[Case study 13]Interned in New York, currently working in education in Singapore, Miwa Funaki

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<Profile>Graduate of Kansai University. Worked at a large recruiting firm in Tokyo upon graduation. Decided to work overseas after a chance meeting with a client that was a foreign IT company. Interned and studied in the Philippines and New York. Moved to the international department of a firm based in Tokyo and now working in Education for a firm based in Singapore.

[Case 13]
I've learned to veer off the normal path and decide what I want from ground zero.
Interned in New York, currently working in education in Singapore
Miwa Funaki

Tell us about your career so far

After I graduated I joined a recruiting firm and worked for about 8.5 years. Initially I was working as sales at a recruitment firm. I did that role for about 5 years mainly covering Tokyo. I was inspired by a meeting with one of my clients and decided that I would get some overseas experience. I took a 2 year sabbatical from my company and went to the Philippines as well as New York for studies and also for internships. After I went back to my job I moved to the Global Business team and did planning and sales for job search events specifically for foreigners looking to find jobs in Japan. After I left that job I started looking for jobs overseas. I would search for jobs in the day and then help out with other ad-hoc jobs at night. For example, counselling and advising top university students from overseas who want to work in Japan. Right now I've been in Singapore for slightly over a year. I cover the Japanese
market for a British company that provides online education programs and exchange programs.