recruiting

Business Sep 4, 2018

Cabinet members express support for Keidanren proposal to scrap recruitment rules for college graduates

Cabinet members voiced support for an idea by the head of Keidanren to scrap guidelines that set the recruitment schedule for new college graduates beginning in spring 2021.

Business Mar 21, 2017

Japan's 'Matrix'-style job fairs evolving as employers forced to think outside the square

by Isabel Reynolds

Graduate recruitment in Japan looks a bit like a scene from the movie "The Matrix." Hordes of students dressed in identical black suits and white shirts make the rounds of seminars, tests and interviews. Even as jobs outnumber applicants, these "Agent Smiths" still fight it ...

National Sep 15, 2015

Keidanren to rethink timing of annual student recruitment drive

Keidanren plans to revamp its rules on how member firms can conduct recruitment campaigns for university students, sources said. The shake-up comes after some small companies and students complained about a change that came into play this year. This year, the nation's biggest business lobby ...

National | GENERATIONAL CHANGE Aug 3, 2014

Headhunter goes global

by Sayuri Daimon

If Yohei Shibasaki hadn't previously worked for Sony Corp., the giant that once dominated the global electronics industry, his 7-year-old human resources firm might not have grown so fast. "Don't just look at the Japanese market, but always target the global market. Offer innovative products ...