Japan's Talent Crisis
Published date: 20 May 2024
Japan is facing a severe talent shortage due to its declining population, and with an average jobs-to-applicant ratio of 1.31 in 2023, there are more jobs than there are people to fill them.
Japan is especially short on global talent, demonstrated by one of the lowest English language proficiencies in the world and a worrying low number of students studying abroad.
The competition to hire talented global-minded professionals will only continue to intensify going forward.
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