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Agorax Unveils New Agile Recruitment Service

Agorax, a company based in Tokyo and led by Fontaine Gregory, has formally launched its new Agile Recruitment Service aimed at supporting Japanese firms in hiring essential agile professionals. This service focuses specifically on roles like Scrum Masters, Product Owners, Agile Coaches, and Software Engineers, who all play pivotal roles in agile development processes.

The Need for Agile Professionals

In today’s fast-paced market and ever-evolving technological landscape, the ability of companies to adapt and tackle complex challenges—termed agility—has become a cornerstone of competitive advantage. In developing products and services in such environments, it’s critical to have team members who can embody Scrum values rather than merely implement processes and methodologies. These values include:

• - Collaboration: Respecting team members and collectively producing results.
• - Openness: Sharing information and situations candidly to maintain transparency.
• - Courage: Facing challenges and changes proactively.
• - Commitment: Taking responsibility for agreed goals and roles.
• - Respect: Valuing one another and fostering mutual learning.

The ability to manifest these principles in real-world behaviors can significantly influence the success of agile teams. However, many companies struggle to accurately assess these traits during the recruitment phase, leading to team formation challenges.

Unique Features of Agorax

Traditional recruitment agencies often lack direct experience in agile development practices, making it difficult to evaluate not just a candidate's skills but also their behavioral traits and team suitability. This can frequently result in mismatches between companies and their hires.

Agorax leverages its rich history of agile coaching and training to offer distinctive advantages such as:

• - Deep Understanding of Agile Principles: With extensive experience as Scrum Masters, Coaches, Product Owners, and Developers, Agorax conducts a comprehensive evaluation encompassing both technical (hard) and interpersonal (soft) skills, emphasizing collaboration with agile teams and professionalism.
• - Unique Candidate Assessment and Mentoring: Through around three hours of role-playing and case studies, the service tests real-world skills and provides honest feedback on strengths and areas for improvement. Proposals are made considering cultural fit and career growth, with ongoing support for onboarding, mentoring, and coaching post-hire.
• - Extensive Network: Utilizing strong connections with past client companies, Agorax ensures swift and accurate matching, along with the latest insights from the job market.

Service Overview

• - Target Positions: Scrum Master, Product Owner/Manager, Agile Coach, Software Engineer.

• - Offered Services: Candidate assessments, matching support, post-hire mentoring.

• - Target Companies: Organizations engaged in complex service/product development and those implementing or promoting agile methodologies.

Comments from Fontaine Gregory

Fontaine Gregory, the representative of Agorax, asserts, "Success in developing services and products within complex environments hinges on people. It’s not just about skills, but about hiring individuals who can embody agile values. Nurturing this talent is key to genuine organizational transformation. Agorax is dedicated to facilitating this journey to the fullest."

Contact Information

For organizations looking to recruit suitable agile talents or candidates aspiring to advance their careers as Scrum Masters, Product Owners/Managers, Agile Coaches, or Software Engineers, feel free to reach out to us.

• - Agorax Official Website: Agorax
• - Email: [email protected]