Simultaneous recruiting of new graduates

Simultaneous recruiting of new graduates or periodic recruiting of new graduates (新卒一括採用, Shinsotsu-ikkatsu-saiyō) is the Japanese business custom in which Japanese companies hire new university graduates en masse. This custom was practiced in South Korea until a 2010 age discrimination law banned the practice in South Korea.[1] In 2018 the Japan Business Federation (Keidanren) announced that its 1,600 member companies, which represent a large portion of Japan's big business companies, would no longer be required to follow the custom from 2020 onwards.[2]

A company information session for new graduates in Japan. Japanese major companies tend to hold sessions only for students in particular prestigious universities.
A company information session for new graduates in Japan
  1. ^ "Fisher Phillips Korean Labor and Employment Law: Cross Border Employer Blog". Archived from the original on 22 October 2014. Retrieved 18 October 2014.
  2. ^ "Why Japan's 'shūkatsu' job-seeking system is changing". Archived from the original on 22 August 2019. Retrieved 22 August 2019.