55.1% of Women 'Would Not Want to Join' the Same Company if They Could Restart as New Graduates. 'Ideal Job' Significantly Shifts to Creative Roles After Working / 'Woman's Career Change type' Survey [Vol. 125]
A survey of 245 working women by 'Woman's Career Change type' revealed that 55.1% would not want to join their first company again. The results also highlighted a shift in ideal career paths, with many preferring creative roles after experiencing the realities of the workforce.
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Career Design Center Co., Ltd. (Headquarters: Minato-ku, Tokyo; President and Chairman: Hiromi Tada), which operates the female-focused job change site 'Woman's Career Change type', conducted a survey among 245 working women asking if they would like to return to being a new graduate.
'Woman's Career Change type', a job change site for women who want to work long-term as regular employees, regularly conducts the 'Women and Work Known Through Data' series to investigate real views on work and disclose the reality of women's working environments.
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https://woman-type.jp/academia/discover-career/data/vol-125/
■ Excerpt of Survey Results
★ About 50% joined their desired company upon graduation
★ 'Clerical/Accounting/HR' was the most common for both desired and actual assignments
★ About half 'would not want to join' the same workplace if they could restart as a new graduate
★ About 70% feel their first job after graduation 'affects' their subsequent career
[Q.1 Did you join your desired company as a new graduate?]
*Excluding those who answered 'No employment experience'
When asked about their level of desire for the first company they joined after graduating, the most common answer, at 32.1%, was 'I had no preference and joined a company I was accepted into.' This was followed by 'Joined my first-choice company' at 30.3%. Combined with 'Joined my second or third-choice company' (6.4%) and 'Joined a desired company, though not a top choice' (13.7%), about half of the respondents were able to join a company they wanted. On the other hand, 17.5% said they 'Could not join a desired company and joined one I was accepted into.'
[Q.2 What job role did you desire during job hunting?]
'Woman's Career Change type', a job change site for women who want to work long-term as regular employees, regularly conducts the 'Women and Work Known Through Data' series to investigate real views on work and disclose the reality of women's working environments.
▼Please click here for details.
https://woman-type.jp/academia/discover-career/data/vol-125/
■ Excerpt of Survey Results
★ About 50% joined their desired company upon graduation
★ 'Clerical/Accounting/HR' was the most common for both desired and actual assignments
★ About half 'would not want to join' the same workplace if they could restart as a new graduate
★ About 70% feel their first job after graduation 'affects' their subsequent career
[Q.1 Did you join your desired company as a new graduate?]
*Excluding those who answered 'No employment experience'
When asked about their level of desire for the first company they joined after graduating, the most common answer, at 32.1%, was 'I had no preference and joined a company I was accepted into.' This was followed by 'Joined my first-choice company' at 30.3%. Combined with 'Joined my second or third-choice company' (6.4%) and 'Joined a desired company, though not a top choice' (13.7%), about half of the respondents were able to join a company they wanted. On the other hand, 17.5% said they 'Could not join a desired company and joined one I was accepted into.'
[Q.2 What job role did you desire during job hunting?]