SMFG ranks joint 24th of 64 in Japanese financial services, with a Visibility score of 7.7 out of 100. This is the first measurement of this ranking, so there is no earlier score to compare. AI recommends it most for onboarding, career growth and pay. MUFG leads the ranking, 71.8 points ahead of SMFG. It also appears in 3 other Japanese rankings, placing joint 22nd in real estate.

Data updated:

Visibility7.7Joint 24th of 64 in Japanese financial services, 2.6 points behind Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation
Sentiment Does AI speak well of SMFG?Relevance Does it reach the people SMFG hires?

Rank by job function

Overall in Japanese financial services: joint 24th

SMFG is outside the top 10 for every job function in Japanese financial services. Open a job to see who else AI recommends.

  1. Technology & Engineering8%Outside top 10
    AI's top picksMUFGMizuho Financial GroupNomura
  2. Operations8%Outside top 10
    AI's top picksMUFGMizuho Financial GroupNomura
  3. Data & Analytics3%Outside top 10
    AI's top picksMUFGMizuho Financial GroupRakuten
  4. Risk & Compliance3%Outside top 10
    AI's top picksMUFGMizuho Financial GroupNomura
  5. Wealth & Asset Management3%Outside top 10
    AI's top picksBlackRockDaiwa Asset ManagementMUFG

Score: the share of AI answers that name SMFG when candidates in that job ask about employers.

What candidates ask about

SMFG is not AI's top pick in Japanese financial services for any topic yet. AI does not recommend SMFG at all for innovation, leadership, purpose, hiring process, culture, work-life balance, inclusion, interviews and job security.

TopicDoes AI recommend SMFG?Who AI recommends most
PayYesNomuraGoldman SachsJPMorgan Chase+1 more
InnovationNot mentionedMUFGMizuho Financial GroupRakuten
LeadershipNot mentionedMUFGMizuho Financial GroupNomura+2 more
PurposeNot mentionedMUFGMizuho Financial Group
Hiring processNot mentionedMUFGGoldman SachsJPMorgan Chase
Career growthYesNomura
CultureNot mentionedMUFGMizuho Financial GroupNomura
Work-life balanceNot mentionedRakuten
InclusionNot mentionedMUFGMizuho Financial Group
InterviewsNot mentionedMUFGMizuho Financial GroupNomura+3 more
OnboardingYesMUFGMizuho Financial GroupNomura+4 more
Job securityNot mentionedMUFGMizuho Financial GroupSumitomo Mitsui Financial Group+2 more
Who AI recommends most: the employers in Japanese financial services named by the most AIs for that topic.See exactly what AI says about SMFG on each topic

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Top five in Japanese financial services

  1. 1MUFG79.5
  2. 2Mizuho Financial Group76.9
  3. 3Nomura66.7
  4. 4Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group46.2
  5. 5Rakuten43.6
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Employers near SMFG in Japanese financial services

  1. 21MS&AD10.3
  2. 24Bank of America7.7
  3. 24BlackRock7.7
  4. 24Smbc Nikko Securities7.7
  5. 24Sumitomo Mitsui Trust7.7

SMFG in other Japanese rankings

Questions about SMFG

What is SMFG's reputation as an employer, according to AI?

It is joint 24th of 64 financial services employers in Japan. AI recommends it most for onboarding, career growth and pay.

What does SMFG's Visibility score mean?

It is how often AI recommends SMFG when job seekers ask about financial services employers in Japan, out of 100. A higher score means candidates are more likely to hear about SMFG when they ask AI where to work.

How does SMFG compare to its competitors?

MUFG and Mizuho Financial Group are recommended more often overall.

Why are Sentiment and Relevance locked?

They are part of the full picture. This page shows how often AI recommends SMFG. Sentiment shows how positively AI describes it, and Relevance shows whether AI recommends it to the people SMFG wants to hire.

How can SMFG improve its score?

AI learns about employers from what is written about them: careers pages, reviews, press and what employees share. PerceptionX shows which topics and sources are holding an employer back, and what to change first.

How often is SMFG's data updated?

Rankings refresh with each new round of AI answers. Each page shows the date its data was updated, and the arrows next to each score show how an employer has moved since the previous measurement.

Does SMFG need to be a PerceptionX customer to appear here?

No. Any employer AI recommends often enough appears automatically. Customers get the full picture behind their Visibility score and well beyond it: how positively AI describes them (Sentiment), the themes it links them with, the sources it relies on, custom reports by country and role, and clear steps to improve how candidates see them.

What does the full picture include?

Visibility is one of several metrics. Customers also see Sentiment (how positively AI describes them) and Relevance (whether AI recommends them to the people they hire), the themes AI links them with, the sources AI relies on, custom reports built around their own countries, roles and rivals, and specific recommendations for improving how candidates see them.