The podcast explores the history and rise of Recruit Holdings, a Japanese HR conglomerate largely unknown to the public despite owning major platforms like Glassdoor and Indeed. It traces the company's origins to Hiromasa Ezoe, who founded a job hunting magazine that evolved into a broader recruiting business. The narrative covers Recruit's expansion into real estate, which led to a massive scandal involving political bribery that implicated Japan's Prime Minister and cabinet. Despite this setback and Ezoe's downfall, Recruit shifted its focus back to HR, expanded globally through strategic acquisitions, and digitized its services. Today, led by Hisayuki Irikoba, Recruit serves hundreds of millions of users monthly, marking a significant turnaround from its scandal-ridden past.
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