According to the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology and the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare, the employment placement rate of college students who are scheduled to graduate this spring has reached 91.6% as of February 1, the third highest level since the survey began in 1996.
After the end of the pandemic, Japan's job market has become a "seller's market" where job seekers have the upper hand, and many job seekers have been able to get offers from multiple companies and choose the one they want to work in.
According to a survey of graduates who have received admission notices or job offers, 65% of them have received offers from multiple companies, and the average number of job offers per person is 3.4, and companies have shifted to a "chosen position".
The main factors considered by job seekers when choosing which company to join include: impression and working atmosphere of employees (18.8%), working conditions and benefits (18.1%), and place of work (15.9%).
Due to the extreme shortage of young labor and fierce competition for talent, many companies have begun to give internal orders to students who are scheduled to graduate in 2025.
According to a Kyodo News Agency survey of 118 major Japanese companies, 37% of companies will expand their hiring for new graduates in 2025. 81% of companies decided to raise their initial salaries from FY24, and 85% of companies will raise wages to increase their competitiveness.
According to a survey released by リクルート, as of April 1, the employment rate of college students who are scheduled to graduate in 2025 was 58.1%, an increase of 9.7% from the same period last year and the highest level since 2017.
In other words, there are still a year of college students in Japan who have only graduated in one year, and 6 adults have already found jobs, who can not envy this employment situation?
In the context of labor shortages in Japan, Japanese companies are offering more and more employment opportunities to foreigners, and many companies are relaxing recruitment standards in terms of Japanese language proficiency, technical ability, education and age.
So how can foreigners who are looking for a job get more offers from Japanese companies and provide more choices for themselves?
1. Japanese language ability
When it comes to Japanese, many people focus on N1 or N2 qualifications, but it's actually more important to see your speaking and listening skills. Even if you get the N1 certificate, if you don't understand or can't express your ideas correctly during the interview, it will still lower the company's impression of you.
Of course, many Japanese companies are hiring foreigners in the hope of using their communication skills in Chinese and English to trade overseas, but Japanese language skills are still essential if you want to get a promotion or salary increase in a Japanese company.
2. Technical ability
Japan is also a "research society", especially in IT, machinery, finance and other industries, the requirements for personal professional skills are still relatively high, so foreigners want to get more job opportunities, they can take more Japanese national certificates to prove their ability.
3. Social skills
Japanese companies place a strong emphasis on teamwork and corporate culture, and tend to hire people who can adapt to the team atmosphere, get along well with colleagues and superiors, and have strong interpersonal skills.
Foreigners need to pay attention to the use of workplace etiquette and honorifics, which is really difficult to learn all at once, and can only be tempered by continuous practice and practice.
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