Working In Japan Ettiquette

Hello again,
Its me Pieter deVries.

 So, you speak Japanese, you have wanted to work in Japan, and you are getting ready to send out or resume, or work history profile, but you have no idea what to do. Maybe you have written the profile, and you are getting ready to send it, but don't know what to write on the envelope.  Or, you are on your way to your first interview, and you don't know how many times to bow, or when to bow, or any other amount of important but easily overlooked things.  Well, take a look  at Hiwork.com.

 The site also has information that helps you find jobs and information about international job events. So, take a look at this bit of information that Hiwork at written about the correct way to write a job resume.

 As you can see, they have translated the resume and have given hints on what to do.

 In addition to this type of information they have a life support help section where you can find out how to help yourself while living in Japan.


Well, it is a pretty cool site, and if you are like me and have had a lot of trouble just doing normal things in Japan, it could be a great help! So give it a look.

This has been another post from Pieter deVries,
thanks for reading!

Job Searching in Japan

Hey, its me Pieter deVries again.
Today I wanted to do something a little different.
 Up until now, I have been carrying out the Japan's Globalization series, which I plan on continuing, but I feel like there are also other types of information that I can give out.  So today I want to talk about Hays. Hays is a website for English speakers looking for jobs in Japan.
 Their services include pages about Asian salary guides, located here.
 They also have a job search page that allows you to choose where, what type of work, and what type of pay, located here.
The site requires that you register in order to use all of its services, but if you are interested in job hunting in Japan, that shouldn't be too much work for you.

The site is easy to use, and I will give a brief step by step of it, so you access the main site, you go to the job search page.  Because you have a degree in law, you check the box for law, and it send you to a page with a number of law centric jobs. At that point, if you are looking for a job that moves you to Japan, this job in particular might be interesting for you. Click here.
 The text on that page reads,
"Our client is a globally recognized law firm with a strong project finance practice. The firm has continuously been involved in news-worthy deals across a range of countries and jurisdictions. 

It is looking for a junior-to-mid level project finance associate with 2-5 years experience to join their thriving team in Tokyo. The role will primarily involve development and financing of energy and infrastructure projects. There will be a substantial focus on drafting and negotiating finance documents and in closing transactions.

The right candidate will have the required years of experience in this area as well as strong drafting and analytic skills. You must be a qualified lawyer with at 2 years of PQE. The ability to speak at business level Japanese is preferred, although not absolutely required. The firm will cover all moving expenses to Japan. "

 

 So, there you go, 2 years PQE, a bit of Japanese language and they will do everything for you.  This particular example was about Law, but there are a wide variety of different jobs in Japan if you are interested! 

So, don't wait and check it out!

This was another job hunting post by Pieter deVries,

if you liked it, let me know!

This was in no way paid or sponsored by Hays.

Japan's Globalization pt.2 Rakuten

Hello all!
Its me Pieter deVries again, with the new edition of Japan's Globalization.
 Today we are going to look at Rakuten, Japan's Amazon.com
In fact, in Japan, Rakuten has more share than amazon.co.jp and has more of a market edge. In 2014, in Rakuten's annual earnings report, they stated that they have made over 600 million dollars in net income. WOW! That is a lot of money.

 So, some of the cool things about working at Rakuten include, all meetings are conducted in English, change is an everyday occurrence because you are allowed to change your job department whenever you choose, and unlike a lot of companies in Japan, salaries are based entirely on performance. So, if you work hard, you will do well!
 For further details on working conditions at Rakuten, click here.

 Rakuten is currently looking for 4 types of people,

1) Engineers for entry-level and mid-level positions. Click here.
2) Business for entry-level positions. Click here.
3) Business for mid-level positions. Click here.
4) People with MBAs. Click here.

So, if you don't really understand where you stand or what any of that means, I will do a little explaining.

For the Engineer positions, we are talking IT.
9 categories for Engineer Position             
　

- Software Engineer                                            
- Infrastructure Engineer                             
- Data Scientist / Software Engineer               
- Mobile Engineer / Software Engineer                              
- QA / Test Engineer                            
- Security Engineer                         
- Product Manager
- Project Manager
- Researcher

BS/MS/PhD or with the qualifications shown below.
- Programming experience in Java or PHP
- Linux/Unix administration experience
- Strong knowledge of algorithms or experience working with big data
- Development experience (especially smart devices)
- Japanese language skills are not required but are a plus

 So if any of these seem like a fit, you might want to give Rakuten a call! The pay is not standard so you can't expect anything! Just work hard and you will be rewarded, also lunch and breakfast are free.

So, as for the Business for entry-level positions, you have to have less than 3 years of working experience to qualify and here is what Rakuten says about how they look for employees.

"Entry Level Positions: <Business Positions>
*Note: We do NOT recruit for specific roles. We hire based on potential. Assignment will be determined after training.
You have the chances to be assigned in positions among over 40 business units mainly divided into E-commerce, Financial service, and Digital contents businesses.
There are various career path in Rakuten: Aiming for business professional as a specialist or professional as a generalist, and so on.


■Sales / Consulting
■Marketing / Planning
■Web director / Web designer
■Corporates (Financial affairs, accounting, law, general affairs, HR etc.)
etc."

So, basically the world is your oyster.  You can try out anything and find the career choice for you specifically. To me, this sounds fantastic.

For Business mid-level workers, you have even more options from Rakuten. I can't spell them all out here because there wouldn't be enough room.  But please take a look! Click here.
The best way for you to get a job with Rakuten, is to go to that page, find something you are interested in, and contact them.

Finally, the MBAs.
Rakuten says,

Why new MBAs from top grad schools?
To become the No. 1 global internet services company, we need the following:

Globalization

Individuals who know and understand global business, capable of benchmarking from overseas business and shares and apply them at Rakuten to accelerate globalization

Skill sets

Individuals who have acquired academic theories and frameworks with scope to apply them at Rakuten to continuously improve our operations and services

Professionalism

Individuals who have shown continuous success with an ambitious mindset and with high potential to grow themselves and Rakuten

 

So, that is some pretty heady stuff. If you are looking for the job, here is the LINK, this is a real hard hitter job, so those of frail hearts stay away. Rakuten wants people highly motivated, fluent in English, who are strongly minded business wise and who are generally super cool. If you qualify, good luck!!


Rakuten has jobs all over Japan, so give em a look.

• Eastern Japan

  • • Rakuten Tower (Head Office)
    • Rakuten Tower 2
    • Sapporo
    • Sendai
    • Niigata
  • • Kanazawa
    • Chiba
    • Saitama
    • Yokohama
    • Shizuoka

• Western Japan

  • • Nagoya
    • Kyoto
    • Osaka
    • Kobe
    • Hiroshima
  • • Matsuyama
    • Fukuoka
    • Kagoshima
    • Naha

This was the second edition of Japan's Globalization, please leave a comment, because I would love some feedback, and have a great day!
Pieter deVries, checking out!