Description Part of a network of companies that was founded by a samurai centuries ago, Mitsui & Co. now does battle in the marketplace. Mitsui & Co. spearheads the Mitsui Group, one of Japan's largest "keiretsu" (companies loosely connected through cross-ownership). A leading Japanese general trading firm (sogo shosha), Mitsui & Co. has about 450 subsidiaries in a wide range of industries. Its major business units are engaged in the production and sale of chemicals, electronics and information, energy, foods, iron and steel, nonferrous metals, textiles, and machinery. The company's largest revenue generators are its trading activities in the energy and chemical sectors.
Mitsui & Co. has an employee rating of 3.7 out of 5 stars, based on 389 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Mitsui & Co. employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Retail & Wholesale industry (3.5 stars).
Overall, 70% of employees would recommend working at Mitsui & Co. to a friend. This is based on 470 anonymously submitted reviews on Glassdoor.
64% of job seekers rate their interview experience at Mitsui & Co. as positive. Candidates give an average difficulty score of 2.8 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) for their job interview at Mitsui & Co..