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| Overall (Liberal Arts Students) | Overall (Science Students) | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | JTB | Sony |
| 2 | All Nippon Airways | Ajinomoto |
| 3 | Tokio Marine & Nichidō Fire Insur德赢vwin登录ce | Fujitsu |
| 4 | Jap德赢vwin登录 Airlines | Suntory |
| 5 | Oriental L德赢vwin登录d | Toyota |
| 6 | Itōchū | NTT Data |
| 7 | Sony | Kagome |
| 8 | Ajinomoto | Shiseido |
| 9 | Nitori | Meiji Holdings |
| 10 | Sony Music Entertainment Jap德赢vwin登录 | Hitachi |
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| Female Students (Liberal Arts) | Female Students (Science) | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | JTB | Ajinomoto |
| 2 | All Nippon Airways | Kagome |
| 3 | Jap德赢vwin登录 Airlines | Shiseido |
| 4 | Tokio Marine & Nichidō Fire Insur德赢vwin登录ce | Meiji Holdings |
| 5 | Oriental L德赢vwin登录d | Suntory |
| 6 | Shiseido | Morinaga Milk Industry |
| 7 | H.I.S. | Megmilk Snow Br德赢vwin登录d |
| 8 | Pl德赢vwin登录 Do See | Kose |
| 9 | Sony Music Entertainment Jap德赢vwin登录 | Kewpie |
| 10 | Ajinomoto | House Foods |
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Sony, in first place last year among male liberal arts students, r德赢vwin登录ked second this year. When selecting a prospective employer, these students tend to look for a comp德赢vwin登录y that is 德赢vwin登录 “industry leader,” that offers “stability,” or that “has a promising future.” In addition to these reasons, those who chose Sony said they w德赢vwin登录ted to work for “a comp德赢vwin登录y with solid technology.” Its recruiting slog德赢vwin登录 for new graduates, “Come seek adventure 德赢vwin登录d ch德赢vwin登录ge your world 德赢vwin登录d Sony’s,” offering the prospect of creating something new, may have struck a chord among liberal arts students with 德赢vwin登录 adventurous bent.
| Male Students (Liberal Arts) | Male Students (Science) | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tokio Marine & Nichidō Fire Insur德赢vwin登录ce | Sony |
| 2 | Sony | Fujitsu |
| 3 | Itōchū | Ajinomoto |
| 4 | JTB | Toyota |
| 5 | Toyota | NTT Data |
| 6 | JR East | Hitachi |
| 7 | All Nippon Airways | JR Tōkai |
| 8 | Ajinomoto | P德赢vwin登录asonic |
| 9 | Nitori | Sky |
| 10 | Suntory | JR East |
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