The Job Hunting Roundtable (Chairman: Tomoya Yoshioka, President of Rikkyo University), which is organized by national, public and private universities, is a company that adheres to the job hunting schedule from June 4st of the 6th year of university to start job hunting activities such as interviews. Notified universities nationwide to request.He also asks for self-restraint, saying that the internship that students experience working at a company is a de facto selection activity.

 According to the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology, the recruitment schedule for 2018 employment applicants for universities, junior colleges, and colleges of technology is graduating from the start of public relations activities. From June 3st of the graduation year, the official informal date is after October 1st of the graduation / completion year.

 Universities call on companies to comply with the hiring schedule, and request that if academic work such as classes overlaps with hiring activities in the future, the date and time can be flexibly changed according to the student's schedule.
At the same time, give an example of internships that are supposed to be carried out as part of student education programs as selection activities, and ask them to refrain from acts that are perceived as selection activities.

 There is an agreement that the internship is "more than 5 days", but the "one-day internship" that completes the program in one day is widely implemented, and it is a de facto recruitment activity.Some students and universities have said that it is a good chance to get to know the company, but the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology is demanding refrain from doing so because it goes against the original purpose.

reference:[Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology] Regarding the 30 Employment Issues Advisory Panel and the government's request regarding the timing of employment and recruitment activities

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