day, myself in the future may be in a place that I cannot even imagine at the moment. As I grow, I want to remain aware of the correct benchmarks. Even when my work has been successful, I keep reminding myself that I must not simply be content with praise from those around me. You need to broaden your horizons on a regular basis, not just in connection to any specific contract or project, and objectively look at whether what you have done has become out of date and is really creating new value.
In future, I would like us to make our company one that shines as an advanced digital company and as an entity that can bring change and value to as many customers as possible. To that end, I hope to continue truly enjoying my work and taking on challenges without fear of failure.