新卒採用で人事担当が嘆く｢就活生の質の劣化｣

売り手市場で低い意欲､内定辞退に憤る声も

　「いまどきの若者は...」という嘆きの中身はだいたい「ものを知らない」とか「マナーやルールを守れない」とか、若者だからこそのものであることが多いです。だからこそ冒険ができるし、失敗から学んで成長できるのも若者の良いところ。しかしここ数年、新卒（大学）採用の人事担当者は、学生に対して少し違う印象を持っているようです。HR総研：2021年卒＆2022年卒採用動向に関する調査」によると、「学生の労働意欲や向上心の希薄さや自己中心的な考え方」「学生の意欲低下、おとなしい性格の者が増加」「学生の質の低下。特に主体性やバイタリティの低下。そういう経験をして育ってきていない」などの声が多かったそうです。

　かつての若者への非難は、未熟さによる問題行動への批判が多かったものですが、現在の就活生に対しては、行動を起こさないおとなしさに不満を感じているようです。就活に限らず、やってみて振り返って改善して...というサイクルは、学習でも部活動でも進路活動でも同じ。何かを変えたければ、まずは行動することが大切です。

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進路だより No.34

The "deterioration in the quality of job-hunting students" lamented
by HR professionals in new graduate recruitment

Low motivation in a seller's market; some resent job offer rejection

The lamentations that "today's young people..." are usually about "not knowing things" or "not being able to follow manners and rules" because they are young. That's why they can be adventurous and grow by learning from their mistakes, which is one of the good things about being young. However, in the past few years, HR professionals in charge of hiring new graduates (university graduates) seem to have a slightly different impression of students. according to "HR Research Institute: Survey on Hiring Trends for 2021 & 2022 Graduates," "Students' lack of work ethic and ambition and self-centered mindset" and "Declining motivation among students and increase in quiet personalities. "The quality of students is declining. "Decline in the quality of students, especially in initiative and vitality. The quality of students is declining, especially their initiative and vitality, and they have not been brought up with such experiences. 　

In the past, young people were often criticized for their immaturity and problematic behavior, but today's job hunters seem to be dissatisfied with their meekness and lack of action. Not only in job hunting, but the cycle of trying, looking back, and improving is the same in learning, club activities, and career activities. If you want to change something, it is important to take action first.

News from career guidance No.34