When we presented words that became a hot topic in job hunting and asked them to choose what they knew, excluding the most common "I don't know anything", "Prayer 20.1%", "End of life 18.0%", “Work location gacha/assignment gacha 17.9%”, which expresses the feelings of students who are worried about whether their assignment after joining the company will be what they want, ranked high.In addition, 29.6% of respondents said that they would oppose their child's employment at a company that offers nationwide transfers, indicating that a certain number of parents are concerned that their child's work location cannot be determined. Recognize.

　In terms of what they emphasized when choosing a university for their children, 29.0% of respondents answered "Whether it matches the child's interests", excluding "I left the choice of university up to my child/I never put particular emphasis on it". However, expenditure-related items increased year-on-year, such as “all expenses for going on to higher education” (12.9%/up 3.2pt from the previous year) and “university tuition fees” (9.8%/up 0.1pt from the previous year).When asked about what kind of assistance they would have liked to receive regarding educational funding, they answered, "Free tuition fees," "It would have been helpful if there was more government support because the tuition fees are very high," and "It depends on the family's income." There were also opinions calling for subsidies and support without income restrictions, such as uniform university tuition subsidies that are not paid.

　85.0% of parents who used loan-type scholarships when preparing for education funds answered that they thought that repayment of scholarships would be a burden on their children's future (36.6%). + “somewhat (48.4%)” total).As for subsidies for educational funds, there are calls for ``scholarships that do not require repayment'' and ``expansion of the scope of grant-type scholarships.'' An uneasy voice rose up.

　When asked if they felt “Gen Z-likeness” in their child’s job hunting activities and daily communication, the following answers were given: “I communicated with the Career Center on SNS and was able to find a job without waste” and “I used Instagram to gather information.” and being a TikTok”, and it seems that they are collecting information using smartphones and SNS.Also, regarding employment, "I chose a workplace that guarantees a certain amount of time off, not thinking about career advancement or rewarding first," and "I assert that long working hours and working on holidays are old and uncool." There were also comments suggesting that the company emphasizes work-life balance.

　Yosuke Hasegawa, a researcher at the Career Research Lab, who was in charge of the survey, said, ``There are voices calling for government subsidies for educational funds without income restrictions, and voices of anxiety that repaying scholarships will place a burden on children's futures. I believe that, even with such concerns, we respect children's autonomy and hopes for the future and support them in their job-hunting activities. I think it's important to have repeated dialogues about things."

Reference: [Mynavi Co., Ltd.] Mynavi announced "2022 Parents' Attitude Survey on Job Hunting"