of the tips and advice I wish I had gotten when I was looking for a job in Japan

I'm not going to be focusing on English teaching jobs or part time jobs I'm going to be focusing on

how to get a job in a Japanese company or a foreign company in Japan

and I know a lot of you guys out there want to come and live in Japan

and I just want to say it's not that hard if you guys put your heart and your mind to it

you guys can do it!

so I really do hope this video helps you guys

kind of get a gist of how to get a job in Japan

and hopefully you guys can get the job! :)

Just before I tell you guys how to get a job in Japan

I just wanted to tell you guys a little bit of a background story about me and how I found my job in Japan

I did it with the Japanese people like a normal Japanese student would

Basically why I wanted to do that was

because if I am already coming to Japan

I really wanted to experience the whole culture

and I really wanted to see how Japanese work

I didn't want to just read it online

about the crazy overtime and about the crazy bosses

I wanted to experience that first-hand by myself

Some of you out there are probably thinking this girl is crazy

But I mean if you can work in Japan, I think you can work anywhere!

I will be breaking down this video into four parts

The first one being getting an agent

second one is job fairs

and third one is networking

and the forth one is internships

Just before that I just wanted to say

if you are looking for a job in Japan

I really recommend you doing the JLPT test

Which means the Japanese Language Proficiency Test

Normally when you go into an interview with a company

they will ask for your JLPT results

and normally you have to have kind of a business level

which means N2 or N1

For those of you who can't speak Japanese

but really really want to come to Japan

Then English teaching or finding a restaurant job

or something that doesn't require much Japanese is my recommendation for you guys

But don't just waste your time in Japan

Use your time wisely, and try to study Japanese, talk to more native speakers

Because you are surrounded by that environment

So you can improve your Japanese

And then you can go and work in a normal company or something like that

A lot of people think if you just live in Japan

and your surrounded by that environment

you can just naturally speak fluently

but it's not like that

you actually have to have to put in the hard work

and actually try to become better in Japanese

by practicing it more

If you can speak Japanese

it is a very very very big bonus on your CV when you talk to your Japanese company

Because Japanese companies like someone that can speak their language

and understand that culture

They like you to adapt to them

Because you are in their country

Right! Lets go into the first tip

So my first tip is getting an agent

If your looking for a job whether your overseas or whether your in Japan already

Get an agent - I will link some sites down below for you guys to sign up to if you are serious about looking

Basically what these agents are

they help you find a job

so you fill in your profile

and you tell them what you like and what not

and they will try match you up with a company

so it's kind of like speed dating

but then they're trying to hook you up with a company

Best thing about them is that they are absolutely free

Basically how it works is

the company pays them after they found someone they want to hire

and you don't have to pay a thing

and my second tip is going to job fairs

so this is the most common way for Japanese new graduates to get a job is through the job fairs

and it has a pretty loooong process

However, as a foreigner or if you can speak more than one language

You have some advantages

Every year there is this very big job fair around the world not just in Japan

It's called the Career Forum

and I will link it down below

But it's held in the big cities like

Tokyo

Osaka

London

Sydney

You can even get jobs in Japan while your overseas

Best thing about this forum is that you can get an interview on the spot

and actually some people they get a job right on that day

So compared to the normal Japanese job fairs its a much much much faster process

Also another thing that might come to your surprise is that in Japan

especially for the new graduates

it doesn't matter what degree you studied in university

because the company they look for you as a person

what kind of person you are

and if your going to fit into their company

and then they try to kind of find you a job that's right in the company

So it's not so much about skill for the newly graduates

it's more about how you are as a person, your personality and everything

third tip for you guys is networking

It doesn't matter what country you are networking really helps

So go tell people you're looking for a job

go join events that are in something you guys like and want to do as a career

and you never know, opportunities may just arise

My forth tip for you guys is starting an internship

Internships are quite good because they are much more easier to get than normal jobs

and also you can apply for them in your own countries not just in Japan

and once you get an internship you can really really see how the company is run

and you can kind of see what kind of job you want to do there

if you do your job really well in that company, maybe they will hire you as a full time staff

So thanks for watching guys and those were my four tips for you guys on how to get a job in Japan

I really do hope it did help you guys

I will probably do more of these work related or advice related videos just to help you guys

encourage some of you to come to Japan

and leave a comment down below if you guys know some tips and advice for others that could benefit

from looking for a job in Japan

and I will see you in my next video!

Thank you for watching!