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Held in a crammed
mahjong outlet in downtown Tokyo, prospects competed against
each other on Friday to gain the chance to face recruiters from
six companies in the fitness, education, technology and real
estate sectors.
"Mahjong is a very strategic game, so I think people who are
good at it would be good at marketing. This is a new approach
and I find it really interesting," candidate Tomoko Hasegawa,
who is aspiring to become a designer, told Reuters.
Mahjong, which originated in China, is similar to the western
card game, rummy, and players in Japan said the tile game
required skill, strategy, calculation and a degree of chance.
Organizers said the recruiting tournaments began in 2012 and had
gained popularity, mostly among male students, and also with
hirers, who say the game revealed more about the candidates than
just long pages of resumes.
On Friday, eight students advanced to the next round of the
selection process.
Between five and ten students are recruited by participating
companies every year, organizers said.
(Reporting by Reuters TV. Editing by Patrick Johnston)
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