Solving the 'I should have prepared more' Regret Felt by About 60% of New High School Grads. Experiential Job Event 'Oshigoto Fair 2026' Held at 19 Venues Nationwide to Prevent Early Turnover Due to Mismatches

Jinjib (Osaka City), which supports high school students in finding employment, will hold an interactive job experience event for high school students, 'Oshigoto Fair,' at 19 venues nationwide from May to June 2026, targeting students graduating in 2027. Through this event, before job hunting begins in earnest in July, we will create opportunities for high school students to deepen their self-understanding and societal understanding through encounters with companies and job experiences. Event Official Website: https://job-draft.com/fes2026 ■ Background of holding 'Oshigoto Fair' With a job openings-to-applicants ratio of 4.10 for high school graduates in the class of '25, competition for hiring high school graduates has intensified recently against the backdrop of labor shortages. (*1) On the other hand, in the current job hunting process where high school students must decide on their career paths within limited information and time, early turnover due to mismatches after joining a company remains a major issue. In response to this situation, government, educational, and economic organizations have discussed 'rule revisions' to ensure a sufficient period for high school students to choose their careers. However, the policy to maintain the job posting release date 'as is (July 1st)' has been upheld. (*2) Furthermore, the fact that approximately 60% of new working adults who graduated high school and experienced job hunting answered, 'I should have gathered more information,' highlights the issue of a lack of job hunting information. (*3) Therefore, to create opportunities for high school students to proactively design their careers and support better encounters between companies and young talent, Jinjib will hold the 'Oshigoto Fair' at 19 venues nationwide starting in May. By hearing directly from companies and deepening their understanding of work through experiences before the job postings are released in July, we will create a trigger for high school students to make future choices with a sense of conviction. *1 Source: Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare: 'Compilation of Job Openings, Job Seekers, and Unofficial Job Offers for New High School and Junior High School Graduates for FY2024 (as of the end of March)' *2 Source: '35th High School Employment Problem Study Meeting', February 16, 2026, Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare *3 Jinjib 'High School Graduate Working Adult Questionnaire: Review of Job Hunting Experience (Class of '25)' Oshigoto Fair is a job experience event for high school students. Local companies and high school students gather in one venue, and through job experiences and communication with working adults, students deepen their understanding of the appeal of companies and jobs, learn about their own interests, and create an opportunity to think about their careers. This event also provides a mechanism to connect students to specific work experiences afterward, rather than ending with information gathering only on the day of the event. Participating students can express their desire to participate in internships or open companies (company visits) of companies they are interested in through 'Job Draft Navi,' a job information app for high school students. These requests are notified to 'Job Draft Teacher,' a job management system for teachers, allowing participating students to coordinate with companies through their teachers. Through this mechanism, we provide an environment where students can choose a career that suits them. In 2026, it will be held at 19 venues: Osaka, Fukuoka, Sendai, Nagasaki, Yamaguchi, Kumamoto, Hiroshima, Shizuoka, Okayama, Tokyo, Gifu, Nagoya, Kyoto, Kanagawa, Saitama, Shimane, Niigata, Hyogo, and Tochigi. This will be the first time it is held in Yamaguchi Prefecture. <'Oshigoto Fair 2026' Event Overview> Contents: Job explanations and experiences at company booths, exploration of companies offering internships and open companies Hours / Venues: 13:30-17:00 (Reception starts: 13:00-) / 19 venues nationwide Target Students: Graduating high school students (students in other grades can also participate) / Free participation ■ Event Schedule Date Location Venue Name Address May 8 (Fri) Osaka OMM 1-7-31 Otemae, Chuo-ku, Osaka City, Osaka Prefecture May 12 (Tue) Fukuoka Hakata International Exhibition Hall & Conference Center 2-22-15 Toko, Hakata-ku, Fukuoka City, Fukuoka Prefecture May 14 (Thu) Sendai Event Hall Shoei Shoei Real Estate Head Office Building 6F, 1-2-8 Tsutsujigaoka, Miyagino-ku, Sendai City, Miyagi Prefecture May 15 (Fri) Nagasaki Dejima Messe Nagasaki 4-1 Onoemachi, Nagasaki City, Nagasaki Prefecture May 19 (Tue) Yamaguchi KDDI Ishin Hall 1-1-1 Ogori Reiwa, Yamaguchi City, Yamaguchi Prefecture May 29 (Fri) Kumamoto Kumamoto Jo Hall 3-40 Sakuramachi, Chuo-ku, Kumamoto City, Kumamoto Prefecture June 2 (Tue) Hiroshima NTT Credo Hall 6-78 Motomachi, Naka-ku, Hiroshima City, Hiroshima Prefecture June 4 (Thu) Shizuoka Granship 2-3-1 Higashishizuoka, Suruga-ku, Shizuoka City, Shizuoka Prefecture June 4 (Thu) Okayama Okayama Convention Center 14-1 Ekimotomachi, Kita-ku, Okayama City, Okayama Prefecture June 5 (Fri) Tokyo Hamatsucho-kan Tokyo Port City Takeshiba, 1-7-1 Kaigan, Minato-ku, Tokyo June 5 (Fri) Gifu Gifu City Cultural Center 5 Kanemachi, Gifu City, Gifu Prefecture...