Companies have started holding welcome ceremonies for university students who have received informal job offers for positions starting in spring next year.
More companies are expected to hold in-person ceremonies this year, but some will also organize online events.
Kirin Holdings Co. held its first in-person ceremony in two years at offices in Tokyo and Osaka on Saturday.
The attendees, who were given the choice of participating in person or online, wore T-shirts with Kirin’s logo instead of suits, creating a relaxed atmosphere.
The students were divided into groups to introduce themselves and discuss their goals at the company.
“I’m happy I was able to meet my [future] colleagues in person,” a 22-year-old student said. “The fact that I’ll start working in spring has really sunk in.”
Even though the government has asked companies to wait until Oct. 1 to make informal job offers, 90.8% of university students had received offers as of Sept. 1, up 0.8 percentage points from a year earlier, according to a Recruit Co. survey.
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