Dowango will collect 2,525("niconico" in Japanese pronunciation) yen examination fee from applicants for their job in 2015.
It will employ approximately 40 engineers and a few planners at this time, and will not return the money in all cases.
The company which is famous for its video-sharing service Niconico says that it wants to create waves in Japanese traditional way of periodic new graduate recruitment, and take the exam should be taken by those who truly want to work with Dowango.
Japanese collage students traditionally apply for 30 to 100 information session, forums or interviews of jobs by an year before their graduation.
新卒入社試験に受験料「2525円」 ドワンゴの「一石を投じる」試みに賛否 ―ITmediaニュース
http://www.itmedia.co.jp/news/articles/1312/01/news009.html
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