THE JAPAN NEWS


 

TOKYO (Jiji Press) — University students in Japan who are due to graduate in spring 2019 started job-hunting activities on Thursday.

Based on employment guidelines set by the Japan Business Federation, the nation’s biggest business lobby, known as Keidanren, companies across Japan were allowed to offer job seminars for students from the same day.

Many companies are believed to be active in hiring new employees on the back of serious labor shortages. Meanwhile, job-hunting students are set to shift into high gear toward June, when firms will be allowed to start specific selection activities, including job interviews.

Some 1,100 companies and 30,000-40,000 students are expected to join two-day joint seminars being held at the Makuhari Messe convention center in Chiba through Friday, according to officials of Recruit Career Co., which organized the event.