Developing the capacity for a proactively self‐managed career: an analysis of aspiring new‐generation employees in Japan

In Japan there is a significant mismatch between the skills new-generation employees possess and employers expect, with Japanese reporting lower average satisfaction graduate than that reported globally. By drawing on concepts of ‘future work self’ ‘proactive career behaviour’, this paper compares contrasts similarities differences international students who will enter workforce soon explores why such big gap in exists. As results show, due to their unique social cultural background influence contextual environments, fewer develop knowledge important futures comparison students, making them largely reliant concept an organisational rather proactively self-managed one. Better outcomes require more tailor-made counselling services support students. Students should also familiarise themselves employers’ expectations regarding desired skills.