YOKOHAMA, Japan – Nissan plans to hire a total of 1,420 new employees, including new graduates and midcareer hires, during fiscal year 2017*. This represents an increase of 390 employees (38 percent) over the previous fiscal year.
New graduate recruitment
| FY2017 (planned) | FY2016 (actual) | |
| Engineering/non-engineering | 430 | 350 |
| Technical (generally based in plants) |
250 | 230 |
| Total | 680 | 580 |
Midcareer hires
| FY2017 (planned) | FY2016 (actual) | |
| Engineering/non-engineering | 380 | 330 |
| Technical (generally based in plants) |
360 | 120 |
| Total | 740 | 450 |
Nissan is increasing hires of engineers and technicians to further accelerate its Intelligent Mobility blueprint, which focuses on electrification, autonomous driving, and connected cars. The move is also a result of an increase in production volume, and the company’s promotion of skill transfer initiatives.
Nissan is actively promoting diversity in its recruitment efforts. Among new university graduates, female employees accounted for 50 percent of hires in administrative positions, 20 percent in engineering positions, and just over 20 percent in technical positions during fiscal year 2016.
Nissan has been working to cater to employees’ diverse values and varying life needs by promoting the use of annual leave, introducing super flextime and work-at-home programs, and offering onsite daycare centers. The company will continue to build upon these workplace improvement initiatives for both existing and new employees.
*As part of an annual recruitment drive in keeping with Japanese corporate custom.
About Nissan Motor Co., Ltd.
Nissan is a global full-line vehicle manufacturer that sells more than 60 models under the Nissan, Infiniti and Datsun brands. In fiscal year 2015, the company sold more than 5.4 million vehicles globally, generating revenue of 12.2 trillion yen. Nissan engineers, manufactures and markets the world's best-selling all-electric vehicle in history, the Nissan LEAF. Nissan's global headquarters in Yokohama, Japan manages operations in six regions: ASEAN & Oceania; Africa, Middle East & India; China; Europe; Latin America and North America. Nissan has been partnered with French manufacturer Renault since 1999 and Mitsubishi Motors since 2016 under the Renault-Nissan Alliance.
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