Sumitomo ranks joint 27th of 66 in Japanese manufacturing and industrial, with a Visibility score of 5.1 out of 100. This is the first measurement of this ranking, so there is no earlier score to compare. AI recommends it most for the hiring process and pay. Toyota leads the ranking, 79.5 points ahead of Sumitomo. It also appears in 3 other Japanese rankings, placing joint 19th in consulting.

Data updated:

Visibility5.1Joint 27th of 66 in Japanese manufacturing and industrial, 2.6 points behind Omron
Sentiment Does AI speak well of Sumitomo?Relevance Does it reach the people Sumitomo hires?

Rank by job function

Overall in Japanese manufacturing and industrial: joint 27th

Sumitomo is outside the top 10 for every job function in Japanese manufacturing and industrial. Open a job to see who else AI recommends.

  1. Engineering0%Not named
    AI's top picksToyotaHitachiPanasonic
  2. Maintenance & Reliability0%Not named
    AI's top picksToyotaHitachiMitsubishi Electric
  3. Manufacturing Operations0%Not named
    AI's top picksToyotaPanasonicHitachi
  4. Quality0%Not named
    AI's top picksToyotaPanasonicHitachi
  5. Supply Chain0%Not named
    AI's top picksToyotaPanasonicHitachi

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

What candidates ask about

Sumitomo is not AI's top pick in Japanese manufacturing and industrial for any topic yet. AI does not recommend Sumitomo at all for innovation, leadership, purpose, career growth, culture, work-life balance, inclusion, interviews, onboarding and job security.

TopicDoes AI recommend Sumitomo?Who AI recommends most
PayYesToyotaHonda
InnovationNot mentionedToyotaHitachi
LeadershipNot mentionedToyota
PurposeNot mentionedToyotaHitachiPanasonic
Hiring processYesToyotaHitachiPanasonic
Career growthNot mentionedToyotaHitachi
CultureNot mentionedToyotaHitachiSony+3 more
Work-life balanceNot mentionedHitachiPanasonicSony+1 more
InclusionNot mentionedToyotaHitachiPanasonic
InterviewsNot mentionedToyotaHitachi
OnboardingNot mentionedToyotaHitachiPanasonic
Job securityNot mentionedToyota
Who AI recommends most: the employers in Japanese manufacturing and industrial named by the most AIs for that topic.See exactly what AI says about Sumitomo on each topic

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Top five in Japanese manufacturing and industrial

  1. 1Toyota84.6
  2. 2Hitachi76.9
  3. 3Panasonic64.1
  4. 4Mitsubishi Electric33.3
  5. 5FANUC28.2
See all 66

Employers near Sumitomo in Japanese manufacturing and industrial

  1. 27JTEKT5.1
  2. 27Makita5.1
  3. 27Murata Manufacturing5.1
  4. 27Shimizu Corporation5.1
  5. 27Shin-Etsu Chemical5.1

Sumitomo in other Japanese rankings

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Questions about Sumitomo

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

It is joint 27th of 66 manufacturing and industrial employers in Japan. AI recommends it most for the hiring process and pay.

What does Sumitomo's Visibility score mean?

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

How does Sumitomo compare to its competitors?

Toyota and Hitachi 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 Sumitomo. Sentiment shows how positively AI describes it, and Relevance shows whether AI recommends it to the people Sumitomo wants to hire.

How can Sumitomo 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 Sumitomo'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 Sumitomo 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.