Japan's midcareer hires jump to 37% of all new jobs: survey

Companies scramble for workers after COVID, looking beyond new grads

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A post-pandemic surge in hiring needs has forced companies to increasingly break with traditional practices. © Reuters

MOTOKAZU MATSUI, Nikkei staff writer

TOKYO -- Japanese companies will fill 37.6% of job openings with midcareer hires this fiscal year, a Nikkei study shows, the share representing the largest-ever shift away from Japan's traditional lifetime employment model.

Responses collected from 2,308 major companies indicate that 94,430 midcareer candidates will be hired in the year through March 2024.

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