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New Graduate Recruiting
| Hiring Courses | 1. Home Office (Merchandising Department Buyer Candidate Course) 2. Home Office (General Course) 3. Warehouse/Depot (Future Leader Candidate Course) 4. Warehouse/Depot (General Course) |
| Eligible Applicants | Able to join the company in April 2025 and expected to graduate from a university by March 31, 2025. Alternatively, able to join the company in October 2025 and expected to graduate from a university by September 30, 2025. (Students from any faculty or department are eligible to apply.) Japanese language skills: Business level or higher |
| Skills Required at the Time of Hire (Reference Level) |
1. TOEIC points 750, Eiken grade Pre-1 or higher 2. English language skills: Intermediate level or higher, and System Department：Programming skill Accounting Department：Microsoft Office/Google Workspace applications skill, Nissho Bookkeeping Level 3 or higher E-Commerce Department：Microsoft Office/Google Workspace applications skill 3. English language skills: Intermediate level or higher 4. English language skills: Intermediate level or higher |
| Work Location | Course 1 & 2: Kisarazu Warehouse (initial training) , Kisarazu Home Office Course 3 & 4: Assigned warehouse or depot in Japan (Changes in scope of working location:Business locations determined by Costco.) |
| Working Hours | Course 1 & 2: Shift-based working at a warehouse (actual working hours of 7.5 hours/day) , Home Office's standard working hours is 9:00 - 18:00 (staggered working hours arrangement is available) Course 3 & 4: Shift-based working (actual working hours of 7.5 hours/day) |
| Holidays, Vacations, and Leave of Absence | 5-day workweek, 120 days of annual company holidays Annual paid vacation (10 days after 6 months of continuous employment), paid sick leave, maternity leave, child nursing leave, child care leave (many cases of male employees taking long-term childcare leave), nursing care leave, special leave etc. |
| Monthly Wage | Min.￥260,000 per month (Non-managerial positions are paid at an hourly rate, starting rate is ￥1,500 per hour) *Overtime is fully paid for all overtime hours worked. No deemed or fixed overtime pay. |
| Pay Rise | Automatic pay rise system Receive a pay rise every 1,000 worked hours (about every 6 months) until you reach the top rate. |
| Bonus | Twice-a-year extra check as per company policy |
| Insurance | Welfare pension insurance, health insurance, labor insurance, workers' accident compensation insurance, life insurance, long-term disability insurance etc. |
| Benefits | Overtime pay, life design premium (401k), commuting by car/motorbike is allowed, commuting allowance as per company policy, Costco membership card (Executive Membership), coupons (optical, hearing aid, pharmacy) and holiday voucher etc. |
| Training Program | New graduate training, new hire orientation, OJT (1-on-1 on the job training), New graduate follow-up training, Department training, Manager training (upon promotion), Management-In-Training for Assistant Warehouse Manager candidates etc. |
| Selection Process | Course 1 & 2: Aptitude tests, English tests, Calculation test, Excel test, 3-day warehouse internship, online group discussion, multiple interviews Course 3 & 4: Aptitude tests, English tests, 3-day warehouse internship, multiple interviews * Number of interviews will depend on the hiring course. |
| How to Apply | Please click the New Graduate Entry button. |
| Contacts | HR Dept. Graduate Hiring, Costco Wholesale Japan Ltd. graduate-jp@costco.co.jp |
