东京——日本企业开始向尚未毕业的大学生提供就业机会，并以优厚条件吸引他们，确保他们不会去其他企业求职。
TOKYO -- Japanese companies are offering college students jobs before they even graduate, luring them with perks to make sure they do not look for work elsewhere.
大阪燃气在上一财年开始为潜在入职者提供海外留学和取得资格证书所需的费用。该公司会花费数十万日元（10万日元约合635美元），资助为期一个月的海外学习。
Osaka Gas last fiscal year began providing potential hires financial support for study abroad and obtaining qualifications. The company spends hundreds of thousands of yen (100,000 yen equals $635) to cover monthlong study abroad stints.
在2025财年的27份海外留学申请中，有14份获批，目的地包括新加坡、马来西亚、英国和美国。
Fourteen out of 27 study abroad applications were accepted into the program in fiscal 2025, with Singapore, Malaysia, the U.K. and the U.S among the destinations.
“现在能够运用海外留学期间积累的语言能力和知识，是我在工作中的一大动力。”一名现任职于大阪燃气海外业务部门的人士表示。
"Being able to utilize the language skills and knowledge I acquired during my studies abroad is a great source of motivation for my work," said a person who now works in Osaka Gas' overseas division.
据大阪燃气的一名代表介绍，该公司启动这一项目，是因为希望“为员工创造带来更丰富人生经历的机会”。
Osaka Gas said it started the program because it wanted to "provide opportunities that would lead to richer life experiences," according to a representative.
纸制品制造商欧治控股为学生提供奖学金。拟受聘于工厂工程岗位的学生均可申请，每月资助额从5万日元至10万日元不等。
Oji Holdings, a paper products manufacturer, provides scholarships to students. Students who would be hired for plant engineering positions are eligible, with grants ranging from 50,000 yen to 100,000 yen a month.
欧治控股表示，公司希望减轻准员工的 经济负担，使他们能够专注于研究及自己的专业领域。
Oji said it looks to reduce the financial burden of prospective employees and have them concentrate on research and their specialized field of study.
一名欧治控股代表表示，此举旨在“培养加入公司后能够立即作出贡献的人才”。该公司还提高了起薪，以增强竞争力。
This will "cultivate talent that can immediately contribute after joining the company," said an Oji representative. The company also raised starting salaries to be competitive.
据就业信息服务机构Career-tasu的一项调查，对于明年毕业的学生，截至2月，已有46.6%的人收到录用通知。学生被企业更早在大学期间物色人才，正是这一支持准员工趋势不断发展的原因。
This trend toward supporting prospective workers is being driven by how students are being scouted earlier in college. For students graduating next year, 46.6% have received job offers as of February, according to a survey by Career-tasu, an employment information provider.
与此同时，学生们继续受益于供不应求的劳动力市场。招聘公司Mynavi的一项调查显示，在2027届大学毕业生和研究生中获得非正式工作邀约的人群中，37.1%收到了两家公司或更多公司的邀约。
Meanwhile, students continue to enjoy a tight labor market. Among university and graduate students in the 2027 graduating class who have received informal job offers, 37.1% received offers from two or more companies, according to a survey by the recruitment company Mynavi.