ZenX Releases Job-Hunting Trends Report on 100 Class of 2027 Students from Former Imperial Universities, Waseda, and Keio: An Average of 12 Applications and a 16% Offer Rate Reveal How Top-Tier Students Choose Industries, Start Earlier, and Apply to Multiple Companies

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ZenMatch, the career support service operated by ZenX Inc. (Headquarters: Shibuya, Tokyo; CEO: Masahiro Goto), today released the "Class of 2027 Internship and Recruitment Status Report (Updated September 2025)," a job-hunting trends report on students graduating in 2027 (current third-year undergraduates and first-year master's students; hereinafter, the class of 2027), jointly with CareerTabi, a career support community (Representative: Hidemitsu Tamachi; supported by ZenX Inc.).

Based on aggregated data from 100 top-tier students from former imperial universities, Waseda and Keio, Hitotsubashi University, Institute of Science Tokyo, and other leading institutions, the report visualizes how job hunting is starting earlier and how students are applying to many companies in parallel. Of the full 49 pages, the "Overall Summary," "Respondent Profile," and "Offer Status" sections are being made public. Detailed industry analyses and data on companies extending offers are available exclusively to those who complete the download form.

■ Key Points of the Published Sections

<Overall Summary>

<Respondents' Universities>

* Respondents' universities

Former imperial universities: University of Tokyo, Kyoto University, Osaka University, Tohoku University, Hokkaido University, Kyushu University

Other national and public universities: Hitotsubashi University, Institute of Science Tokyo, Chiba University, and other national and public universities

Waseda and Keio: Waseda University, Keio University

Other private universities: Tokyo University of Science, Meiji University, Rikkyo University, Chuo University, Hosei University, Doshisha University, Kwansei Gakuin University

<Offer Status as of September 2025>

* Companies extending offers: Deloitte Tohmatsu Financial Advisory (DTFA), Boston Consulting Group (BCG), EY Strategy and Consulting (EYSC), Dream Incubator, Ascent Business Consulting, Vision Consulting, BayCurrent Consulting, Bain & Company

■ Additional Report Contents

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■ Reference: About the EQ Assessment Analysis Report Provided by ZenMatch

ZenMatch, a career support service, provides reports that analyze behavioral traits, soft skills, and EQ (emotional intelligence quotient) data. This objectively visualizes each individual's characteristics and delivers practical insights that can be applied to recruiting and talent development.

■ Comments from Leadership

Hidemitsu Tamachi, Representative, CareerTabi

"As job hunting becomes earlier, more layered, and more cross-industry, we have used data to visualize what students really think.

We hope this proves useful in designing recruiting activities and communications strategies."

Masahiro Goto, CEO, ZenX Inc.

"At ZenMatch, we promote data-driven career support to achieve optimal matching between students and companies. Through this report, we will continue to support decision-making for both students and companies."

[About the Survey]

Conducted in September 2025

Survey of 100 university students graduating in 2027

・Respondents (gender): 80 male, 20 female

・Respondents (year): 60 third-year undergraduates, 34 first-year master's students, 6 fourth-year undergraduates

・Respondents (field of study): 51 humanities, 44 sciences, 5 interdisciplinary

[About CareerTabi]

CareerTabi is a career support community connecting top-tier students with companies. It is run by a representative with more than 15 years of recruiting support experience together with multiple students holding offers from highly competitive companies. Around 1,000 students participate each year, creating points of contact with companies through interviews, roundtable sessions, and surveys.

Offer track record: Mitsubishi Corporation, Mitsui & Co., Sumitomo Corporation, Itochu Corporation, Mitsubishi Estate, Mitsui Fudosan, NRI, Dentsu, BCG, Bain & Company, Development Bank of Japan, MUFG Bank, and others.

https://careertabi.com/

[About ZenMatch]

ZenMatch is a career support service provided by ZenX Inc. for new graduates and mid-career job changers. In new-graduate recruiting, it focuses primarily on top-tier students — visualizing career orientations, matching, and supporting the selection process — to support both corporate recruiting and students' career development.

It also uses "EQ business professional," the EQ assessment of ZenTest developed by ZenX, to analyze students' behavioral traits, soft skills, and EQ (emotional intelligence quotient) data, delivering highly accurate, data-driven career matching.

https://www.zenmatch.jp/

[About ZenX Inc.]

・Company name: ZenX Inc.

・Address: Cerulean Tower 15F, 26-1 Sakuragaokacho, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo

・Established: 2019

・Representative: Masahiro Goto

・Corporate site: https://www.zenx.jp/

・Business: ZenTest, an AI-powered talent assessment; ZenStrategy, an HR BPaaS, Finance BPaaS, and strategy and organizational support service; and ZenMatch Agent, a recruiting and career-change support service that delivers optimal matching based on company requirements, organizational culture, candidate preferences, behavioral traits, soft skills, and EQ (emotional intelligence quotient).

[EQ business professional]

Trademark registration summary: Vocational aptitude tests and diagnostics; tests and diagnostics of personality, social competence, entrepreneurial temperament, and similar traits; and other vocational aptitude tests and diagnostics

Trademark registration: Registration No. 6627736

[Overview of the Fee-Charging Employment Placement Business License]

Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare License No.: 13-ユ-315546

License date: August 1, 2023

Scope of occupations handled: All occupations, within Japan