Useful information for foreigners working in Japan

In this article, we are going to guide you 3 IMPORTANT points & break them down to 4 specific ways. Now, when you work in Japan, you need a “status of residence.” We’re going to explain what qualifications you need & what level of Japanese would be required to work in Japan.

When you think about changing jobs, it is important to think about the preparation, flow, schedule, and how long you’re going to take to hunt for a new job.Preparation is the KEY to SUCCESS!!! Make sure you prepare on how you’re going to do the process, how to find a company, and how to get all the right documents ready to have a successful job hunt.

The reason of career change will be a definite question in your interview. Answering this question can be challenging for some people. The right answers for this is for you to have “CONSISTENCY” on “The reasons for resignation on your last job”, & “What you want to achieve after you enroll in the company.”

When you start thinking about career changes, think of the reasons. There are certain risks that comes with changing careers, so there are situations where it’s better to stay the same.It’ll be VERY IMPORTANT for your career to analyze yourself & to know the market value!

WHEN you are job hunting in Japan, it’s very likely to fall in a pit where you can find yourself stuck and feeling insecure about getting hired in Japan. The most important thing is not to go through these times alone.Here are some solutions to these problems.

Japan is popular with the HIGH STANDARD job interviews, and in order to meet that HIGH STANDARDS, you MUST be prepared enough to surprise the interviewers. That way, you can be successful on your job hunt in Japan.Job interviews are based on a small amount of time. The crucial point of a successful job interview is how much you can appeal on a short time period. These are the PREPARATION POINTS on what clothes you wear, what you bring to the interview, and answers to the questions from the interviewer.

When considering a career change, an interview is inevitable. The motivation of applying, why did you want to change your career, what did you struggle with, all kinds of questions that can lead to negative answers. These types of questions are the CHARACTERISTICS of a Japanese interview.NOW, let’s go on and start going over these questions TOGETHER!!!

When the date of the job interview is set, going over the manners for the interview is REQUIRED!!!Let’s go over the flow and the general manners of the job interview TOGETHER.

ON this column we give advises on how to write your resumes when applying for a Japanese company.This column focuses on the IMPORTANT POINTS like your personal information, education, job experience, motivation of applying, personal wishing column, and how to take your picture to put on your resume.

We arranged a TEMPLATE for YOU!!!On this column, we put a template and a summary of pointers where the recruiter focuses on. (This template is just a sample. It is ONLY for REFERENCE)

What do you know about yourself? “Set a basis for your decision making” “Learn about your strength and weakness”. These are the 2 goals of self-assessment. If you are considering a career change, the self-assessment early-on would help you.

When we start thinking about our career, we think about changing jobs, we often wish knowing the best time to change jobs. The best time to switch jobs in Japan is usually, from February to March, from September to October & In April and May, we have more chances to get an unpublished job offers. On the other hand, the time people need for changing jobs are case by case. Today, we are going to share the best time to change jobs and the points you need to consider when changing jobs in JAPAN.

There are two resumes you need to submit to a Japanese company.There is 履歴書(Rireki-sho) which is a resume where you write down basic information about yourself followed by an education section and work history section.Each school you attended needs to be written down in a chronological order by the year of entry and the year of graduation.So, now you know that 履歴書 is one of the forms you need for employment, let’s move on to the other one.One more document that you need to submit to a company in order to apply is職務経歴書 (Shokumu-Keireki-sho). Now, this is a job description document where you can self-appeal from your previous work histories.On this column, we will be talking about how 履歴書 & 職務経歴書 differs and 4 important points on writing your job history document.Meaning:履歴書（Rireki-sho）-Resume職務経歴書（Shokumu-keireki-sho）-Job history resume