Recruit Career Co., Ltd., a research institute that pursues employment and recruitment, surveys the status of unofficial appointments as of July 2020, 2019, targeting university and graduate students scheduled to graduate in 7.From the survey results, we analyzed "increased motivation to join the company."Target of aggregation (1 university students / 1,584 graduate students).

 In the unprecedented market for sellers, the percentage of students who declined a job offer is increasing year by year.Companies are also spending time following up on job offers, but the current situation is that they are having trouble with the decline of job offers.When asked about the reasons for declining a job offer from students, the reasons such as "45.0% who got a job offer from another company they want to work for", "18.7% who have a low annual income" and "15.7% who cannot expect their own growth" were mentioned.

 So what can we do to motivate students to join the company?When asked about information that has increased motivation to join the company and contact with companies, "face-to-face selection such as interviews 60.2%" was the highest for university students (excluding graduate students) who had confirmed employment, followed by "explanation of individual companies". Meetings / seminars 44.3% ”and“ Joint briefing sessions / seminars 21.3% ”.Interviews are used not only as a place for companies to identify students, but also as a place for students to identify companies.

 When asked about the "ideal interviewer image," "a person who gives me the opportunity to think about what I need most," "I can deal with anyone seriously and calmly analyze it." Opinions such as "a person who can respond compassionately and calmly to the other person" and "a person who listens to and answers all people at any time" were heard.The interviewer that the students are looking for is a person who can face each student, listen to them, bring out their new charm, and sometimes point out bad things.From this, it can be said that the company side can increase students' motivation to join the company by communicating face-to-face with each student.

Reference: [Recruit Career Co., Ltd.] “Interview” is the most motivating student to join the company. What students are looking for is “communication facing each individual”.

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