５月内定率、初の低下　緊急事態宣言で面接できず―リクルート

　リクルートキャリアは１３日、来年春に卒業する大学生の５月１日時点の就職内定率が、前年同月比５．７ポイント低下の４５．７％だったと発表した。現在の採用日程になった２０１７年卒以降で、５月の内定率が前年を下回るのは初めて。新型コロナウイルス感染症による緊急事態宣言で、他人との接触削減が求められる中、企業が面接を実施できず、内定を先送りしているためだ。
　４月中に「面接など対面での選考を受けた」とする学生は３５．２％で、前年からほぼ半減。一方、「ウェブ上での面接を受けた」が７倍強の５６．９％に増えるなどオンラインでの採用活動が進むが、「最終面接は実際に会いたいとして、内定を控える企業が少なくない」（広報部）のが現状だ。
　４月１日時点の内定率は前年を９．８ポイント上回っていたが、緊急事態宣言により、採用活動に急ブレーキがかかった。ヤマト運輸は４月上旬から採用活動を一時休止していたため、スケジュールは約１カ月遅れとなっているという。（2020/05/13-17:07）

The proportion of university students in Japan graduating in spring 2021 who had secured informal job offers as of May 1 stood at 45.7 pct, down 5.7 percentage points from a year earlier, a private survey showed Wednesday.
   The rate as of May fell from the year-before level for the first time since the current hiring schedule was adopted, for graduates in 2017, according to the survey by job-information provider Recruit Career Co.
   The drop came as companies have put off holding job interviews with students due to the government's state of emergency declaration over the novel coronavirus that, among other things, calls for reducing interpersonal contact, the company said.
   According to the survey, only 35.2 pct of responding students said they underwent face-to-face screenings, such as interviews, in April, down about 50 pct from a year earlier. Meanwhile, 56.9 pct said they had an interview online, up more than seven-fold.
   "Still, many companies are holding back from giving informal job offers, as they want to meet applicants in person for the final interview," a Recruit Career representative said.