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Document 72 Hours: Season 2014

2014x18 Youth HelloWork: A Job Agency

  • 2014-09-16T12:30:00Z on NHK
  • 30m
  • Japan
  • Japanese
  • Documentary
Over 80% of Japanese college grads landed jobs last spring, the main hiring season. However, in Shibuya, an area of Tokyo known for its youth culture, more than 200 young job-seekers a day paid a call on Youth "HelloWork", a special division of the government's job-matching program. Some say they want satisfying regular employment, not temporary work. Some, entering their 30's, hope the favorable economic climate can help them transition into a different job. But 30% of newly employed college grads quit within 3 years. What, then, do young people want? We listen in, and find out.
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