Recruitment in Times of Demographic Change: Insights from Japan
Recruitment in Times of Demographic Change: Insights from Japan
Speaker
Prof. Dr. Matthias Hennings, Kwansei Gakuin University (Nishinomiya, Japan)
Date and Time
November 27, 2025, 4.15 pm - 5.45 pm
Venue
Rämistrasse 71, CH-8006 Zurich, Room KOL-E-21
Abstract
Due to a shrinking number of employable graduates, companies in industrialized nations have increasingly faced problems in hiring qualified young people. This situation is particularly pronounced in Japan, where companies are competing for the best talents. Based on interviews with companies, university career centers and external organizations involved in recruitment, this presentation shows how recruitment practices in Japan have changed, which guidelines for recruitment are currently followed, and to what extent traditional recruitment practices still prevail. It also discusses why recruiting activities in Japan have accelerated over the last years, how this affects students, and what the implications of this are for Japan and other industrialized countries with similar demographic problems.
Organization
Institute of Asian and Oriental Studies - Japanese Studies