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Note: This question is new.
Q23 Which of the following factors do you consider important when you are seeking employment? Please select all applicable answers. (multiple answers) - Earnings
- Hours of work
- Ease of commuting
- Job description
- Atmosphere of workplace
- Social significance of the job
- Stability of the business of the employer and the job
- Future prospects of the job
- Opportunities to apply your expertise or technical skills
- Opportunities to further your skills
- Opportunities to realize your potential
- Other
- Don't know/no answer
To the question, "what is important when you are seeking employment?", 'job description' was ranked top of the list in Japan at 66.6%, followed in descending order by 'earnings' (64.9%), 'hours of work' (44.9%), 'atmosphere of workplace' (44.3%), and 'ease of commuting' (38.1%).
In comparison with other countries, 'earnings' was the first choice in Korea, the U.S., and Germany. In Sweden, it was 'atmosphere of workplace.' 'Easy of commuting' was ranked high in Japan, 'future prospects' was high in Korea, 'opportunities to further your skills' was high in U.S., 'opportunities to realize your potential' was high in Sweden, and 'stability of the business' and 'opportunities to further your skills' were high in Germany. (Table 3-4)
Table 3-4 Important Factors When Seeking Employment (Country Comparison) 
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Q25 Which on of the following ways do you consider best for deciding on promotions and salary increases? Please select only one answer. - Solely on the basis of seniority
- Mainly on the basis of seniority, but performance should also be considered
- Mainly on the basis of job performance, but seniority should also be considered
- Solely on the basis of performance
- Don't know/no answer
When asked how promotions and salary increases should be decided, 62.1% of the Japanese respondents emphasized performance saying that it should be mainly or solely on 'job performance' (option 3 (49.7%) and 4 (12.4%)), and 'seniority-oriented system' (option 1 (3.6%) and 2 (25.8%)) accounted for 29.7%.
When looking at the changes over the years, it was found the percentage of 'seniority-oriented system' tended to decrease, whereas that of 'performance-oriented system' tended to increase. (Figure 3-4)
Figure 3-4 Ideal System for Promotion and Salary Increase
(Changes over the years, Japan)
Looking at the other countries surveyed, the performance-oriented system (options 3 and 4) was more popular than the seniority-oriented system (choices 1 and 2) in all of the countries. The percentage of the respondents who chose 'solely based on performance' was high in Germany and the U.S. In Korea, the gap between those who favored the performance-oriented system (52.0%) and those who favored the seniority-oriented system (45.3%) was rather narrow. (Figure 3-5)
Figure 3-5 Ideal System for Promotion and Salary Increase
(Country Comparison)
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