Mynavi Co., Ltd. has announced the results of the “Mynavi College Student Career Awareness Survey (for 2025/2026 graduates)”.This survey surveyed 1 men and women in their first and second years of university about their current thoughts on work and job hunting, and this is the sixth survey (previous survey: December 2).

 According to the survey, 43.0% of the students answered that they have decided on the direction of the job/career they want to pursue after graduation (specifically + if anything), a slight increase of 0.4pt from the previous year. The number of students who answered “No” increased by 3.8 points from the previous year to 25.3%. The background of the second consecutive year of increase is thought to be that due to changes in social conditions due to the corona crisis, it was difficult to envision the future, and the direction had to be changed.Of the students who have already decided on a direction, 2% began to be aware of their future careers before entering university, with the highest number at 73.9% being high school students, followed by university students at 40.4%.

 When asked what they feel most anxious about their future, 29.8% of the students answered "money", surpassing "job hunting", which was the number one in the previous survey, and became the highest number for the first time in two years. rice field.When asked about what they are currently working on in response to their concerns about the future, students who chose "money" answered that they were "saving and saving money" and "studying money (investment, etc.)." I've seen some comments that they do.When asked about the implementation status and interest in how to increase assets, 1% of students answered that they are investing, and 2% of students who are not currently investing are interested. I found out.

 When asked how much weight they would like to place in each of "work, family, friendship, romance, and their hobbies" after becoming a member of society, the average weight they would like to place in "work" was 25.8%, which was the highest. The highest was followed by "family" at 25.7% and "own hobbies" at 19.1%.On the other hand, when asked what they want to cherish most, 42.5% of them said "family", followed by 24.7% who said "my hobbies", more than "work", "friendship" and "romance".Looking at the students' comments, there were opinions such as "I plan to do what I want to do as much as my family and friendships (with weight)" and "I find it rewarding to work to pay for my hobbies."Many students think that "work" has a large weight in their lives, but the "things they want to cherish the most" are "family" and "own hobbies", and some students see work as a means to that end. It is speculated that

 Career Research Lab researcher Mayu Okimoto, who was in charge of the survey, commented on the job hunting activities of 2025 and 2026 graduates, saying, "From 2025 onwards, if certain requirements are met, student information obtained through internships will be employed. It will be a year in which job hunting activities will be conducted in the year when the policy for recruitment selection will change, such as being available for selection and considering flexible hiring schedules for specialized human resources after 2026. It's also important to think about the direction of your career so that you can easily adapt to any changes."

Reference: [Mynavi Co., Ltd.] Announced "Mynavi Career Awareness Survey of Lower Grade College Students (for 25/26 Graduates)" 

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