[Class of '27] Recruitment sentiment: Nearly half report 'struggles'
Career-tasu conducted a recruitment survey of 1,018 major companies in mid-May. Nearly half of the firms reported struggling with the Class of '27 recruitment, highlighting issues in candidate pool generation and securing successful hires.
📋 Article Processing Timeline
- 📰 Published: May 26, 2026 at 23:00
- 🔍 Collected: May 26, 2026 at 14:31
- 🤖 AI Analyzed: May 26, 2026 at 15:34 (1h 2m after Collected)
Career-tasu Co., Ltd. (Headquarters: Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo; President: Masaaki Niidome) surveyed the recruitment status as of mid-May across 15,717 major companies nationwide. The study further analyzed a wide range of items, including plans for summer internships and hiring prospects for the Class of 2028. (Survey period: May 11–15, 2026; 1,018 responding companies).
Main survey items include:
- Recruitment targets for the Class of 2027 (compared to the previous year)
- Student responses (compared to the previous year)
- Sentiment regarding recruitment activities
- Challenges felt in current recruitment
- Status of candidate pool generation (compared to expectations)
- Status of securing successful hires (compared to expectations)
- Plans for additional candidate pool generation
- Sense of crisis in recruitment
- Plans for summer internships, etc.
- Planned programs
- Increases or decreases in intake capacity
- Hiring prospects for the Class of 2028
- Areas of focus for the Class of 2028 recruitment
Survey Overview:
- Target: 15,717 major companies nationwide
- Period: May 11–15, 2026
- Method: Internet-based survey
- Respondents: 1,018 companies
- Research body: Career-tasu, Inc., Career-tasu Research
The full report is available on the company website.
Main survey items include:
- Recruitment targets for the Class of 2027 (compared to the previous year)
- Student responses (compared to the previous year)
- Sentiment regarding recruitment activities
- Challenges felt in current recruitment
- Status of candidate pool generation (compared to expectations)
- Status of securing successful hires (compared to expectations)
- Plans for additional candidate pool generation
- Sense of crisis in recruitment
- Plans for summer internships, etc.
- Planned programs
- Increases or decreases in intake capacity
- Hiring prospects for the Class of 2028
- Areas of focus for the Class of 2028 recruitment
Survey Overview:
- Target: 15,717 major companies nationwide
- Period: May 11–15, 2026
- Method: Internet-based survey
- Respondents: 1,018 companies
- Research body: Career-tasu, Inc., Career-tasu Research
The full report is available on the company website.
FAQ
キャリタスの採用調査の対象と回答数は？
全国の主要企業15,717社を対象に調査し、1,018社から回答を得ました。
2027年卒採用活動の状況は？
半数近くの企業が採用活動について「苦戦」していると感じています。
調査項目にはどのようなものがあるか？
2027年卒採用予定数、学生の反応、採用活動の感触、課題、母集団形成、内定者確保状況、インターンシップ実施予定、2028年卒採用見込みなどが含まれます。
調査期間はいつか？
2026年5月11日から5月15日までです。
今回の調査で明らかになった主な課題は？
採用活動の感触としての「苦戦」、および母集団形成や内定者確保の状況などが主な調査・分析対象となっています。