Application Guidelines
日本語/English
Sony Music Group
2017 Recruitment
for New Graduates
[Application Guidelines]
At Sony Music Group, we have 3 application categories in the 2017 Recruitment for New Graduates. An individual may only apply to one category.
1) Group-wide Recruitment
This category covers comprehensive recruiting for the various companies and departments of Sony Music Group. Please refer to the List of Applicable Positions. Position assignments will be determined after the preliminary employment notice, taking into account the individual’s abilities as well as preferences. Assignments may require relocation to one of our various offices in Sapporo, Nagoya, Osaka, and Fukuoka.
2) Specialist Recruitment
This category covers recruiting positions in Accounting, Corporate-wide IT (Systems planning/Web planning), Intellectual Property Management, and Administration & Human Resources. We are looking for enthusiastic individuals who wish to contribute their abilities and talents to the always exciting entertainment industry.
3) Recruitment of Individuals with Disabilities
This category covers recruiting of individuals with disabilities. Sony Music Group aims to create a work environment where the individuals' abilities and talents flourish by utilizing the necessary measures to accommodate special needs for the individuals' disabilities. The individuals' disabilities are not determinant in the selection of positions applicable. Please select positions you wish to apply from all the positions that are available.
Work Conditions
and Compensation
- Employment Status
- Full-time/Permanent employment
- Work Hours
- 7 hours 45 minutes
* Core office hours are 9:30 am to 6:15 pm (1 hour break for lunch) - Compensation
- Annual Salary for the first year:
¥3,600,000 plus Achievement Bonus for Undergraduates and Masters Degree holders (First year average ¥3,900,000)
¥3,100,000 plus Achievement Bonus for Junior and Vocational College Graduates (First year average ¥3,400,000) - Achievement Bonus
- (Paid according to performance of employed group company)
- Holidays and Leave
- Weekends (Saturday and Sunday), National holidays, Year-end/New year holidays (Total 131 days for 2016), Special calendar year based holidays
Annual paid leave (15 days for first year)
Refresh holiday (a flexible continuous holiday arranged per individual)
Maternity leave, Childcare leave, Nursing care leave, among others - Social Insurance
- Full social security benefits (Health insurance, Employees' pension program, Unemployment insurance, Workers' accident compensation insurance)
- Facilities
- Company-owned holiday facilities (in Nasu and Hakone), Company membership to resort hotel programs, Company membership to fitness clubs
- Other Benefits
- Employee asset-building savings, Various Sony group insurance plans, Employee discounts for group products.
Eligibility
- A
- Individuals born after April 2, 1990.
- B
- Individuals expected to graduate by March 2017 from university (for bachelors and masters degrees) and junior or vocational college (programs of two years or more); or Individuals who have already earned their degrees, but without any prior full-time employment (hourly/part-time employment is allowable).
* Individuals must meet both criteria (A and B) to be eligible to apply for 2017 Recruitment for New Graduates.
recruitment Timeline
Step 1: Pre-entry registration from webpage
Click on [Entry] below to fill out and send us your information.
Your User ID will be sent to the email address registered.
Pre-entry will register you to receive information about Sony Music Group's Recruitment of New Graduates.
Please note that this Pre-entry Registration is not yet the actual Entry/Application to the 2017 Recruitment of New Graduates.
Step 2: Entry/Application
Further instructions will be sent to individuals who have registered for Pre-entry. You will receive information about [My Page] where you may find details on how to complete your Entry/Application process.
If you have not yet completed Pre-entry Registration, please start by doing so.