Why venture companies continue to hire new graduates

I'm Haraoka, the representative of Beyond

It's been a while since I last wrote a blog.
I looked it up and it was June 2017, so it's been about four years since my last blog post.

This time, the topic is new graduate recruitment.
This may seem sudden, but have you ever wondered why so many companies choose to hire new graduates who are not yet ready to contribute?
there are many benefits to hiring new graduates .
I will explain
the reasons and benefits of hiring new graduates from the perspective of the CEO of a venture company that has been hiring new graduates for six years I hope that students looking for employment and many working adults will find this information useful.

New graduates hired so far

started hiring new graduates regularly the sixth year . Before that, we hired irregularly, so we started in 2010.
The new graduates we have hired so far are listed below.

2010 1 person
2013 1 person
2015 3 people
2016 3 people
2017
1 person 2019
4 people 2020 4 people
2021 5 people
2022
6 people

Why hire new graduates? Benefits of hiring new graduates

As mentioned above, Beyond regularly hires new graduates, but
I will explain in detail why we hire new graduates from several perspectives

Able to hire talented personnel

Since students are all looking for jobs at the same time, even venture companies can recruit alongside other large companies. Naturally, some will not join due to comparisons, but there is a certain percentage of students among them who want to work for a venture company, so an opportunity to recruit excellent talent . In fact, the employees who joined this year , they are
already active in various areas, such as operating and building infrastructure Also, unlike mid-career recruitment, which is conducted throughout the year, new graduate recruitment is conducted in a short, concentrated period which has the advantage of allowing us to recruit more talent in a shorter period of time.

Develops company culture

New graduates who are not influenced by the culture of any other company are very honest.
Therefore, they quickly gain a deep understanding of the culture that the company values ​​and pass that on to subsequent new members . The appeal of many mid-career hires is that they already have some kind of fighting ability, but I personally know from my experience as a company employee that it is not that easy to change
the habits I believe that it is the members who join as new graduates who take the lead in developing the company's culture.

The atmosphere in the office is refreshed

When the same people work together for a long time, it can inevitably create a feeling of stagnation a new atmosphere in the office . Surprisingly, this refreshing atmosphere is very effective in generating positive feelings among those around.

Creating an atmosphere where everyone can learn

New graduates join the company when they are still inexperienced as members of society, so they require a wide range of education, not just in technical terms but also in business. For this reason, at Beyond, not just a select few employees but a variety of employees act as "instructors" to train new graduates. This creates an atmosphere of unity existing employees, as well as new graduates, are given the opportunity to grow by taking on the role of "instructor," creating a virtuous cycle.
The "virtuous cycle of in-house education" that is created when new graduates join the company boosts the company's strength

Since they join the company at the same time, they can receive training at the same time

Beyond provides training periods for new graduates as well as mid-career members as needed.
Mid-career employees generally receive individual training because their joining dates vary, but new graduates have a set joining date and number, so they can plan ahead and receive more comprehensive training.
Furthermore, new graduates also help and compete , which helps accelerate their growth

【summary】

As mentioned above, there are many benefits to hiring new graduates, an important part of growing the company . Although there are many challenges in hiring and training, Beyond will continue to hire new graduates and will work together as a team to properly train them after they join the company.

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