Many Japanese companies have a unique system of hiring new employees direct from undergraduate and graduate schools. This is called “Shinsotsu saiyou”, or new graduate recruitment. In recruiting new graduates, Japanese firms prioritize individual potential and motivation over skills and experience. In most cases, new employees are assigned to their actual position after they have already joined the company, although more recently, some companies have started to recruit new graduates by position types too.
The list of glossary
- Aki saiyou: Joining a company in Autumn
- Arubaito: Part-time job
- Aki saiyou: Joining a company in Autumn
- Burakku kigyou: Company with terrible working conditions
- Chuuto saiyou: Mid-career recruitment
- Hello work: Employment service center operated by the Japanese government
- Highly-skilled professionals （as in, highly-skilled foreign professionals）
- Howaito kigyou: Company with good working conditions
- Immigration Services Agency （Immigration Bureau）
- Ippanshoku: Assistant position limited to general office work
- Kisotsu: Former graduate
- Minshuu: Online review site for job hunting in Japan
- Mothers Tokyo Stock Exchange
- Nenkou joretsu: Seniority system
- Oinori mail: Notification email sent by a company to unsuccessful candidates
- Permanent residency visa
- Recruitment agency
- Rikunabi: Job hunting site
- Shinsostu saiyou: New graduate recruitment
- Sougoushoku: Regular full-time position with the prospect of promotion
- The First Section of the Tokyo Stock Exchange
- Tsuunen saiyou: Year-round recruitment
- Venture kigyou: Startup with a small number of staff
- Zairyu card: Residence card
