Point72 and BlackRock Seek Japan’s Next Finance Stars in Student Contest

2 articles · Updated · Bloomberg · Apr 19

A finance talent contest backed by Point72 and BlackRock challenged Japanese college students to analyze consumer product companies.
Participants visited supermarkets, photographed shelves, and scrutinized product placements and pricing for toothpaste, diapers, and chocolate.
The competition aims to identify and develop local talent with the analytical skills needed to compete with global finance professionals.

As foreign capital floods Japan, can it cultivate enough talent to manage the boom?

Can innovative hiring stop the talent drain from Osaka's struggling financial sector?

As Japan's workforce shrinks, can grassroots contests fix its 11-million-person labor gap?

Is this talent contest the new blueprint for Wall Street's global hiring strategy?

Beyond resumes, does observing brand placement identify better investment managers?