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Should I use エン転職?

転職なら【エン転職】。大手・優良企業の求人や未経験歓迎の求人が多数。社員・元社員のクチコミや面接対策レポートも提供。 - employment.en-japan.com

Depends. Use it free if you're a 20s–30s job seeker in Japan — satisfaction is high and junior openings abound. Employers should only buy for volume junior/mid hiring; a single hire won't recoup ¥800K–¥1.2M posting fees.

Confidence

Medium. Based on 12+ public sources: user reviews, agency pricing guides, security reports, and an Adobe case study.

Ratings

  • Value for money
  • Ease of use
  • Feature depth
  • Support quality
  • Security posture

Pricing

Free

Job seekers

ModelNot disclosed
Monthly feesNot disclosed
HardwareNot disclosed
Free tierYes
Employer ad — SS plan¥1.2M

Best for

  • Job seekers in their 20s–30s
  • Inexperienced candidates seeking first career move
  • Employers hiring junior/mid talent at volume

Not for

  • Employers making one-off hires — ad costs dwarf value
  • Senior or executive search — wrong demographic
  • Overseas or English-first hiring — Japanese-language generalist board

Gotchas - check before you buy

high

Five ad plans; top SS tier runs ¥1.2M. Small firms can easily overbuy.

high

エン転職ダイレクト charges ¥800K service fee plus weekly scout costs before any hire.

medium

Scout outreach can return zero applicants — treat spend as experimentation.

low

Direct sales dominate; limited agency channels for discounts or negotiation.

Pros and cons

Pros

  • Many junior listings open to candidates with no experience
  • Holds many exclusive listings not found elsewhere
  • Employee reviews and first-interview reports help candidates prepare
  • Oricon customer satisfaction #1 among job sites, three years running
  • 12M+ members — one of Japan's largest talent pools

Cons

  • Employer ads cost up to ¥1.2M per slot
  • Scout messages don't guarantee any applications
  • Listed salaries sometimes exceed actual employee pay
  • 2023 password-list attack compromised ~250,000 accounts
  • Mostly direct sales; few agencies to negotiate through

Sources & method

Analyzed 9/25/2026 - 12 sources - Password-list attack in March 2023; ~250,000 accounts affected.

official x1review x4security x2news x5
  • Password-list attack (2023), Credential-stuffing caused unauthorized logins; ~250,000 users' data possibly leaked.

Key stats

  • Value for money: 2/5

    Rating

  • Free

    Starting price

  • 12

    Sources

  • Analyzed

  • Value for money: 2/5. Seekers free; employer ads ¥800K–¥1.2M
  • Ease of use: 4/5. Oricon satisfaction #1, three straight years
  • Feature depth: 4/5. Reviews, interview reports, scout, exclusive listings
  • Support quality: 3/5. Employers report inconsistent scout applicant flow
  • Security posture: 2/5. 2023 credential attack hit ~250K accounts
  • #1 Oricon CS rank 3 consecutive years, job-site category
  • 12M+ Members Among Japan's largest job sites
  • ¥1.2M Top ad plan SS plan, one of 5 tiers
  • 30M+ Company reviews On En's カイシャの評判 site

Pricing

Job seekers

Free

  • Unlimited search and apply
  • Company reviews and interview reports

Employer ad — SS plan

¥1.2M

  • Top listing tier
  • One of 5 area-based plans

Security

Password-list attack in March 2023; ~250,000 accounts affected.

  • Password-list attack (2023)Credential-stuffing caused unauthorized logins; ~250,000 users' data possibly leaked.⁸

What users say

Job seekers report high satisfaction and strong junior listings, while employers report scouts don't reliably produce applicants.

“未経験でも応募できる若年層向けの求人が多い”
Morejob editorial review
“一つ一つの求人案件を大事に扱”
ITreview user review
“スカウトを送れば必ず応募が来るわけ”
Mieru-ka employer-side review

Alternatives

Compare エン転職 with each alternative.

  • BizReach

    Better for senior ¥10M+ mid-career searches.

Companies that use it

  • Nikon Business Service
  • Shijonawate City
  • Ibaraki Prefecture12
  • WealthPark
  • Tokai Medical Products
Full analysis

Based on 12+ public sources: user reviews, agency pricing guides, security reports, and an Adobe case study.

Free and well-rated for Japanese job seekers; employers pay ¥800K–¥1.2M — skip unless hiring juniors at volume.

Methodology

Based on 12+ public sources: user reviews, agency pricing guides, security reports, and an Adobe case study.

Sources

  1. エン転職の評判・口コミでわかった使うべき人morejob.co.jp
    review
  2. エン転職の評判・口コミ 全3件 — ITreviewitreview.jp
    review
  3. エン転職の掲載料金表【2026年9月】neo-career.co.jp
    news
  4. 【人事向け】エン転職ダイレクトの評判・口コミdream-up.co.jp
    news
  5. エン転職スカウトで採用できなかった理由mieru-ka.jp
    review
  6. エン転職の体験談・感想 — シゴトノコトjobtips.net
    review
  7. ユーザー事例：エン・ジャパン株式会社 — Adobebusiness.adobe.com
    official
  8. 「エン転職」にパスワードリスト攻撃 — Security Nextsecurity-next.com
    security
  9. エン転職がリスト型ハッキング被害、25万人の情報流出かventure-solution.jp
    security
  10. 求人広告の平均的な費用相場を媒体別に解説service.circus-group.jp
    news
  11. エン転職｜求人広告・採用代行サービス一覧bsearch.co.jp
    news
  12. 茨城県×エン・ジャパン採用プロジェクト — PR TIMESprtimes.jp
    news

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