TMC Holds Ceremony to Welcome 2,151 New Employees | Toyota Motor Corporation Official Global Website

Toyota City, Japan, April 3, 2017―Toyota Motor Corporation held its annual entrance ceremony for new employees today from 11 a.m. at Jimu Main Hall in headquarters (1 Toyota-Cho, Toyota City).

2,151 new employees attended the ceremony.

Participants, totaling approximately 200 people, included 40 executives (including Chairman Takeshi Uchiyamada, Vice Chairman Shigeru Hayakawa and President Akio Toyoda), 16 representatives from the Toyota Motor Workers' Union, and various management groups, and division representatives.

ReferenceFY2017 Recruitment Results

Recruitment results for FY2017 are as follows. The following figures are different from the number of new employees present at the ceremony on April 3.

(People)

			FY2017 Recruitment Results^*1	FY2016 Recruitment Results
Administrative positions^*2			174	152
Engineering positions^{2 3}			629	609
Clerical positions			50	47
Technical positions	Regular		1,148	1,143
	Non-regular (Hiring by full-time staff appointment system)		377	387
	Toyota Technical Skills Academy	High school program	133	123
	Toyota Technical Skills Academy	Advanced technical training	122	120
			1,780	1,773
Total^*4			2,633	2,581

^*1April 1, 2016 to March 31, 2017

^*2Including mid-career employment

^*3Including automotive mechanic schools

^*4Excluding health services positions and including non-Japanese employees