Talent and assessment

Talent and assessment Inc., founded by Toshiaki Yamazaki in October 2014, is a Japanese HR technology firm that develops and provides solutions for recruitment and human resource management. Yamazaki's background in banking and insurance, where he experienced firsthand a hiring approach that valued effort and reproducibility over academic credentials, inspired him to establish a company focused on revealing a candidate's inherent qualities.

The company's flagship product is SHaiN (Strategic Hiring AI Navigator), a conversational AI interview service. Launched in 2017, SHaiN uses AI to conduct structured interviews, available 24/7 on smartphones and tablets, which helps to standardize the evaluation process and eliminate biases. The service is built on the company's proprietary "Strategic Hiring Method," which is designed to assess a candidate's underlying competencies and potential, rather than relying solely on their resume. The platform provides a detailed evaluation report, which includes a 10-point rating scale on various qualities and a full text transcript of the interview, to aid companies in making more informed hiring decisions. SHaiN serves a wide range of clients for various hiring needs, including new graduates, mid-career professionals, and part-time workers, as well as for internal promotions and assessments.

In addition to its core AI interview service, the company also offers strategic recruitment consulting, support for talent acquisition and development, including training for interviewers, and media production services to create corporate branding videos. Talent and assessment operates on a B2B model, generating revenue by providing its SHaiN service and consulting solutions to companies. As of July 2025, the SHaiN service had been adopted by over 800 companies.

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