Request concerning the recruitment and selection of new graduates
In Japan, there is a strong tradition of simultaneously recruiting new graduates.
To ensure that recruitment by companies do not negatively affect the students' studies and theeducational and research activities of the university, we request that all companies carry out their
recruitment activities as follows.
（１）When to begin job hunting and recruitment activities
Begin publicizing activities: March 1 or later for third-year undergraduates and first-year Master'sstudents
Begin recruitment and selection activities: June 1 or later for fourth-year undergraduates and secondyear Master's students
Official announcement of offers of employment: October 1 or later for fourth-year undergraduates andsecond-year Master's students
Additionally, please do not announce early informal offers of employment, especially before the above
start date for recruitment and selection activities as this will strongly affect the students' learningenvironment.
○Our attitude toward publication of "corporate information sessions"
Keio University will not be able to cooperate with publicizing "corporate information sessions" thatare held before March 1.
Furthermore, please clearly indicate to students that whether or not they participate in "corporate
information sessions" held as part of your PR activities on or after March 1, this will not affect themduring the subsequent selection process.
（ ２ ） Necessary considerations to prevent recruitment and selection activities from hindering
academic activities, etc.
As recruitment and selection activities take place during the academic period, if recruitment andselection activities overlap with classes, examinations, study abroad, teaching practice, etc., pleasereschedule individual recruitment selection when a request is made by students. Please also consider
measures such as holding activities on weekends, holidays, and weekday evenings so as not to interferewith the students' learning environment.
We kindly ask for your consideration regarding the individual circumstances of each student and thatyou respond flexibly.
（３）Provision of diverse opportunities for selection, including equal opportunity for employment
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When carrying out recruitment activities, please respect the diversity among the students, including
gender and disabilities, and take appropriate measures. In addition, to ensure that there is nodiscrimination in your recruitment and selection activities, please carefully consider the contents ofthe questions you ask students in the application documents and at interviews. Furthermore, please
clearly specify the full information for recruitment and selection, including all necessary documents,
in advance so that you will not be asking students to provide materials other than the specified required
documents at the final stage of the selection process or after giving an early informal offer ofemployment.
We would also be grateful if you could bear in mind that it may not be possible for Japanese studentsstudying abroad and international students, in particular, to participate in job hunting activities during
the same period as other students, and in this regard, consider holding various recruitment
opportunities and make these widely known.
（ ４ ） Restraining behavior, etc., that hinders the free choice of an occupation, and seeing torecruitment activities that are fair and justWhile it is understandable that you will be very enthusiastic about securing the necessary humanresources, please strictly refrain from actions such as the following that hinder the students from freely
choosing an occupation or harassing behavior forcing students to end their job-hunting activities
against their will.
① Announcing an offer of employment and requesting the submission of a document confirming theacceptance of the offer before October 1② Holding events, etc., that require students to commit long periods of time during the recruitment
and selection period③ Forcing students to end their job-hunting activities with other companies in exchange for an early
informal offer of employment with your company（５）Clearly indicating working conditions, etc.
For the working conditions, etc., please check the items necessary for recruitment and employment
contracts in Japan and clearly indicate these on the job postings, ensuring that there are no omissions.
（６）Internships
Internships in Japan are regarded as educational programs that cultivate the students' attitude toward
work. Please refrain from using internships as part of your recruitment activities as well as using
personal information of students, such as their attributes, obtained while recruiting students forinternships for your recruitment selection.
Short-term programs that do not involve work experience are referred to as internships by some2 / 3companies. For these, please use an alternative name that is more appropriate, such as information
session, and refrain from using the term "internship" in your postings.
Please give due consideration to the seasons when these are offered so that they do not hinder thestudents' studies. In principle, please hold these during times, days, or periods when there are noclasses, such as during the summer, winter, or spring breaks.
（７）Evaluations during the recruitment and selection activities
During your recruitment and selection activities, please appropriately evaluate the students'
academic achievements and the efforts they have made toward their learning.
（８）Consideration toward the students' well-being
As your recruitment and selection activities will be carried out over the rainy season and summer,
please clearly indicate your position toward permitting students to dress in light and casual business
attire.
（９）Treatment of persons who graduated/completed a degree program within the last 3 years
From the viewpoint of providing a wide range of opportunities for young people with motivation
and ability to apply, please consider those who have graduated or completed a degree program within
the last 3 years, at the minimum, to be new graduates or students expecting to complete a degree
program, and take appropriate measures that will permit them to be recruited under this category.

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