The summer may be over with young people now returning to school, but if you are in the throes of ¾Íš»î„Ó (sh¨±shoku katsud¨, job hunting), then you probably didn¡¯t get much of a mental break. ÏĤÎÓàí¤Ë½þ¤ê¤Ä¤Ä¡¢¾Íš¤ÎœÊ‚ä¤òʼ¤á¤Þ¤·¤ç¤¦ (Natsu no yoin ni hitaritsusu, sh¨±shoku no junbi o hajimemash¨, While immersing [yourself] in the lingering feelings of summer, let¡¯s begin preparations for job hunting).
While many ÐÂÈëÉç†T (shin¡¯ny¨± shain, new employees) are brought on board in April, an element of Âé¶¹´«Ã½ traditional hiring culture, there is hope for those still looking for jobs to find them in September when a major time for recruitment known as ÐÂ×äÒ»À¨’ñÓà (shinsotsu ikkatsu saiy¨, the mass hiring of new graduates) gets underway. This culturally specific, long-standing practice sees companies collectively recruiting students to start work after they graduate. The process begins in ´óѧÈýÄêÉú (daigaku san¡¯nensei, the third year of university).
ÐÂ×äÒ» À¨’ñÓäϡ¢ÈÕ±¾¤Î¶ÀÌØ¤Ê¹ÍÓÃ¥·¥¹¥Æ¥à¤Ç¡¢½KÉí¹ÍÓääÄ깦ÐòÁФËév‚S¤·¤Æ¤¤¤Þ¤¹ (Shinsotsu ikkatsu saiy¨ wa Nihon no dokutokuna koy¨ shisutemu de, sh¨±shin koy¨ ya nenk¨joretsu ni kankei shite-imasu, This mass hiring of new graduates is unique to Âé¶¹´«Ã½ employment system, and is related to lifetime employment and seniority in the workplace). The practice aims to provide stability within an organization by fostering long-term employee development.
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