Hachiko
Apr 6, 2004, 00:10
Fresh right out of college, one enters the workplace. Here's an aritcle from the Japan Times on this.
Around 948,000 new graduates from colleges and other schools entered Japan's workforce Thursday, with companies and government agencies nationwide holding initiation ceremonies.
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New employees of All Nippon Airways Co. attend a company initiation ceremony in the airline's hangar at Haneda airport in Tokyo.
Yet even those who have been lucky enough to find regular jobs are facing uncertainty.
Companies are tending to shift away from seniority-based wages to systems that supposedly reflect merit and performance, throwing newcomers into a highly competitive environment from the outset.
Many new graduates remained without jobs. The nation's unemployment rate remains around the 5 percent level, hitting 10 percent for those in the younger age bracket.
Around 948,000 new graduates from colleges and other schools entered Japan's workforce Thursday, with companies and government agencies nationwide holding initiation ceremonies.
http://www.japantimes.com/images/photos2004/nb20040402a1a.jpg
New employees of All Nippon Airways Co. attend a company initiation ceremony in the airline's hangar at Haneda airport in Tokyo.
Yet even those who have been lucky enough to find regular jobs are facing uncertainty.
Companies are tending to shift away from seniority-based wages to systems that supposedly reflect merit and performance, throwing newcomers into a highly competitive environment from the outset.
Many new graduates remained without jobs. The nation's unemployment rate remains around the 5 percent level, hitting 10 percent for those in the younger age bracket.