Student voices

Nationality: TaiwanGraduation date: June, 2018Occupation: Manufacturing,Human Resource Management My career before coming to Japan and in the future Before coming to Japan, I worked in human resources management and accounting at a metal processing company. I was considering finding a job in Japan after I arrived, but after actually being here and learning about Japanese corporate culture and customs I realized that there are many parts that do not suit me. To me, it feels difficult to understand honorifics and detailed rules. After returning home, I plan to get a job at the company I worked for before. Impressions of studying in the program Among the many lessons, I think […]

Nationality: AustraliaGraduation date: June, 2018Occupation: Dentist Become coming to Japan and my future career Before coming to Japan, I had been working for four years after getting my dentist’s license in Australia. In the future, I am thinking of two paths that I can take. The first is to obtain a dentist’s license in Japan and start a clinic for foreigners. The second is to start a clinic in Australia for Japanese people. I am current at the stage of preparing for that. My purpose of studying in this program and thoughts In class, they mainly teach Japanese that is used in the office. You might think that there is […]

Nationality: VietnamGraduation date: December,2017Place of employment: Food industry, Human resources The job hunting process I used an agent for my job hunting. They checked my resume, helped me practice for the interviews and gave me advice on how to answer the questions. When I didn’t pass the interview, they explained the reasons. I’m glad that I used their services.Questions about how I picture myself five or ten years from now, or what I would do if I were the company president were something I found unique to Japanese companies. They are questions that are difficult to answer if you haven’t developed a proper career vision or didn’t do enough research about […]

Nationality: United States of AmericaGraduation date: December, 2017Place of employment: Communications industry,Software engineer What’s important in an interview I think it is important to read the atmosphere in an interview. The interviewer is thinking “Do I want to work alongside this person?”, so if you don’t adjust to the atmosphere, they will think “Not really.” For example, if you go wearing a suit, if the business has a casual feeling, I think it’s important to adjust to the atmosphere, and do things such as loosen your necktie a little for a more relaxed impression.I’m also often asked “Why do you want to live in Japan.” The answer to that is […]

Nationality: IndonesiaGraduation date: June, 2018Place of employment: IT industry,Foreign Startup My career before coming to Japan and my prospective employer Before coming to Japan, I had worked in my country for about six years. I have experience working in a company related to energy, an IT company, and a company related to importation. My prospective employer is a foreign start-up that develops apps and my work location is Osaka. It is a company where I can work on what I want, so I am very happy. What I focused on when choosing a job When I was choosing a company, I focused on the scope of the job. I chose […]