Three correct postures for finding a good job in Japan

I have been in Japan for almost one year and eight months. During this time, I seldom appear in public, because my studies are heavy and I am afraid of distracting myself. I learned something that tickles my fingers recently. I feel that if I don't write something to share with you, I will get sick. So I decided to keep writing before I got sick, just like keeping exercising.

Some time ago, a friend of a Zhihu columnist said that he would come to live in Japan and wanted me to give some advice. I blame my daughter for being incompetent and unable to give a perfect standard answer (who can give a standard answer? I am willing to worship him as a teacher.

But seriously, only by taking that step will you know where to go next. Borrowing a sentence from Internet thinking, "small steps and quick iteration".

However, according to my experience and observation in living in Japan, work is indeed a big problem, but when it comes to work, I think there are still some concrete and operable suggestions worth sharing and discussing with you.

Today, I will talk about several ways for foreigners to find jobs in Japan, hoping to help you who are coming to Japan or have lived in Japan.

There are three main ways to find a job if you don't inherit the family business and don't plan to start your own business.

First, campus recruitment.

If you are a Japanese university graduate, it is really difficult to find a job by yourself. You can choose to listen to the introduction of some enterprises at school. If you have a favorite enterprise and feel that your ability matches the requirements of the enterprise, then you can ask the school teacher to write a letter of recommendation.

At this time, the school is also a screening mechanism for invisible talents. Schools can not only help enterprises save a lot of money in finding talents, but also recommend talents who should not be too bad. If you are lucky enough to be recommended by the teacher, you have a good chance of success. There is such a success story around me.

II. Japan Institute of Occupational Stability (ハローワーク).

It belongs to the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare. It is also a base to help enterprises screen talents. If you have any employment-related questions, you can consult the staff here. You can also use the computer here to find the enterprises you are interested in from the vast amount of information by inputting keywords.

The disadvantage is that all the enterprises found here, whether well-known or not, regardless of scale and growth rate, are given to you without screening. You may not find your favorite enterprise by sitting there for half a day. Even if there is, I don't know what the development prospect of this enterprise is. Still have to go home and search online by yourself. I have to say that this is an inefficient way to find a job.

I consulted the foreigner employment service center through the referral phone here before, and a part-time operator aunt talked with me for half an hour. The general idea is that the jobs provided here are mainly aimed at foreigners whose Japanese level is not good and who really need support, and they can also take free courses and training, and they will not find you jobs that specifically need foreigners, but will be "ハローワガ".

To put it bluntly, there is no special treatment, all by yourself.

So, when the small universe was hit, I hung up and went to the library. ...

Third, find a job through the platform.

There are many job-hunting websites in Japan, such as マィナビビビビビビビビビビビビビビビビ𞡇𞡇𞡇124999 It will take you a long time to register various accounts, fill in a lot of information, and then look for it after you go in, just like looking for a needle in a haystack. ...

However, this kind of website is aimed at all job seekers, not just foreigners. It is very popular among Japanese young people who want to change jobs, and many advertisements of these platforms will be seen on trams.

Speaking of this, I have to mention an excellent small platform, Speak, which was developed by the talent department of real estate company, limited company. Don't ask me why I know this. The platform they developed is probably the most efficient platform I have ever seen in Japan, which is dedicated to serving international students.

On the one hand, international students can search the information of cooperative enterprises on this platform. If you meet a company you like, you can directly apply for a visit to the company. The staff said that they would organize everyone to visit the company from time to time in the future (does this include business trips? ).

One more thing, their customers are international students from all over the world, and the whole process is free, and they can apply for services anytime and anywhere. As you may know, job fairs are not held every day. If you miss one, wait for the next one. The time line is very long and easy to be anxious. Going to the recruitment site is also a time-consuming, energy-consuming and money-consuming thing, and it may not be effective.

In the recruitment season, everyone is either at the crowded recruitment site or on the way to the recruitment site. Where do you think the time has gone? Besides, I can figure out with my fingers that at least six lunch boxes with one meat and one vegetable can be bought in our university cafeteria, or I can watch a 4D movie, or I can buy an online course. Hematemesis)

On the other hand, they cooperate with many excellent enterprises to provide interview opportunities for international students, and then strive for internship or employment opportunities. Friends who have looked for a job in Japan should know that it is extremely difficult to be invited for an interview.

These enterprises may be well-known or unknown (there are many unknown but powerful enterprises in Japan, and even many Japanese may not know them), but one thing is certain, these enterprises are all excellent enterprises screened by the SPeak platform, such as Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Bookoff and Metrol. This is also one of their advantages. See their official website (https://speakmatch.jp) for details.

The disadvantage is that it is now in the primary development stage, and there are fewer enterprises that decide to cooperate after screening. On the other hand, this is also an advantage. It has selected some excellent enterprises for you, and you can also visit them to solve the problem of asymmetric employment information.

When you are so confused that you don't know how to make a choice, please remember that life is too short, not everything needs to be handled by yourself, and it is more efficient to let professionals do professional things.

As an international student, if you are interested in the enterprise, you will decide whether to interview after visiting and inspecting. Those enterprises rely on this platform to screen out outstanding talents suitable for the company's development, which is essentially a two-way interview mode. This will help to save a lot of unnecessary energy and money.

Having said that, the way to find a job in Japan, in the final analysis, is only the road you may need to go through to realize your ideal in Japan. Whether you can find a job you deserve or not depends on your own talent (please ignore this sentence for friends who rely on face value).

In the future, I may share with you some articles about how talented friends from all over the world survive and develop in Japan. Stay tuned.

Having said that, if you still can't find a good job, you need to think seriously. Remember to think about the three words that the security guard at the door asked you: Who are you? Where are you from? Where are you going?

When your talent can't support your dreams and ambitions, you should calm down and study.

Click this link https://speakmatch.jp to apply for an interview or visit a Japanese company.