Mynavi Announces "Mynavi 2027 Graduate University Student Career Intentions Survey March <Job Hunting and Career Decision>"
Mynavi Corporation released the results of its "Mynavi 2027 Graduate University Student Career Intentions Survey March <Job Hunting and Career Decision>," conducted from March 25 to March 31, 2026, targeting university and graduate students scheduled to graduate in March 2027. The survey found that the informal job offer (naitei) acceptance rate by the end of March was 58.7%, a 4.1 percentage point increase from the previous year. The percentage of students continuing job hunting despite having an informal offer was 34.8%, up 5.1 percentage points year-on-year. The overall job hunting continuation rate, including those without offers, was 76.2%. Internships and other career development programs significantly influenced students' decisions regarding their preferred companies.
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Mynavi Corporation announced the results of its "Mynavi 2027 Graduate University Student Career Intentions Survey March ," conducted from March 25 to March 31, 2026, targeting university and graduate students nationwide scheduled to graduate in March 2027. Key findings include: The informal job offer (naitei) acceptance rate by the end of March was 58.7%, an increase of 4.1 percentage points from the same month last year. This is a 12.7 percentage point increase from 46.0% on March 1st. 34.8% of students continued job hunting despite having an informal offer, a 5.1 percentage point increase year-on-year. The job hunting continuation rate, including students without informal offers, was 76.2%, a 1.1 percentage point increase year-on-year. Career development programs such as internships significantly influenced students' intentions to join a company that extended an informal offer and their decision on a prospective employer. By academic field, liberal arts students had an informal offer rate of 52.5% (up 5.8 percentage points year-on-year), while science and engineering students had 68.2% (up 1.3 percentage points year-on-year). The increase was larger for liberal arts students. The job hunting continuation rate for liberal arts students was 83.8% (down 0.8 percentage points year-on-year), and for science and engineering students, it was 64.3% (up 4.2 percentage points year-on-year), indicating more science and engineering students continued their activities compared to the previous year. When asked about the trigger for finding the company they are most interested in joining, "job information websites" was the most common at 15.7%, followed by "short-term work experience programs" at 14.9%, and "internships (5 days or more)" at 13.2%. For students who had decided on a prospective employer, the timing when their preference significantly increased was most often "internships (5 days or more)" at 20.6%, followed by "work experience" at 18.2%.