私たちヘイズは、リクルートメント業界の世界的なエキスパートであり、有資格者やプロフェッショナル、高度なスキルを持つ人材の採用を支援するリーディングカンパニーです。仕事をお探しの皆様やクライアント企業様を真に理解することで、日本中の、また世界中の人々と企業の持つ影響力が、永久的に存続できるよう支援しています。

ヘイズは毎年、多くの求職者様と企業様のマッチングをお手伝いしています。この活動により、私たちは転職活動と採用活動の双方においてかけがえのない専門知識を培って参りました。

希望の仕事をお探しの皆様が十分な心構えで臨めるよう、また、企業様が適切な人材をスムーズに採用することができるよう、私たちは必要な情報や助言、アドバイスを提供してまいります。このブログは、求職活動や採用活動のあらゆるプロセスを対象にしておりますので、ぜひお役立てください。またお問い合わせにつきましては、お近くのヘイズのオフィスまでお気軽にお寄せください。

カメラ映りや仕草…オンライン面接で良い印象を残すには

オンライン面接では、面接官と画面越しにコミュニケーションをとることになり、細かなしぐさや相手の雰囲気などを感知することが難しくなります。求職中の皆さんの中には、これに不安を覚える方もいらっしゃるかもしれません。コミュニケーションにおいて大きなカギを握るのは、ボディランゲージです。続きを読む

新しい時代のリーダーに求められる11のスキルとは？

危機の時代には、自然とリーダーへの注目と期待が高まります。特にこの数ヶ月間は、あらゆる分野のリーダー達が、かつて経験したことのない課題を突きつけられた時期であったと言えるでしょう。しかし、コロナ禍が収束したとしても、課題や問題がなくなるわけではありません。続きを読む

面接官が見るのは「内容」だけじゃない―失敗しないための「答え方」とは

大切な面接に向けて準備は進んでいますか？みなさんは、面接の受け答えで一番大切なのは、「何を答えるか」だと考えているかもしれません。見落とされがちですが、面接官が注目しているのは、みなさんが「何を」答えるかだけではありません。あなたが「どのように」その質問に答えるか、その姿勢を知りたがっているのです。続きを読む

外出自粛中のスキルアップ術

未だ収まらない新型コロナウイルス感染症（COVID-19）の拡大は、あらゆる仕事の現場に急激かつ重大な変化をもたらし、企業では事業継続計画の推進や従業員のリモートワーク化が進んでいます。続きを読む

ベストタレント予測2021

日本の労働者の働き方はポストコロナの社会で劇的な変化を余儀なくされます。人材紹介を専門とするヘイズによれば、2021年に国内で最も求められる人材の上位10種の一部の傾向として来年は、デジタルソリューションとデジタルトランスフォーメーションが極めて重要になると見込まれます。続きを読む

「あなたを採用するメリットは？」こんな厳しい質問が飛んできたら･･･？

面接で聞かれる質問の一つが、「Why should I hire you?（あなたを採用するメリットは？）」です。あなたなら、この質問にどのように答えますか？この質問に上手く答えることが出来れば、面接全体がスムーズに進みますし、面接官もあなたの話に耳を傾けるようになるでしょう。あなたが最適な候補者であることを面接官に印象付けるためにも、こうした質問に対する心構えをしておくことが大切です。続きを読む

面接を取り調べではなく会話のようにする11の方法

皆さんはこれから就職の面接を受けることでしょう。しばらくは予定がないかもしれませんし、ちょうど今準備中かもしれません。次の面接は社外の仕事や昇進に関連していたり、相手が採用担当者だったり、場所が新しい国だったりすることもあるでしょう。いつどのように行われようと、面接を楽しみにしているという状況はあまりなさそうです。続きを読む

自分が持ち合わせていないと思う定量化可能な実績を履歴書に追加する方法

大多数の求職者は自分のスキルや能力について定量化できる実績を履歴書に示すことの重要性を理解しています。例えば自分が担当した新規販売、顧客、ウェブサイト訪問者の増加率を明確に示すことは、新しい雇用主となる可能性がある人に、あなたの専門知識と組織にもたらすであろう価値を実証するのに役立ちます。そうした成果をある期間にわたって測定するのは簡単で、強い印象を与える数値を付けるのも同様に難しくはありません。続きを読む

新しい仕事の時代における人脈作り

人脈作り、それは多くの内向的な人の心を怯えさせる言葉です。その理由は、人脈作りという言葉の意味を型通りに捉えている人が多いからです。例えば特定の場所で作業しながら、時間が限定された状況で強烈でカリスマ的な第一印象を与えるといったことです。続きを読む

面接官に問うべき7つの質問（パンデミック発生後）

自粛期間中、あなたは自分の経歴について、より多くの時間をかけ考え思い巡らす機会があり、熟考した上で、自分にとって本当に正しい方向に進んでいるのかと考えたことでしょう。その結果、仕事やその仕事から得たいものに対する考え方が変わったかもしれません。例えば、真に有意義な企業への就職に興味が増したということもあるでしょう。続きを読む

フルタイムでテレワーク？その前に考えるべき9つのポイント

今回のコロナ禍をきっかけに、私たちの働く環境は大きく変化し、テレワークも瞬く間に普及しました。これから迎える新しい時代では、｢9時から18時まで｣のオフィス出勤よりも、テレワークの方が主流になるでしょう。経営者も労働者も、この数ヶ月の間に、従来オフィスで行ってきた仕事の多くが社外でも実行可能であることに気付いたのです。続きを読む

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