[Event Report] 200 early job hunters from the class of '28 participated! What is Beyond Cafe's new event that attracts participants using career-focused talk themes instead of company names? The second round in April has [6 slots remaining].
Beyond Cafe hosted 'BEYOND CAREER WEEK' for 2028 graduates, attracting 206 top-tier students. It achieved a 33% conversion rate to summer internships, demonstrating high ROI.
📋 Article Processing Timeline
- 📰 Published: April 6, 2026 at 20:00
- 🔍 Collected: April 6, 2026 at 11:30
- 🤖 AI Analyzed: April 21, 2026 at 01:32 (350h 1m after Collected)
Beyond Cafe Co., Ltd. (Headquarters: Shibuya-ku, Tokyo; CEO: Rosei Ito), which operates a new graduate recruitment agency and community, held the online job-hunting event 'BEYOND CAREER WEEK' over five days from Monday, March 23 to Friday, March 27, 2026, targeting university and graduate students graduating in 2028.
206 highly-aware students from across the country participated, and approximately 33% of the attendees proceeded to the selection process for participating companies' summer internships, proving an extremely high ROI (Return on Investment) for corporate candidate pool formation.
## ■ Event Results: An Ultra-Early '28 Graduate Candidate Pool Balancing 'Quantity' and 'Quality'
This event was held as a talk-live format to break away from job hunting based on 'uncertain information gathered from social media, etc.' and to provide primary information for job hunting and career building. Students who participated for two or more days accounted for over 70%, with many highly motivated students thinking positively about their careers taking part.
### 60% Dominated by High-Tier Universities (GMARCH, Kankan Douritsu, and above)
A large number of excellent students, including those from Waseda, Keio, Sophia, Tokyo University of Science, and regional national/public universities, participated. Direct approaches to high-potential early adopters were realized during the 'blue ocean' period before the average student begins to act.
### Nationwide Attraction (50:50 Ratio of Kanto to Other Areas)
Leveraging the strength of online (Zoom) formats, excellent students gathered widely not only from the Kanto area (50.5%) but also from the Kansai area (36.9%) and regional universities.
## ■ Astounding '33% Summer Internship Conversion Rate'. Overwhelming Motivation Formed by Talk-Live
We recorded overwhelming results regarding the 'retention rate after the event,' which is the biggest challenge for companies. Approximately 60% of participating students showed interest in the internship selections of the companies they met, and the number who chose to proceed to the internship selection on that very day reached an outstanding 33%. Compared to one-way information sessions
206 highly-aware students from across the country participated, and approximately 33% of the attendees proceeded to the selection process for participating companies' summer internships, proving an extremely high ROI (Return on Investment) for corporate candidate pool formation.
## ■ Event Results: An Ultra-Early '28 Graduate Candidate Pool Balancing 'Quantity' and 'Quality'
This event was held as a talk-live format to break away from job hunting based on 'uncertain information gathered from social media, etc.' and to provide primary information for job hunting and career building. Students who participated for two or more days accounted for over 70%, with many highly motivated students thinking positively about their careers taking part.
### 60% Dominated by High-Tier Universities (GMARCH, Kankan Douritsu, and above)
A large number of excellent students, including those from Waseda, Keio, Sophia, Tokyo University of Science, and regional national/public universities, participated. Direct approaches to high-potential early adopters were realized during the 'blue ocean' period before the average student begins to act.
### Nationwide Attraction (50:50 Ratio of Kanto to Other Areas)
Leveraging the strength of online (Zoom) formats, excellent students gathered widely not only from the Kanto area (50.5%) but also from the Kansai area (36.9%) and regional universities.
## ■ Astounding '33% Summer Internship Conversion Rate'. Overwhelming Motivation Formed by Talk-Live
We recorded overwhelming results regarding the 'retention rate after the event,' which is the biggest challenge for companies. Approximately 60% of participating students showed interest in the internship selections of the companies they met, and the number who chose to proceed to the internship selection on that very day reached an outstanding 33%. Compared to one-way information sessions