Mynavi Announces 'Lifestyle Survey of University Students Graduating in 2027 <Regarding Job Hunting>'

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  • Mynavi Announces 'Lifestyle Survey of University Students Graduating in 2027 <Regarding Job Hunting>'
  • Mynavi has released a survey of university students graduating in 2027. For the first time in seven years, more students are 'unwilling to use' SNS for job hunting (51.7%) than 'willing to use' it, with privacy concerns being the main reason.
  • Source: PR Times
  • Date: March 31, 2026

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Mynavi has released a survey of university students graduating in 2027. For the first time in seven years, more students are 'unwilling to use' SNS for job hunting (51.7%) than 'willing to use' it, with privacy concerns being the main reason.

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Mynavi Announces 'Lifestyle Survey of University Students Graduating in 2027 <Regarding Job Hunting>' (March 31, 2026), PR Times
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March 31, 2026
Mynavi has released a survey of university students graduating in 2027. For the first time in seven years, more students are 'unwilling to use' SNS for job hunting (51.7%) than 'willing to use' it, with privacy concerns being the main reason.
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Mynavi Corporation (Headquarters: Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo; President and CEO: Shunsuke Awai) has announced the results of its 'Mynavi 2027 University Student Lifestyle Survey ,' conducted among university and graduate students nationwide scheduled to graduate in 2027. ## TOPICS - Regarding the use of real-name SNS for job hunting, 'unwilling to use' surpasses 'willing to use' for the first time in seven years [Figures 1, 2, 3] - For male science students, 'patience and perseverance' surpasses the perennial top answer of 'specialized knowledge learned at school' as their greatest weapon in job hunting [Figure 4] ## SURVEY OVERVIEW - Regarding the use of real-name social media/SNS for job hunting, 'unwilling to use' surpasses 'willing to use' for the first time in seven years. When asked to what extent they want to use real-name social media and SNS for job hunting, 51.7% of students answered 'unwilling to use (not very + absolutely not),' surpassing the 48.3% who answered 'willing to use (actively + within a certain range).' This is the first time since the graduating class of 2020 (a span of 7 years) that 'unwilling to use' has been higher. The top reason among students 'unwilling to use' was 'because it's private and I don't want it to be seen' (66.3%). Among students 'willing to use' it, top methods included 'viewing company pages' (80.0%) and 'getting the latest company information' (44.7%). [Figures 1, 2, 3]

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Mynavi has released a survey of university students graduating in 2027. For the first time in seven years, more students are 'unwilling to use' SNS for job hunting (51.7%) than 'willing to use' it, with privacy concerns being the main reason.

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Mynavi has released a survey of university students graduating in 2027. For the first time in seven years, more students are 'unwilling to use' SNS for job hunting (51.7%) than 'willing to use' it, with privacy concerns being the main reason.

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PR Times: https://prtimes.jp/main/html/rd/p/000002383.000002955.html | March 31, 2026

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