Today’s Business Japanese is “Shuusha (Company hunting)”.

Many university students use the word, “Shuushoku Katsudou (Job hunting)”.  But, that is wrong.  Precisely speaking, “Shuusha” is the right word in Japan.  It means that we choose our own company, not the jobs.

Many Japanese companies use life-time employment and assign the departments to each employee depending on company’s human resorce strategy and tactics.  Employees have to do any job or work at any place regardless of their will.

Generally speaking, Japanese companies raise generalists rather than specialist through job rotation.

It is good for the companies.  But, employees can not develop their career plan based on their own will and it will be difficult for them to change their companies.  It leads to less liquid labor market and less powerful Japanese economy.

Do you want to work based on company’s will or on your own will?