Job hunting activities for high school students Miyazaki also chooses jobs that are different from what you want due to the influence of corona

Job hunting activities for high school students Corona influences different job choices from hope Miyazaki October 15, 21:46

Job hunting for high school students will begin on the 16th, but as the effects of the new coronavirus continue, there are moves to change the desires of employment to local companies.

In Miyazaki Prefecture, the number of job offers for companies is decreasing, and some students have no choice but to choose a job that is different from what they originally wanted.

China Nakatake, who attends the cooking department of a private Nisshou Gakuen High School in Miyazaki City, initially thought about finding a job at a restaurant or hotel outside the prefecture, saying, "I want to learn not only cooking but also customer service skills."

However, as the effects of the new coronavirus continued, I changed my hopes to a company in the prefecture in response to the opinions of parents.

However, the number of job offers for high school students has decreased by nearly 20% even in Miyazaki Prefecture, and in particular, the “accommodation / restaurant service industry” that Mr. Nakatake wants has decreased by more than 30%.

As a result of repeated discussions with career guidance teachers, Mr. Nakatake decided to give up employment at restaurants and aim for jobs such as school lunch cooking at hospitals where job offers are more stable.

Mr. Nakatake said, "I feel a little disappointed because I can't meet either the desire to go out of the prefecture or the desire to work at a restaurant when I get a job. First of all, I will do my best to be active in the prefecture." ..

According to the school, in the cooking department, which has about 100 students, about 30 people find employment outside the prefecture every year, but this means that only about 10 people are aiming for employment outside the prefecture, and the tendency toward the prefecture is increasing. ..

Kunihiro Fuji, Director of Career Guidance Department of Nisshou Gakuen High School, said, "There are many students looking for a job in the prefecture or Kyushu. I was talking.