Survey on the job hunting situation of university students and methods of corporate research (job hunting) [Sponsored by Gakusei] *Galois Co., Ltd.*
Press release: September 19, 2024
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Survey on the job hunting situation of university students and methods of corporate research (job hunting) [Sponsored by Gakusei]
*We conducted a questionnaire survey on the job hunting status of university students by year and corporate research methods*
* GALOIS Co., Ltd.
Inc., Headquarters: Minato-ku, Tokyo, Representative Director and CEO: Ryosuke Asai (hereinafter referred to as the Company), conducted a survey of students across Japan regarding the job hunting situation by grade level and corporate research methods. The background of the survey, summary and details of the survey results are as follows. *
Survey overview
Survey period: Monday, August 19, 2024 to Sunday, August 25, 2024 Survey target: Students from around 800 schools nationwide who are registered as sponsors of Gakusei.
Survey method: Internet survey
Target number: 1483 students including 4-year degrees, junior colleges, and vocational schools
Target demographics: 833 women, 576 men, 19 who did not answer their gender
background
Gakusei Support, a sponsorship platform exclusively for university students operated by our company, currently has 8000 organizations at 800 universities and over 120,000 members, allowing us to directly collect the voices of many students. We are introducing the contents of our research with the aim of leveraging our strengths and proposing new perspectives based on the actual situation of modern students.
Question items
Q1. Please select your current job hunting status (n=1483)
Q2.What methods do you use to conduct corporate research (have you done so)? (Multiple selection) (n=472)
Q3.What kind of company do you want to join? Please answer which factor you think is most important (n=472)
Q4. What are the reasons why some companies do not want to apply even if they have these elements? (n=472)
Q5.What kind of information is the most reliable (possible) when researching companies? (n=472)
Summary of findings
・As of August, the employment start rate was 68% for 3rd year students and 70% for 4th year students.
・Company website is the most commonly used medium for company research. ・As a result of company research, the characteristics of companies that people want to join are “good pay and benefits”
・As a result of company research, the characteristics of companies that people do not want to work for are “low pay and poor treatment” ・The decisive information source for company research is “current employees of the target company”
This article is a concise summary of the survey results and charts, and more detailed survey results can be found at the website sponsored by Gakusei.
How to research companies for job hunters! Characteristics of companies you want to join and companies you don’t want to join [Questionnaire survey]
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