# Japanese employment and recruitment trends > Live situation record from CLSTR: https://clstr.news/situations/japanese-employment-and-recruitment-trends > Updated: 2026-09-28T02:38:21.000Z. Sources: 3. Developments: 2. Mynavi Corporation has released several surveys detailing evolving employment and recruitment trends in Japan. Initial reports focused on specific labor segments, noting that 53% of ‘slight experience’ job seekers aim to transition into adjacent fields. While 63.9% of hiring managers have utilized these candidates to expand talent pools, approximately 73.4% of companies reported satisfaction with such hires. Additionally, research into temporary workers (haken) showed that 70.9% of respondents are satisfied with their conditions, though social challenges persist, such as workers being addressed by their status rather than their names. Subsequent findings from the 2026 Mid-career Recruitment Status Survey indicate a growing labor shortage, with 43.5% of companies reporting a lack of full-time employees. There is a notable increase in the demand for management-level personnel; 54.8% of surveyed companies conducted mid-career recruitment for management roles, up from 38.1% in 2021. While 74.2% of companies expressed satisfaction with the quality of management hires, the labor market continues to face difficulties regarding low applicant quality and high turnover rates. ## Timeline ### 2026-09-28: Mynavi report highlights rising demand for mid-career management in Japan Mynavi's 2026 survey shows 43.5% of Japanese companies face staff shortages, with a rising demand for management-level mid-career hires. 3 sources. https://clstr.news/cluster/mynavi-report-highlights-rising-demand-for-mid-career-management-in-japan ### 2026-09-16: Mynavi reports on Japanese employment trends and hiring practices Mynavi reports on Japanese labor trends, showing a rise in hiring candidates with ‘slight experience’ and high satisfaction levels among temporary workers, despite social integration challenges. 2 sources. https://clstr.news/cluster/mynavi-reports-on-japanese-employment-trends-and-hiring-practices --- Cite as: Japanese employment and recruitment trends. CLSTR, https://clstr.news/situations/japanese-employment-and-recruitment-trends