After graduating from the law faculty of Hitotsubashi University in 1984, I worked at Nissho Iwai Corporation (a general trading company), Salomon Brothers Asia Ltd. (a securities company, now Nikko Salomon Smith Barney Limited), Bridgestone Corporation (a manufacturer), and Tokyo Executive Search Co., Ltd.

Switching jobs three times, I built a career in human resources (recruiting) and sales (marketing) before entering the talent scouting business when I joined Tokyo Executive Search in 1997, where I was appointed managing director in October 2000. While continuing to work as an executive search consultant, I made great efforts to develop talented younger employees.

In June 2003 I stood down from the post of managing director and after a short spell of time out I established Sato Jinzai Search Co., Ltd. in October of the same year.

Publications:
September 2001: Tenshoku de Kyaria o Tsukuru! (Change Jobs and Build Your Career!), Diamond, Inc.
March 2003: Tenshoku Shindan (Job-change Checkup), President Inc.
February 2004: Kyaria Appu no Puro ga Oshieru Tenshoku no Kanzen Seikojutsu (Proven Job-seeking Skills from a Professional Career-builder), Chukei Publishing Company
April 2004: 40-sai kara no Tenshokujutsu (Job-seeking Skills for the Over-40s), Nikkei Business Publications, Inc.
March 2005: Tenshoku no Baiburu (The Job Change Bible), Keizaikai Co., Ltd.
June 2006: How to Make Your Company Notice Your True Abilities,PHP Research Institute, Inc.
February 2006: Head Hunting Bible,Keizaikai Co., Ltd.

My interests include long-distance running and scuba diving.