According to a recruitment survey conducted by Nikkan Kensetsu Kogyo Shimbun among 35 major general contractors, the number of new graduates (including all college graduates, high school graduates, etc.) Enrollments joining the company this spring are expected to be 4,111, an increase of 261 over the previous year. The ratio of technical staff is 83%. There is a trend toward increased hiring in response to work style reforms and business expansion, but only 7 companies achieved 100% completion rate or higher of their hiring targets (set by 33 companies). out) and competition for human resources including other industries is increasing. ... It seems like the situation is getting difficult with the increase.
The survey was conducted in January and February. 19 companies increased hiring compared to last year, including Taisei Group with 434 people (up 118 people over the previous year), Kajima Group with 401 people (up 67 people) and Shimizu Group with 384 people (up 50 people) People). everybody). There was 1 company with the same amount and 15 companies with a decrease. Although 20 companies increased their planned targets compared to the previous year, the majority of companies did not meet their targets due to reasons such as "the number of students wishing to become general contractors or construction managers decreased", " Struggling to compete with the majors. and second-tier companies" and "seller's market". Comments such as "It's hard to hire engineers" are noteworthy.
34 companies responded with their hiring plans for spring 2025. Comparing the planned number of responding companies with the total for FY 2011, an increase of 609 is expected to 4,631 people. Future directions include ``projected engineer shortage'' (Taisei Construction), ``compliance with upper limits on overtime and workforce security'' (Taitoyo Construction), and ``business expansion'' (Tokyu Construction). 16 companies responded that they would "increase" for this reason.
Companies that say they are “stabilizing” say: “The basic idea is to continue hiring a certain number of people regardless of economic conditions” (Kajima) and “we want to maintain balance the workforce by keeping the number of hires constant each year." " (Toda Construction). The aim is also to avoid imbalance between age groups to achieve sustainable growth.
Companies are using various means to acquire human resources, such as year-round recruitment, introducing youth recruitment systems, using SNS (internet social networking sites), regional recruitment and re-recruiting employees with intermediate qualifications.
As many as 25 companies have decided to increase starting salaries for new graduates joining companies in April, with the aim of ensuring competitiveness. Some mid-sized general contractors say, “When it comes to wages, we can't compete with the big companies,” and many companies are focusing their efforts on promoting their own uniqueness and raising the bar. high awareness. As student numbers decline due to falling birth rates and career paths become more diverse, competition for human resources is likely to become even fiercer.
