Shukatsu（就職活動＝就活）－Job-hunting activity

"Shukatsu" is one of the big life events for university students.

Japanese students usually start contacting companies in the second semester of their 3rd year of study; a year and a half before they graduate.

Students collect companies' brochure, attend recruiting fairs, company information sessions and finally apply for multiple jobs through the Internet. Companies check through students' CVs and applications, and select some candidates.

Students who are selected take some tests and the 1st, 2nd and 3rd job interviews. Finally successful students received an offer letter from the company.

Unfortunately Japan's economy is not so good at the moment and so some students apply to over 60 companies before he/she gets a job offer. It must be very stressful.  

Work starting date is always April 1st. If you see young people wearing black recruitment suits, they are probably university students who are visiting recruiting fairs or company information sessions.