WSA's CSR Activities

WSA's CSR activities

Wall Street Associates (WSA) aims to be the best in the world at staffing, development and retention solutions for the progressively-minded community in Japan. Since our establishment, we have gained a great deal of knowledge about the market and our customers. This knowledge enabled us to grow as a company, and continue growing into the future. Therefore, as a part of our CSR activities, we feel a sense of duty to identify the most useful information and share it with our customers.

WSA's & Tyler Partnership

In September 2007 WSA’s officially began its long term corporate partnership with the Tyler Foundation, marking it as an opportunity to build on our already strong ties with the Ferris Family.

The partnership recognises Mark Ferris' initial support for WSA when we were first establishing business in Tokyo. We believe the Tyler Foundation is an extremely beneficial cause that has already made a significant impact on the families in the local community. We can see the tangible benefits of such a charity and how it continues to provide support through regular fundraising events to help kids with childhood cancer and their families.

We are passionate about showing our support for children living with cancer and their families, and are hoping to help make a real difference in the local community under a WSA-initiated theme of marathon running; the Shine On Marathon Challenge.

The Shine On Marathon Challenge

Taking it step by step!
Running for charity is the most rewarding way of running a marathon. Over the next three years we will be working with the Tyler Foundation, Second Wind and the local community to raise 100 million JPY in funds each year through marathon running. All proceeds will go towards building a dream Shine On House in Japan.

Shine On House will be a support centre accommodating local Japanese and expatriate families with pediatric patients afflicted with cancer. It'll aim to provide short and long term (1-2 years) accommodation, counseling space, daily and weekend care; and activities for siblings of patients.

This is an ambitious but very vital cause that you and your friends and family can be a part of. All marathon runners who are already signed up for any Japan-based or international marathon are encouraged to register with the Tyler Foundation for the Shine On Marathon Challenge. For runners, it’ll give you the chance to show off their talent and be in the running to win some fantastic prizes!

For supporters, friends and family of registered runners are encouraged to cast their bets in the name of charity and make an online pledge for their favourite team or individual runner.

2008 Tokyo Marathon

The 2008 Tokyo Marathon saw Britain’s top marathon runner, Mara Yamauchi, as the main Champion for the Shine On Marathon Challenge. Combined efforts from everyone involved helped the Shine On Marathon Challenge team beat their ultimate target, raising 11,199,494 yen!!!!!!! We hope the superb success achieved during the 2008 Tokyo Marathon continues through to upcoming Tokyo Marathons and other Japan-based and international marathons like the London and Honolulu Marathons. For more information, please visit the Tyler Foundation website.

Learn more about HOPE

The Purpose of HOPE: HOPE International Development Agency works with the world's extreme poor in their quest to climb out of debilitating poverty. HOPE's programs focuses on creating access to clean water and micro-credit schemes to provide poor families with capital through. HOPE Japan started in 2001 and works in partnership with other HOPE Entities in Canada, the US, the UK, New Zealand and Australia. With over 70 projects in 20 countries, HOPE is committed to long term relationships linking friends in the funding countries with trusted partners in the developing world. Globally HOPE sends 95 % of all funds raised to overseas projects

Philosophy: HOPE believes that all people, regardless of their geographical setting, creed, gender or race, have basic rights and should be given the opportunity to achieve their potential. Basic needs such as clean water, food, shelter, health, work, recreation, social-economic independence, and education are seen by HOPE as being fundamental human rights upon which growth can occur. HOPE is dedicated to working alongside the poor, helping set up programs which enable the poor to cultivate their skills and knowledge, taking advantage of existing and available resources to develop self-reliant communities. With this in mind, the majority of HOPE's energies and resources are expended in favour of development rather than relief.

Work Experience at Wall Street Associates (WSA)

In March 2007, Saoussane El Mouatassim, a 15 year old high school student from Lycée franco-japonais de Tokyo (a private international school) successfully completed her one week work experience project at WSA's Head Office in Tokyo as part of her school curriculum.

Saoussane was WSA's first work experience student and we were lucky to be able to help such a bright and motivated young lady. The work experience enabled her to see the link between her school education and her future career opportunities. Saoussane made a presentation of her report to the students at her school in the following months. These students are our future business leaders and we hope to continue to give back to the community by playing an active part in educational programs like this.

Saoussane's Report

Saoussane El Mouatassim

"I truly enjoyed doing my school work experience in a company like WSA. Recruiting is an industry I had no prior knowledge of, and I learned a lot! For example, I discovered that teamwork is very important in order to achieve great results and continuous motivation of employees. Most importantly, I also learned that finding work in a company is not an easy task; help from professionals like those I worked with at WSA, facilitates the process immensely."

"One week is not enough to fully understand the complexity of this industry."

Leaders of Japan

Since February 2007, WSA has regularly held Executive Roundtable Discussions entitled 'Leaders of Japan.” The participants are CEOs, Presidents, Country Managers, and management-level professionals from our client companies.

We have used the ideas and concepts from Jim Collin's book “Good to Great.” WSA has been utilizing those ideas and concepts to develop our company for the last three years. The book is a provocative and insightful investigation into real examples of “good” companies striving to become “great.”
Reference： Jim Collins website, an author of the "Good to Great"

WSA Women's Association

Our Women’s Association is founded in January of 2007 by female consultants and sales related staff. The initial vision was to help promote a more diverse leadership pool within our firm, specifically aiming for more women to be in Management positions.

Since the foundation, we have done following activities during our 1st year:

• Introduction of the periodical medical examination in the WSA office regulation
• Cooperation with the NPO - charity event with the Run For The Cur and others
• Hold interchange events with Women’s association in other corporation
• Hold roundtable discussion with women executives in our client companies

By adding the back office employees from 2008, we have been expanding our activities to raise our existence and awareness in the progressively minded community. To view more details of WSA Women's Association, please visit our women’s association page

 

Career Support Program for MBA holders

In recent years, the number of MBA (Master of Business Administration) holders registering with WSA has significantly increased. In addition, the number of jobs for MBA holders from our client companies has also increasing.

MBA Degrees are prestigious and widely recognized as offering the highest level of education in the world of academia. Without question, MBA holders are often better remunerated and given more opportunity and greater leverage when applying for jobs or seeking a promotion.

With these market trends, WSA has been supporting MBA holders not only for creating win-win situation by introducing the MBA holders to our client companies but also holding the seminar for the MBA holders or people who want to hold MBA. One of the examples is the presentation at the Nagoya University of Commerce and Business (NUCB) Graduate School. The NUCB Graduate School was ranked by the AACSB International (The Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business) as having one of the best business program on among all Universities in Japan.

The AACSB International is the global authority as a university evaluation organization and is held in high standing. NUCB was come second to only one University, the Keio University Graduate School Management course. So far, Paul Dupuis (WSA West Japan Director), Maki Mizuhara (WSA Nagoya office Director) and other division director from WSA has presented the seminar about career and market value of the MBA holders (See the article of this event).

With the number of job openings requiring an MBA qualification and MBA-like qualities also on the rise, we hope to continue supporting MBA holders as their preferred agent in order to maximize the rewards for our candidates and our clients.