{"id":84739,"date":"2025-10-16T16:58:08","date_gmt":"2025-10-16T16:58:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/84739\/"},"modified":"2025-10-16T16:58:08","modified_gmt":"2025-10-16T16:58:08","slug":"japans-companies-seek-mid-career-employees-to-secure-job-ready-talent-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/84739\/","title":{"rendered":"Japan\u2019s Companies Seek Mid-Career Employees to Secure Job-Ready Talent"},"content":{"rendered":"

\n\t\t\t\t\t\tJapan Data<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n

\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tEconomy<\/a>
\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tWork<\/a><\/p>\n

\t\t\t\tOct 17, 2025<\/p>\n

\n\t\t\t\tA survey of Japanese companies found that mid-career hiring is becoming a more popular option.\n\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n

\t\t\t\t Immediately Effective<\/p>\n

The Japanese human-resource service provider Mynavi conducted an online survey of personnel managers in charge of mid-career recruitment. A total of 1,600 valid responses were received for the survey, which was conducted in July 2025.<\/p>\n

\"Reason<\/a><\/p>\n

When companies were asked to list their reasons for engaging in mid-career recruitment, the most common answer cited was to \u201csupplement the workforce with immediately effective personnel,\u201d (48.4%), followed by \u201crespond to an increase in employee resignations\u201d (32.4%) and \u201cexpand existing business operations\u201d (30.3%).<\/p>\n

\"Intentions<\/a><\/p>\n

As for future intentions regarding mid-career recruitment, 54% of the companies surveyed said that they would \u201cbecome more proactive,\u201d far exceeding the 7.4% who said they would \u201cbecome less proactive.\u201d By industry, the highest percentage of companies planning to be more proactive, at 59.1%, could be found in the finance, insurance, and consulting sectors.<\/p>\n

\"Views<\/a><\/p>\n

For the most recent six-month period, from January to June 2025, 27% of the companies surveyed felt they had too many full-time employees, while 45.8% said that it seemed they did not have enough. Compared with 2024, the percentage for the former remained almost unchanged, while the latter increased by about three points.<\/p>\n

Data Sources<\/p>\n

(Translated from Japanese. Banner photo \u00a9\u00a0Pixta.)<\/p>\n

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