We are sharing tips/information to help you get a job in Japan. Although Japan may be seen as one of the global countries, we have very unique culture when it comes to work environment, job hunting etc... We want to share the reality of what is like to try to find a job here in Japan and benefits etc...as well as how you can identify your strength to find the most suitable career in general.

1. Careers in Japan?
Tips/information to help you get a
job in Japan
Presented by Active Connector

2. Choices of place to work in the
world
Hub Places
Fast growing
countries Your home countries
Example
London
New York
Singapore
Dubai
India
Indonesia
Plus points
・Diversity
・Use of English
・Another new culture
・Can experience the
fast growth of the
country
You are familiar with
how things work
No stress about
communication in
different language
(including cultural)
Minus points
・Policy towards
migrants
・Living cost is
expensive
・Salary varies (locally
hired or expat)
・Maintain same
lifestyle
Once home, to come
back to Japan may be
more difficult

3. You have a chance in Japan
Talent Shortage #1 in the world
(“Talent Shortage Survey”, Manpower, 2013)
In Japanese history, the greatest number of
work permit visa has been issued
(Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare, 2015)
Need to be more Global
vs Shortage of Global talents amongst
Japanese

4. What can YOU do in Japan?
You
Ordinary
Japanese
Students
Company Needs
Fluency in English ● × A lot of Japanese companies want to
explore global business opportunities
But they do not have many employees
who are fluent in English or know about
the global market.
Knowledge about
global market
● ×
Ready to go global ● ×
Understanding
Japanese business
custom
×ー△ ●
Japanese companies consist of mainly
Japanese employees. The company
cares whether the new employees can
maintain 'good harmony' of the
company /can fit company's culture
Japanese language ×ー● ●
Many existing documents are already in
Japanese and the companies cannot
translate every document.
E-mail communications and meetings
are in Japanese.

5. What kind of companies are there?
Foreign Companies
Japanese companies
Large/well known
companies
SMEs
Venture/Start up
17 different
Industries (METI)
102 Types
to choose
from

6. How can you identify your
strengths?
①Stability ? vs Career development through career change
②Team player? vs Individual worker?
③How much autonomy do you want to have for day-to-
day/project and works?
④Work life balance vs work as a center of your life?
⑤Fast paced (love pressure/stimulation) vs slow paced (love to
contemplate)
-Your work experience
-Any certificate
-Degrees before MBA
What kind of place do you enjoy to work?
What can you contribute to the company?

7. Size of the company that fits
your outlook
Venture/Start up Big Companies
Specialized jobs (Up
or Out)
Stability vs
Career
development Career Development Stability Career Development
Team player
vs Individual Rather individual Team player Rather individual
How much
autonomy?
A lot from the
beggning Take time
Quicker than Big
companies
Work life
balance? Work focused Work-life balance Work focused
Fast paced? Fast Rather slow Fast

8. How to identify your strengths?
Myers Brigg Type:
80% of the Fortune 500 companies and 89 of
the Fortune 100 companies use it to analyze
their employees.
Google it to find more about this test

9. Other tools/ways to
analyze yourself
①Enneagram personality test
-9different types
-Commonly used in Japan
②Meet with people from different types of industry:
-Do you feel like you can spend long hours with that person?
-Do you want to be like that person in a few years time?
③Ask your friends/class mates about your strengths
-Do not ask ‘What type of jobs are a good fit for me?’: rather, ask ”In
what kind of situation do you think I contribute to the group?”
-Ask “What kind of adjective would you use to describe my
personality?”

10. Japanese requirements
Communication with Japanese clients
Communication with foreign clients
Team workIndividual Work
Consultant
IBD
HR
Finance
Marketing
Trader
Sales targeting
foreign customers
Creative works
Care worker
Sales targeting Japanese customers NPO
Engineer
Global HR
Global Marketing
Finance/Consulting
working for global
clients
Credited to Active Connector

11. Job Search 【In the case of
Japanese students】
Rikunabi
Setsumeikai_ Career Forum
Jiko Bunseki (Analyze strengths/weakness)
Apply
ES/web test: work with the team
Interview practice with friends
Interview
Offer
33.5
Companies
13 months before graduation
By October in the final year of
University, 80% of students got
offer (2014)
Source: http://www.macromill.com/r_data/20140306shukatsu/
Source:http://www.recruitcareer.co.jp/news/old/2014/141030_01/

12. Job search that you can try
①Find the companies:
ーSearch where your seniors are working at via linked in,
information from your school
ーRegister at recruitment companies
ーGo to career fair and get HR contact
ーParticipate the internship program
ーParticipate the recruiting events
Find the companies where your skills sets and Japanese level meet
*Better your Japanese is, more options you have
*Don’t overestimate Japanese companies ‘globalness’
You have to get contact as close as possible
Face to Face Contact is always better

13. Job search that you can try
②Apply：
ーDirectly: ‘Chuto’ entry button, Send the resume to contact info or HR, find the
Linked in job information and contact HR via linked in
ーThrough help: apply via recruitment companies
ーContact HR person via Linked in
ーAsk Career Support center in your school if they know any HR contact or not
Sending your CV to main company contact →testing your luck
You have to make sure HR look at your CV
*It will take minimum 2 months or so to finish the entire process
*Not many companies are willing to hire people whose visa will be expired
soon. SOONER you start the job search, MORE options you will have

14. How things work
Prepare your CV
Ask other people to look at your CV and give feedback
Try to apply to some companies and see how they respond
Participate inthe Internship/Career Fair
Narrow down your choices
Tailor your CV
Apply for the companies
Practice Interviews
Get offers
Need 3
months or so
Need
minimum two
months, but
usually 3
months or
more

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