"Mr. Job Change" who changed jobs repeatedly, what is the charm like "toy box" found in DMM!?

"It's definitely not a 'pretty career'." After graduating from a technical high school, he changed jobs repeatedly about 7 companies in 4 years. She is skillful and full of curiosity, but gets bored easily. What changed him was his encounter with marketing. What did the man who was changing jobs find? We interviewed Mr. Shingo Takei, General Manager of the Digital Marketing Department of DMM.com LLC. More than 20 years have passed since the Web became popular, but a career model for the Web industry and an organizational human resource development method have not yet been established. The planning of this series started with the idea of ​​discovering role models that transcend organizational boundaries and learning methods of human resource development. In this series, we will focus on various people working in the web industry, and listen to their stories about their careers and human resource development in their organizations.

I jumped in if I had a chance, the first half of my career

Mr. Shingo Takei, General Manager of the Digital Marketing Department of DMM.com LLC

Hayashi: Please tell us how you got involved with the web. Takei: I'm 35 years old now, but when I was in junior high school, I used i-mode on my flip phone and was exposed to the world of the Internet. After that, when I became a high school student and owned a personal computer, I became addicted to the world of the Internet at an accelerated pace. Hayashi: I heard that you were once in the game industry, but when did you start your career? Takei: I studied electrical and mechanical engineering at a technical high school, so after graduating, I got a job at a machine manufacturer and started working as a mechanic engineer. I knew I didn't like it, so I quit. From there, I changed jobs to a major home appliance mass retailer in order to become an office worker across several companies. At the head office, I was engaged in a variety of tasks, including sales office work, inventory management, store sales floor coordination, and sales promotion. At the same time, I studied design, HTML, and coding by myself and worked as a freelance designer. At that time, crowdsourcing services did not yet exist, and I was working on websites and creating business cards for beauty salons, restaurants, etc., after getting job offers from acquaintances. Before jumping into the world of marketing, I moved around 7 companies, but I would say that while people of the same grade were attending university, they entered various industries and searched for jobs that were compatible with them. I got it. Hayashi: I see. You already have practical experience in web production from this exploration period. Was it around this time that you experienced the game industry? Takei: Around 20 years old. I entered a game vocational school because I wanted to work in the game industry. I quit the vocational school after three months, but joined the company as a planner and programmer, and was also in charge of advertising. In the end, I realized that I didn't have the passion for game production compared to my colleagues, so I quit the game industry itself after about a year and a half. From this point on, I began to think about what I wanted from my work and what I enjoyed, and I think it was a turning point in my life. Morita: I also went to a game vocational school, but creating a game for my graduation project was tough (laughs). I realized that I had more passion for playing games than making games, so I didn't go to the creator's side, so I understand how you feel. Hayashi: You've been hired in a wide variety of industries, including game companies, without any experience. How do you personally analyze the reasons for this? Takei: Maybe it's because I'm the type to jump in if I get a chance. He said he could do things he couldn't do, and he had the mysterious confidence and stamina to actually do them. Even if I didn't have much sleep, I didn't mind, so I learned while everyone else was sleeping. After that, I think that my experience as a member of society and my skill in using a computer worked well. He was able to use Microsoft Office, programming, Photoshop, and Illustrator. Hayashi: I believe that in order to accomplish something you couldn't do, you needed to not only declare that you could do it, but also act to actually make it possible. How did you acquire the necessary knowledge and skills? Takei: It wasn't an era where you can learn anything on the Internet as much as it is now, so I mainly learned from books. After that, declare "I'll do it" first and block the escape route and finish it. That's how I progressed in the first half of my career.

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