On the evening of October 29, Career International (300662.SZ) released its third quarter report for 2025. The company achieved record performance in the first three quarters, thanks to a steady recovery of the domestic recruitment market, effective contributions from strategic position and business circle layouts, continued recovery of overseas markets, and the empowerment of AI technologies. Revenue reached RMB 10.755 billion (US$1513.62 million), a year-on-year (YoY) increase of 26.29%; net profit attributable to shareholders totaled RMB 220 million (US$30.96 million), up 62.46% YoY; and net profit attributable to shareholders excluding non-recurring gains and losses increased by 40.20% YoY to RMB 157 million (US$22.10million), indicating continuous optimization of profitability.

The performance in the third quarter alone was equally robust. In Q3 2025, Career International achieved revenue of RMB 3.68 billion (US$517.91 million), up 23.70% YoY; net profit attributable to shareholders was RMB 93 million (US$13.09million), surging 89.62% YoY; and net profit attributable to shareholders excluding non-recurring gains and losses jumped by 26.90% YoY to RMB 61 million (US$8.58million), maintaining a sound momentum of steady growth.

Since the start of 2025, the Company has capitalized on talent trends driven by the convergence of technological and industrial innovation. By leveraging recruitment resources from its global branches and the ecosystem potential of its HR industrial networking platform “HEWA”, Career International has enhanced synergies between its domestic and international, online and offline operations. Furthermore, the Company has upgraded its key account solutions and deepened the layout of key service positions in vertical economic circles. By combining the efforts of its domestic teams with the local expertise of overseas subsidiaries, it delivers professional, global, and intelligent talent solutions, further strengthening its industry leadership.

In the domestic market, the Company closely aligns with the growth opportunities in key industrial clusters such as AI, new energy, high-end manufacturing, and healthcare. It precisely serves the core talent needs of large central state-owned enterprises, leading private enterprises, and specialized, sophisticated, distinctive, and innovative “Little Giant” enterprises. It has built a multi-scenario talent solution system covering executive search, recruitment process outsourcing (RPO), flexible staffing, and independent contractor services, creating a superior talent supply chain suited for industrial upgrading and fostering a virtuous ecosystem where talent, industry, and innovation develop synergistically.

Addressing enterprises’ essential needs for efficiency improvement, cost reduction, and risk control amid global industrial transformation, the Company's independent contractor/part-time expert service focuses on fields critical for industrial upgrading such as SAP implementation, data science, industrial design, data modeling, and core IT positions within CIO systems. It efficiently connects global top expert resources, and establishes an agile, on-demand talent service mechanism to cater to enterprises' needs for phased business breakthroughs and long-term strategic goal. In the first three quarters, the Company successfully placed more than 11,000 mid-to-senior managers and technical professionals for domestic and international clients. Its flexible staffing service recorded a cumulative 445,537 assignments. As of the reporting date, the company had over 50,900 registered outsourced personnel, with independent contractors and part-time experts included.

As the Company deepens its exploration of AI technology in recruitment, during the reporting period, it began researching the reasoning-capable Embedding model CRE-T1 in the third quarter. The model features core competencies in semantic and arithmetic reasoning, enabling the development of an accurate and efficient underlying architecture for semantic matching of talent supply and demand. At the same time, the Company internally launched an experimental version of Mira, an autonomous decision-making digital avatar. Mira integrates three core agent modules—Plan Agent, Search Agent, and Voice Agent, and has initially achieved seamless internal data connectivity and flexible integration of multiple tools. It offers comprehensive service capabilities across various scenarios, including autonomous planning, deep research, and voice interaction.

Furthermore, the Company's HR industrial networking platform HEWA achieved breakthroughs in operation and delivery scale. The number of operational positions on the platform reached a new high of 46,700, and that of active candidates rose to 135,000 by the end of the third quarter. Concurrently, the number and value of offers generated through the platform continued to grow, both hitting record highs. As of the end of the reporting period, HEWA had cumulatively registered over 18,200 partner organizations and over 181,000 recruitment consultants, operated over 100,000 mid-senior recruitment positions , a YoY increase of 57.41%, and delivered over 21,800 positions, up 108.71%  YoY.

Regarding global expansion, Career International expanded its network in emerging markets in 2025 by opening new offices in Japan and the Middle East. The Company deepened collaboration with its overseas brand The IN Group (TIG), leveraging its multi-regional service network and cross-border resource integration to deliver tailored talent solutions for Chinese enterprises going global. Its integrated service model of “Local Response + Global Synergy” directly addresses critical hurdles like hard-to-find local talent, cultural gaps, and slow team setup.  This assists Chinese enterprises in securing high-value positions in the global industrial, supply, and value chains.

In August, the State Council issued the “Opinions on Deepening the Implementation of the ‘AI Plus’ Initiative”, presenting significant strategic opportunities for the HR services industry. Positioned at the industry forefront, Career International is solidifying its commitment to three core strategies: professional services, technological innovation, and global expansion. The Company continues to boost AI R&D investment, broadening the technology's application across HR and recruitment. Simultaneously, it persistently enhances its global service network and local operational capabilities overseas. This enables Career International to provide one-stop, high-quality talent support for enterprises’ global expansion, facilitating the implementation of the "AI Plus" initiative in the human resources sector, and  fueling industrial advancement and sustainable economic development with professional expertise.