Almost two million jobs have been created since Prime Minister Shinzo Abe took office in 2012. This is good news for employees, but companies are having difficulties finding the people they need. “With 1.5 jobs per seeker, Japan is now facing the most extreme labor market since 1974,” said Hays Japan Managing Director Marc Burrage while presenting the recruitment specialist’s […]
Salaries in Japan lag behind those in Asia and the country is losing in the global race for talent, said Marc Burrage, managing director for Japan of international recruitment firm Hays at the presentation of the company’s 2017 Asia Salary Guide. And on first sight, the situation appears dire: The World Economic Forum finds Japan falling from sixth to eighth […]
If you are looking to start a career or change jobs in Japan, you might well keep an eye on its manufacturing industries. Besides being home to many globally leading players, they also account for four of the Top 5 jobs in Japan that recruiting firm Hays expects to be in growing demand in the country’s job market in 2017. As technologies advance, some sectors have […]
