Mynavi Announces 'Mid-Career Hiring Survey 2026 Edition (2025 Results)'
According to a Mynavi survey, 90% of companies are positive about mid-career hiring in 2026, with the focus of talent shortages shifting from 'quantity' to 'quality'.
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- 📰 Published: March 29, 2026 at 21:53
Mynavi Corporation (Headquarters: Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo; Representative Director, President and Executive Officer: Shunsuke Awai) has announced the results of the "Mid-Career Hiring Survey 2026 Edition (2025 Results)," conducted among 1,500 HR personnel responsible for mid-career hiring at companies.
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◆The achievement rate for mid-career hiring targets in 2025 was 92.9%, a record high, up 27.7 percentage points from the previous year. This may be influenced by the downward revision of "hiring targets" due to recruitment difficulties. [Figures 1, 2]
◆Over 40% of companies feel a shortage of regular employees, with the focus of the shortage shifting from the "quantity" to the "quality" of talent. 62.1% of companies will "not hire" candidates who do not meet recruitment requirements, an increase of 7.7 percentage points from the previous year. [Figures 3, 4]
◆49.3% of companies experienced employee resignations in 2025. The attribute most affected by resignations in terms of operations and management is "mid-career employees with 5 or more years of service." [Figures 5, 6]
◆91.1% of companies have a proactive intention for mid-career hiring in 2026. Companies that experienced resignations in 2025 are more proactive in hiring experienced professionals. [Figure 7]
【Survey Overview】
◆The achievement rate for mid-career hiring targets in 2025 was 92.9%, a record high, up 27.7 percentage points from the previous year. This may be influenced by the downward revision of "hiring targets" due to recruitment difficulties.
The percentage of companies that achieved their hiring targets in 2025 was 92.9%, a significant increase of 27.7 percentage points from 2024 (65.2%). Compared to 2023 (60.9%), the improvement in target achievement rate is also remarkable.
On the other hand, the average annual hiring target in 2025 was 16.7 people, a significant decrease from 30.8 people in 2023 and 28.7 people in 2024.
Looking at the actual average number of hires, it was 12.3 people in 2025, a decrease from 21.8 people in 2023 and 20.8 people in 2024.
From these results, it is possible that the improvement in the hiring target achievement rate is not so much due to a quantitative expansion of recruitment activities themselves, but rather influenced by the downward revision of hiring targets and the adjustment of hiring plans to a more realistic level, against the backdrop of labor shortages and recruitment difficulties. [Figures 1, 2]
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