China Overseas Chinese Network, September 3, according to the Japanese "Chinese Herald" report, the impact of the new crown epidemic on Japan is not diminished, and foreign students who graduated in 2021 are deeply mired in job hunting.

According to a recently released survey, as of July 2020, the default rate for foreign students in Japan is only 31.5%.

　　According to the "Status of Employment Activities for Foreign Students" published by DISCO, Japan, the default rate for foreign students is only 31.5% as of July 2020, which is nearly half lower than the 77.7% of Japanese students and also compared with the same period last year ( 40.6%) is nearly 10% lower than that.

Including those who have obtained the default, 79.3% of the international students who are still looking for a job account for 79.3% of all respondents, nearly twice the 37.9% of Japanese students.

　　The survey also made statistics on “whether the new crown epidemic has an impact on their own job search in Japan”. Among them, 53.9% of the international students said “the impact is very large”, and 37.9% of the international students felt “slightly affected”, the total of the two Up to 91.8%.

　　Regarding "What is the impact of the new crown epidemic on finding a job in Japan?", 53.6% of international students said that "the number of connections with companies has decreased"; and 48.4% of international students said that "due to the decrease in the overall number of recruitment in society, they have to give up the A voluntary enterprise"; in addition, 26.85% of international students said that "the company they most want to work for has stopped hiring." This means that more than one first-volunteer company out of every four international students has suspended recruiting new recruits.

It is especially obvious in tourism-related industries, such as hotels and travel agencies. This makes many international students who are determined to devote themselves to tourism must give up their dreams and find another way out.

　　A Chinese student studying in Japan said that the school originally arranged corporate campus recruitment activities for foreign students, but it was forced to cancel it because of the new crown epidemic; it is increasingly difficult to find companies that actively hire foreign students.

There are also Chinese students who say that several small and medium-sized enterprises that they want to apply for are no longer recruiting new employees.

Both Chinese students felt that the chance of contact with employers was significantly reduced.

　　According to analysis, one of the reasons for the deterioration of the default rate of foreign students in Japan is the commonplace problem, that is, the time when international students start their job hunting activities is generally later than that of Japanese students.

　　From the data point of view, 17.2% of international students started looking for a job in the first month of grade 4 (April), followed by the last month of grade 3 (March), accounting for 13.4%.

After the large-scale launch of recruitment information for fresh graduates by various companies, a total of 47.2% of international students began to engage in formal employment activities.

　　Japanese students started looking for jobs in June in the third grade (nearly one year earlier than foreign students). A total of 96.6% of Japanese students started to find jobs before the large-scale launch of new graduate recruitment information by companies.

With the spread of the new crown epidemic this year, foreign students still find jobs later than Japanese students.

　　Judging from the number of companies applying for fresh graduates as of July, there are 22.5 companies for foreign students and 29.2 companies for Japanese students. The former is 6.7 fewer than the latter.

Some Chinese students studying in Japan said that they originally contacted several Japanese companies, but they stopped hiring after the spread of the new crown epidemic. If they choose to apply for the company again, it will not be too late because they have missed the window for submitting their resumes.

　　The impact of the new crown epidemic on students studying in Japan goes far beyond the employment level, and students’ daily lives are also deeply affected.

According to the survey, 43.7% of international students said that “considering the current potential risk of new crown virus infection and the cumbersome isolation measures implemented in various regions, they are very worried about not returning to the country”; 39.1% of international students said that “it is almost impossible to find a place to work part-time” .

In addition, economic problems such as "cannot pay tuition and rent" are also very prominent.

In addition, the graduating students in Japan are at a critical time for writing papers. The new crown epidemic has prevented free access to the school library, making reference to books and materials extremely difficult.

　　It is understood that the survey asked 2849 foreign students and counted relevant information. They are all students in Japan scheduled to graduate in March 2021 (excluding repeaters). After that, 343 valid feedbacks were received. The survey period is 2020. July 3-19

(You Xichuan)