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Firms send new hires out to gain street smarts

Thumbs up: Two new employees attempt to hitch a ride on April 12 in Fujikawaguchiko, Yamanashi Prefecture, during a training program for new recruits. | KYODO

By Yutaka Takikawa
Kyodo

Jul 3, 2013

An increasing number of Japanese companies are introducing practical experience-based training programs for new employees to boost their confidence.

Ikai Co., a staffing agency based in Numazu, Shizuoka Prefecture, required 57 employees fresh out of school to travel 50 km by hitchhiking as part of its training program in April.

Each trainee paired up with another and hitchhiked from the town of Fujikawaguchiko in Yamanashi Prefecture to Ikai's training center in Gotenba, Shizuoka Prefecture.

Firms send new hires out to gain street smarts

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