The Industry-Academia Council on the Future of Recruitment and University Education, consisting of representatives of national, public and private universities and Keidanren, has compiled a report to the government that it will increase the recruitment of new graduates throughout the year.In addition to the conventional spring batch recruitment, the content will expand the year-round recruitment frame that emphasizes ability mainly for those who have studied abroad and those who have changed jobs, and it seems that it will be a turning point for the Japanese style employment form represented by side-by-side batch recruitment and seniority.
According to the Japan Association of National Universities, the report states, "In addition to the batch recruitment of new graduates, there is an orderly multi-track and diverse recruitment format, including recruitment with specialized skills and job-type recruitment in mind throughout the year. Should be migrated with. "The opinions of the industry-academia council are expected to be reflected in the government's Future Investment Council.
The government has set rules for job hunting for students who will join the company in the spring of 2021, and this opinion is for students who will join the company after 2022.If recruitment is expanded throughout the year, the end of the semester will be reached in the summer, so there will be more opportunities for recruitment for foreign students who have been virtually restricted from job hunting for spring batch recruitment and Japanese students who have experienced study abroad. ..
It is expected that the hiring of occupations that require advanced technology and knowledge, such as artificial intelligence (AI), will be diversified, and it will be easier for companies to acquire students who will be able to work immediately in their specialized fields.
The industry-academia council was established by Keidanren in January.From the university side, Toshikazu Yamagoku, President of the Japan Association of National Universities, Hiroki Yamaguchi, President of the Employment Issues Roundtable, and Kaoru Kamada, former President of Waseda University, are joining the Association of Japanese Private Universities.
