[Class of '27 Job Hunting] Fixed-Point Observation for the Second Week of February | The Reality of 'Modern Job Hunting' Becoming Earlier and More Complex

Hello.
I am Rie Sakuragawa, a nationally certified career consultant and parent-child job hunting supporter.

We have entered the second week of February, and I imagine many of you have started to become conscious of the lifting of the job hunting information ban on March 1st.
On the other hand, in the field of job hunting consultation, I am seeing an increase in consultations regarding career path decision-making from students who have already secured multiple informal job offers.
As these trends show, current job hunting does not necessarily proceed on a uniform schedule.

In this article, I will clearly explain the current state of 'modern job hunting' as of the second week of February as a fixed-point observation organized with the help of AI.
I hope both job seekers and their parents will take a look.

This Week's Highlights | Job Hunting Trends for the Second Week of February (Class of '27)

1. Informal Job Offer Rate Remains at a High Level

As of the end of January 2026, the informal job offer rate for the Class of '27 (3rd-year undergraduates/1st-year master's students) is approaching 50%.
In particular, the rate for science students is trending higher than that for humanities students, and the number of students who started their job hunting in earnest after the new year is also increasing.

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2. Corporate Hiring Appetite Continues

Regarding hiring for the Class of '27, a certain number of companies expect it to be the same as or higher than the Class of '26. There is no significant cooling in the overall hiring market, and efforts to secure talent continue.

3. Early Selection and Year-Round Hiring Have Taken Root

Centered on large and mid-sized companies, selection flows starting from internship participation remain the mainstream. Even as of January-February 2026, an increasing number of companies are holding information sessions and selection events.

4. Job Hunting Schedule is Moving Forward and Becoming More Complex

Unlike the government-recommended schedule, there are a certain number of cases where job offer acceptance proceeds before the lifting of the hiring selection ban in June. Job hunting is not something that proceeds along a single route; it is becoming a structure where multiple selection routes proceed simultaneously.

In actual consultation settings, more people are struggling with whether to continue their job search while being presented with deadlines for accepting job offers.

5. Use of Online Tools for Multi-Company Contact Has Taken Root

The use of online information sessions and internships has progressed, and an environment where it is easy to make contact with multiple companies without geographical restrictions has become established.

For Students | How Job Hunting Looks in the Second Week of February

February may be a time when many of you feel anxious or impatient.
In reality, current job hunting involves people who have already started, people who are gathering information, and people who are about to take their first step, with various phases mixed together
. Furthermore, the progress and difficulty of the selection process vary greatly depending on the industry and company size.

Rather than being overly swayed by fragmented information flowing through social media and the like,
this is a time when it is important to proceed steadily while confirming the 'core of your job search' that you want to value for yourself.

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For parents | The premises of the job hunting schedule have changed

While it is called a seller's market, the difficulty of modern job hunting is higher than you might imagine.
As the selection process starts earlier and becomes year-round, students are advancing multiple selection processes simultaneously, and are increasingly required to make decisions in a short period of time as well.

Because the premises are significantly different from the job hunting that the parent generation experienced,
there are many cases where the feeling of 'it was like this in our day' does not apply as it is.

That is precisely why it is important for parents to also know the latest job hunting situation and update their values and premises, which will ultimately lead to the strength to support their children.
I feel that a stance of watching over them after correctly understanding the situation, rather than fueling anxiety, is becoming more important in today's job hunting.

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Summary | From the fixed-point observation of the 2nd week of February

Current job hunting is no longer something that proceeds on a uniform schedule.
Early selection and year-round hiring have become established, and students are increasingly required to make judgments among multiple selection routes.

In an era like this, rather than getting impatient by comparing yourself to others,
it is important to proceed while organizing where you are now and what you want to value is important.

I hope this report will serve as one piece of material for both the job seekers themselves and their parents to confirm their current position.

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