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[@jesseogn]

Besides using Preply to study Japanese in the link below what’s the second best piece of advice you’ve received about working in Japan!?! preply.in/jesseo

[@Phantumix]

The chinese lady is so professiona like she was looking directly at us when explaining everything about job hunting and recruiting

[@Stranger-ut2iy]

I just can't grasp the fact that people live in a foreign country for years even decades and never bother to learn the language to communicate with the locals or at least adapt to the culture. Like how do they even survive or fend for themselves when they have to deal with doctor appointments, documents, contracts, etc?

[@taishovvjp]

They take for granted that Japanese people will meet their needs. Therefore they do not feel the need to learn Japanese language.

[@glenbrewster4918]

It’s not actually that hard. 25 years in Japan and I speak decent JP but have many friends that never learned. Some ppl just don’t have the gene for language learning

[@sethaldrich6902]

Japanese is THE hardest language in the world to learn, especially if you didn't learn in while you're young. I've been trying to learn for 4 years now, I spend a couple hours every day but my memory isnt that good so I'm still around an N5 or N4 level.

[@sethaldrich6902]

@@glenbrewster4918 I am one of those people that don't have the gene for language. I've been here 4 years and study about 2 hours every day and can't remember words, I'm still around N4 to N5 level, smh, but it's not for lack of trying.

[@Giminy]

@@sethaldrich6902 .. There isn't a Gene for learning a language. It's simply, are you disciplined enough to put in the time and effort to learn, or not?

[@WhitneyRoss-dj4rf]

The cost of living seems to be increasing every year, making it harder to keep up.

[@BrianAlbert-hh3pi]

Indeed , it's becoming quite challenging to manage expenses.

[@EricaWaters-lr6zw]

I've actually managed to stay ahead of the curve. I'm even contemplating early retirement.

[@JessicaKeith-uj1jq]

Impressive! How did you achieve that?

[@EricaWaters-lr6zw]

@@JessicaKeith-uj1jq Our family got introduced to a financial consultant”DESIREE RUTH HOFFMAN .” about four years before my dad retired. That was what changed things, and I think my retirement income will be on the right track, luxury cars and trips

[@ScottLarrry]

Absolutely, DESIREE RUTH HOFFMAN has a knack for analyzing market trends and helping clients make informed decisions.

[@DiamondFlame45]

American work culture is very different because you make more money by switching companies every 2-3 years! Those 2-3 % performance raises don’t cut it in this market lol

[@sansxverse]

same in Korea (I work in tech in KR)

[@user-co5ri6dp3c]

Japan has a retirement pay system. For major companies and civil servants, the amount can exceed 25 million yen. The longer you work, the more retirement pay you get. Even small to medium enterprises can receive retirement pay worth several thousand dollars - One hundred thousand dollars. That's why changing jobs is a risky gamble for mediocre.

[@ken123103]

Would love to see you interview IT / tech workers in Japan (especially at foreign big tech companies) for their experience! Good vid!

[@alexei1750]

I’m a foreigner new grad that found a job at an IT Japanese company ^^

[@arka181]

Really interested in what cybersecurity / pentesting jobs are like since im looking to specialize in those fields

[@alexei1750]

@@arka181 Im an AI engineer right now, so I can not answer your questions :(

[@jimbocho660]

@@alexei1750 how did you get this job and how well do AI jobs pay in Japan?

[@sakatagintoki8835]

New grad .. AI engineer .. big fat lie there 😂😂​@@alexei1750

[@izuku_kun1037]

This kind of content is actually extremely educational and interesting, so I think people would adore this type of videos, thank you JASSEOGN

[@synthesis6458]

Love thesse type of videos, they're really informative and makes me interested in the careers mentioned.

[@cv5420]

Pretty good video. I work as a senior director in a legal and compliance team for a major Japanese company in Tokyo. Im actually surprised legal wasnt mentioned in the video. There are some truths here but it's case-by-case with job requirements, hiring managers, salaries, etc. My salary isn't that fantastic even for my senior role. There's others at my company that make almost what I do and they aren't even managers. If there's one rebuttal, I'd say it's about job hopping. Many people at my company have left after 2-3 years and were able to get better paying jobs (even doubling their salary!). It's especially common with tech companies. Depends how the candidate markets themselves too and if their skills are valuable in Japan. Japan is primarily domestic-centric business environment. Long established ties. Majority of SME are only doing domestic business too. Anyway, there's my 2 yen. P.S. I'd love to meet the recruiter from England!

[@BaltzLafave]

*If you are not in the financial market space right now, you are making a huge mistake. I understand that it could be due to ignorance, but if you want to make your money work for you.... prevent inflation*

[@John-zx6bf]

Thanks for continuing updates I'd rather trade the crypto market as it's more profitable. I make a good amount of money per week even though I barely trade myself.

[@BaltzLafave]

A lot of people still make massive profit from the crypto market, all you really need is a relevant information and some

[@John-zx6bf]

You trade also?, I tried trading after watching some videos on < KZbin but still keep making losses, how do you

[@BaltzLafave]

No I don't trade on my own anymore, I always required help and assistance

[@BaltzLafave]

From my personal financial advisor

[@user-sm2he8gl5b]

As a Japanese, I always think that if Japanese companies want robot-like personnel, why not replace them all with robots? Words like automation and digital transformation are sometimes popular in Japan, but I have rarely seen examples of proper automation and successful digitalization in areas that really matter.

[@tartempion5414]

because despite the hype did you saw lot of robot in your daily except in gusto? Those work because they do super simple task, holding a board with food on it and go to customer table. Truth is we are not yet at the point where robot have human's dexterity. Once the robot can on demand, cook, clean dishes, fold laundry etc these kind of task then they are going to be pretty much everywhere.

[@CCCFFHO]

When you are professional, good-looking, and have people skills, like the first Chinese lady, you win it all in life.

[@coreana.aesthetics]

The Chinese girl has a movie star look, though.

[@asagohan3947]

Asking all the right questions! Quality content

[@tanishnaidu4406]

Love your channel man, these kinds of videos are truly helpful for students like me! xD

[@AN3wDimension]

the next video maybe should be how did they adapt to japan without speaking the language

[@UnimportantAcc]

They work at English speaking companies and live very insular lives.

[@doesntreallymatterlol]

@@UnimportantAcc hot take, but most likely wrong. I think most of them understand the need for Japanese in their daily lives, so they probably also try to talk a bit of Japanese outside of work. Could be bars, dates, meetings, friends etc. Most people nowadays in Japan are at least trying it seems. Especially if you're in a lucrative market and you can see advancement options staying. I could be wrong though.

[@preciouslittlethings777]

Really good and helpful video.. thanks😊

[@ZacharyTeunis]

Great video!

[@ThisMusicIsToogood]

This is really the best video for me, as someone moving to Japan soon.

[@rydzr3746]

This was super informative. Actually, I think this was really good advice for networking and interviews in general. My dream one day is to do international business all over the world, particularly Asia.

[@JoshParksOfficial]

Thank you for having me!!

[@PonteRyuurui]

You have to get your calculator fixed mate, 20mln yen is not $200k its $127k, all the conversions there are incorrect. This vid dropped 3 days ago, so the current price of yen is valid - 157 yen / $1 USD. So, cosequently, that 一億円 salary (100mln yen) is $635k

[@hdfatcat]

I understand what you’re saying but generally, people usually just use 100 yen / 1$ for simplicity sake. It’s true that there’s a big difference but it’s just a ball park that he’s using in order for it to be simple that people can understand.

[@PonteRyuurui]

@@hdfatcat 200k vs 127 is a ballpark? aaite. Also, if you sare targettign ppl that are too dumb to understand a simple conversion from yen to doillars, then you're talking to ppl who struggle with light switches, in which case anything other than cats licking a monitor screen may be over the top

[@hdfatcat]

@@PonteRyuurui while it does look like it’s a misleading number. My point still stands that people generally use the 100 yen per dollar conversion rate in *non serious conversations just like this video to make it more simple.

[@PonteRyuurui]

@@hdfatcat thats dumb af, i am out

[@moderateatberkeley]

I mean, they're talking about past deals, so it's reasonable to estimate that they were being closed while USDJPY was hovering closer to 100. It's only in the last two years that the Yen's gotten so weak.

[@officialfortx]

hey thats Stefatty!! let's go!!

[@OrientalPearl]

Become a KZbinr and pray you get lucky.

[@wahoho-yap]

Josh was my recruiter a few years back. A very great guy and helped me a lot in my recruitment. Too bad I didn't push through with my application, had a very positive experience with him.

[@dustmukhammad]

Hi, this video is cool. I speak English at a daily conversation level and I have N2 JLPT level and I'm a student right now. I'll graduate next year. I'm worried about getting a job in Japan.

[@jessst7248]

I’m restarting my Japanese lessons and I want to visit soon! I really want to look at a job there in Procurement. Let me get my N5 certification and visit then see how things go.

[@nuancetothesociety6422]

The chinese lady gave some real good tips

[@bluasterisk]

Deante actually reached out to me during my job hunt, so its funny seeing him in this video 😂 As someone in the tech industry, it definitely feels like theres more leeway on lack of Japanese since there seems to be a scarcity of engineers. At the same time a lot of Japanese companies see engineers as blue collar workers where you can just pick it up from nothing, unlike in the US where you're expected to have a CS degree or graduated from a boot camp. I think there's a scale between tech skill and Japanese language that will often reflect the salary, so you'd expect very high salary for very high skills with fluent Japanese. Some Japanese companies seem to want to have their cake and eat it too though, so it's kind of incentivized to go for foreign companies that will likely pay you more.

[@aisnow5788]

How can I find him? My husband is in IT and wants to move to Japan.

[@bluasterisk]

@@aisnow5788 I suggest going on LinkedIn and changing the location of the profile to a city in Japan (like Greater Tokyo Area). I did this while I was still in California, but companies became more open to sponsoring visas.

[@ajcph]

Very good information for foreigners like myself living in japan for 24 years now. I get calls from recruiters all the time which can get very annoying. But i understand why.

[@michaeltechsource]

Hanbing the mvp!

[@brasileira_japa]

it would be interesting to show the other reality of the majority of foreigner that works in japan like factories. Cuz thats where most end up working in japan

[@Shino88]

Sadly no one cares about low paid workers, they want to hear about rich people in Japan, that's all this guy pushes on his channel. The world is in a dark place 😢

[@yumiglory]

How much do factory workers get paid?

[@Meow3431]

currently job hunting in Japan, but is quite a challenge since my Japanese is still lacking... I wonder if I will get an appropriate position since I really want to move my career further as a research associate

[@UnimportantAcc]

Recruiters working in Japan that can't speak Japanese... lmao

[@jimbojimbo6873]

To recruit English speakers

[@UnimportantAcc]

@@jimbojimbo6873 you don't say

[@kutchiii9481]

They seem to be doing well. Obviously they took the job where the universal language is employed

[@samib.1912]

Any advice on where to look for an IT job (8y of exp) ? I'm willing to learn Japanese but have a very basic level right now.

[@kayteeflick]

I want their advice for people wanting to move to Japan mid career or not straight out of college!

[@ilias8845]

I have to go on an internship for school in 2 years (I study in communication and management) , I really want to go to Japan, I only have basic Japanese skills now but Im learning slowly. What would your advice be for me?

[@hdj920]

Another profession where non-Japanese speakers can make a lot are GS/contractors on military bases. Also active duty physicians stationed in Japan can make upwards of 250-300k USD

[@jsurfin1]

Don't you need to be a US citizen to apply for those jobs?

[@hdj920]

@@jsurfin1 you do

[@sebastienzarate9408]

I'm Canadian, and I've heard that the Canadian navy uses USA bases in Japan to operate/collaborate in the area. If this is the case could I still apply for contractor work?

[@evaugrocka1587]

Do you have more contacts for recruiters? Would like to find a job in thta field.

[@tyrel8280]

Someone I know works as a Radiologist in Japan but graduated in Boston and then continued school in back home. I think they make like 350k +

[@Ggsodapop]

Really? Can you tell me a little bit more?

[@unmotivatedandaverage7473]

So did they do medical school in Japan and their specialty training there?

[@17teacmrocks]

better check those numbers. 45 million yen is 286k usd. I know bc I was explaining roughly how much I make while in tokyo

[@Rusu421]

In Japanese IT ~95% get less than 40K USD yearly(Heikin nenshu).

[@winterphuntasm]

Since my study is related to general administration and management, I guess I'm lucky for finding jobs in Japan but language is my struggle for now as I could only speak most basic.

[@tommasi]

New grads should get their first jobs with established companies in Japan, domestic or international. Your clients will always be mainly Japanese and you need to be able to communicate with your clients in the same way as they do. If you start your career working for smaller foreign companies then you would miss out of all the training established companies offer in the first 1-3 year of your career.

[@StefanoV827]

"compared with western contries" ... Even with low value Yen, Japanese salaries are double valued compared with italian salaries... oh, and i'm a software engineer! I wonder if i can find something there !

[@MrKlausHeisler]

High paying job is only for within job promotion and must work over 10 years. Men can get in but women very little chances

[@bennwaters5851]

What they are not telling you, is that in a lot of cases you don’t get paid commission on those big deals until the candidate completes 1- 3 years of employment.

[@garyhayes-dm8ms]

Your exchange rates seem to be based on 1m yen equating to 10k USD, but its closer to 6500 these days, so many of the USD salaries are about 30% less than your displayed.

[@yourpersonaladvice7395]

What is the daily schedule of a recruiter in Japan?

[@michaelwatson9089]

Was going to say you should put the name of the recruitment firms, but I see you put the names of the recruiters. Thank you. I have been searching for a recruiter to give me some information after watching a video about ways to get an IT job in Japan. Finishing up my boot camp in Frontend Web Development and about to put my portfolio up. After being stationed in Japan for 2 years I always wanted to find a way to come back to Japan to work because I like the country and the culture. The only problem I will have is not having a bachelors, I have an associates from a technical school.

[@aisnow5788]

Just get certs in IT. You don't need a bachelor's. Not that having one will hurt.

[@Giminy]

You don't go to Japan with the expectation of becoming rich/wealthy. If that is what you're after, Japan isn't the country for you.

[@kingmaafa120]

Depends on what you after and the contacts you can make Just from personal experiences

[@Giminy]

@@kingmaafa120 Are you rich? With the way taxes are applied in Japan, along with the weakening yen and ridiculously low wages, it's highly improbable that you'll become rich. Even inherited assets are taxed heavily.

[@kingmaafa120]

@@Giminy not to brag or boast I’d say yes.. as I CONSIDER MY PERSONAL HEALTH & having HEALTHY RELATIONSHIPS as $$ n d bank $ WISE let’s just say I’m paid for life Pay no .. TAXES Truly blessed ** I always give credit to Japan 🇯🇵 as my okunohosomichi’s helped me to the place I find myself now UGANDA 🇺🇬 ❤️🦾

[@viniciusmaia1407]

@@kingmaafa120 But this applies to basically any country, if you have good contacts and understand how to position yourself in the market, the country doesn't matter so much.

[@armastus1474]

This is wild, I’d never work in Japan. Nope! Guess being American the mindset is different. We have very little trust and loyal in companies since we have a thing called “for hire” in many states where companies can layoff mass amounts of people for no reason and likewise we can quite for no reason. So loyalty does not exist at all.

[@klausklausi7484]

I mean, yes it sounds interesting what they say about salary but the mentioned IT jobs are still better paid in western countries. Besides that the japanese work culture could be so stressful, that I would give it a pass.

[@petermanalang4185]

Does your degree matter? does it have to be related to anything?

[@mikeweiss7530]

Do Josh & Deante have contact information we can use to reach them?

[@DonYang73]

Let me know if theres something for me. I can accept as low as USD 300k a year if accomodation is covered.

[@kinghowardmaneclang8925]

Is that Sakuramachi bus terminal in Kumamoto?

[@DHJakon]

The recruiters seem to highlight very senior management or SME roles that are out of reach for 99% of the audience. That kind of experience, you can skip the Japanese requirement and study more as a hobby. You probably won’t have that luxury of time anyway. For everyone else, I think there are still benefits to trying to make it in Tokyo as opposed to a city like NYC.

[@adamc.7795]

Clean energy sector need Americans to fill jobs there? I work in project management in a few sectors in the past, now in green energy (wind/solar) but no engineering background. I don't even care, project management is in demand, but I struggle to show employers there how I can be useful if my industry isn't exactly what they are in, when really you need the soft skills and timeline/project management skills, not be a subject matter expert. Any insight from y'all would be so useful, I can move there ASAP and not tied to any location being remote here in NY!

[@KnotchiGaming]

Get a remote job in the US but live in Japan

[@haha-eg8fj]

The CEO of Macdonald’s in Japan is based in Singapore 😅

[@Gamex996]

1000 yen isn't 1 usd

[@andreahoehmann1939]

この給料はドイツのそれと比べても大きい。信じがたい話だ。

[@comp7exity]

The aussie is damn pretty

[@Chinp7788]

That lady from China look like Hong Kong actress Bernice Liu😊

[@imaginewithstella]

I have four languages and it's not enough in tokyo.

[@peacekeeper001]

ican speak 3 language but im not graduated Japanese would be my 4th language

[@luisarashirovideo]

I'm guessing that the people you are interviewing work for foreign companies

[@so_chan17]

She is Pat Key's partner.

[@Goomy736]

that US guys combover is fighting for its life. dude needs to just let it go, im sure it will look better if he just goes bald.

[@hardy6999]

9:04 She talks about putting numbers in the resume. As a software developer I can say that I often review the accounts or CVs of other software developers "who boosted the performance for 98% or fixed something for 99%". Stop doing that, it is pretty cringe. Let me tell you why. While for HR-s the numbers are some kind of a proof of "hard work" or "successful work", in fact the numbers for software developers are absolute fake. Yes, you do profiling, improvement, etc, however, you don't have a notebook and you are not sitting and counting the test results before-after, then compare them and count the boost percent. If you do that on your duty, your manager should have questions to you like "Why are not you working?" No one does this, moreover if you join a mid term project, which are the 99% percent of the jobs, you have no idea how the performance was before, what has been done and how it worked. And in the best case, if you wrote a super algorithm, it can increase the performance by 1-3%. Because mostly you work on a tiny, and isolated micro-service. Yeah, you can handle the overload stuff, improve latency, etc, however, are you going the sit and count the difference? So for a professional seeing "Hi I'm Josh, I worked at Netflix and lead the feature XY has 98.95% performance boost" is pure cringe! This person is lying to you. He hasn't measured anything, he just agreed to rules of HR-s "to put as many numbers as possible". Software development is not sales or statistics. Software developers, stop doing that, it's cringe.

[@xOmniCloudx]

I can't feel sorry for people willingly moving to countries with virtually zero drive to become fluent in the culture and language of the country they go to. I find it incredibly entitled, ungrateful, insulting and a sign of someone that is only somewhere to take the easy way out which is a detriment to a society. I believe all countries should crack down on this by it being apart of virtually all visa requirements (ESPECIALLY the teaching and business ones) that you must be a certain level by a certain time or, you don't get a renewed visa.

[@heart_beat_4114]

Mba foreigners average salary in Japan

[@sudeeptadey2392]

If anyone works in a position like CFO, some companies package 1 million USD in Japan but 1%of the total population is 70-80K USD a year in Japan because of the Yen rate it's around 10 million.

[@Aaron-bh5cp]

The actual number is top 1.4% makes 1500 万円. This is for individuals in 2022. That'd be about $96k to be close to the top 1%.

[@JustAnotherTechBro]

I work in tech in Japan and earn 32M jpy / year. The downside is I lose half to taxes…

[@Shino88]

I bet you couldn't wait to tell the world your salary. Well done you made it bro. By yourself some champagne you deserve it. 😊

[@Giminy]

hell ya dude! I'm actually half Japanese with dual US/JP citizenship (from birth) and was a crypto guy. I make well over $1million US from interests on my investments every year now and live a lavish life in Tokyo/LA =). Love my life lol

[@napoleonbryantsuchiya4051]

Zero to almost no Japanese speaking skills at all, I think I need me a recruiter job here in Japan.

[@numbersnubmersnnbunbernumbhead]

Idk how you can get a job as a recruiter in Japan without speaking Japanese... weird

[@yoshidaman644]

Hah 0 × 10= 0. Can't laugh at me now, can you?

[@arcticredpanda4598]

Can these recruiters help me become an AV actor?

[@kingmaafa120]

Oh stop 🛑 😅😅😅😅

[@funkthat]

Stefatty's eyebrows need to be studied

[@krishnarai4854]

chinese lady absolute beauty

[@mysterOrel7924]

Bruh have been hitting the gym hard lately. Just saying

[@shanlanguan6917]

JAPAN IS A GOOD PLACE FOR TOURISM,BUT NOT A GOOD PLACE TO EARN MONEY

[@rommelb.8070]

The Chinese girl is my girlfriend 😃🤭

[@withpikachu2402]

I went for a recruitment job interview wearing some nice leathers, because I had a date after that. Did not want to change into suit. They were so pissed off and just talking about what I was wearing. Telling i should dress up for interview and so on. What a crazy interview. Although I am LOLing about it now. I never tried to be a recruiter after that.

[@ezekk207]

Too edited

[@kuronekogaijin]

Good for the Chinese lady, so professional.. But the for the others, living in Japan being a recruiter with no Japanese language is just pathetic.. You must learn the local language and adapt to society.. No excuses..

[@Suedeash]

but the guy who's been there for 20 years must surely speak Japanese too?

[@Way_Of_The_Light]

Let your future children be free from all this suffering and hardships by not reproducing.

[@jaxowarka]

English teacher might be a terrible job in japan but if you become a recruiter you end up being a terrible person.

[@bjni]

clickbait vid lol

[@Igor-vk8fl]

all generic advices we all know already for decades. boring

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