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キャリア相談を受け付けています!(難民等の方々向け)[Career Support Counseling For Refugees] 日本での就職活動ガイド【番外編】

===English follows Japanese=== ❑インターン・就活等のキャリアに関するお悩み、いつでもご相談くださいこんにちは、認定NPO法人Living in Peace(以下、LIP)難民プロジェクトです。キャリアのことや、就職活動で困ったとき、だれに、どんなふうに相談してよいかわからず悩んでいませんか? LIPでは、難民等の方々の就職活動・就職に関するご相談を「キャリアサポート相談窓口」にて常時受け付けております。こちらの相談窓口は、国連難民高等弁務官

Vol.18 OB/OG visit- Job Hunting Guide for International Students

This is Living in Peace (LIP) Refugee Project. In this article, we would like to introduce the 'OB/OG visit' that you should make during your job-hunting activities in Japan. ◆What is OB/OG visit?OB/OG is a Japanese-English abbreviation of

Vol.17 What is Autumn recruitment? - Job Hunting Guide for International Students

This is Living in Peace (LIP) Refugee Project. Most Japanese companies recruit new graduates from the spring to summer of their fourth year of university, and 85% of students have received a job offer by the summer. (Recruit Co., Ltd, "Sta

vol.11 Job Hunting from HR's Perspective - Job Hunting Guide for International Students

This is Living in Peace (LIP) Refugee Project. After interviewing HR professionals from many industries, we've put together some  Q&A that job hunters may be interested in. Please take a look. ◆What is the recruiting schedule like?Most co

vol.10 Group Discussion-Job Hunting Guide for International Students

 This is Living in Peace (LIP) Refugee Project. So far, we have been giving you tips on preparing resumes, entry sheets, and interviews. In this article, we would like to talk about “Group Discussions”, which is an important part of job hun

Vol. 9 Hiring types in Japan - Job-hunting Guide for International Students

Hello, everyone! In this post, we would like to discuss hiring and employment types in Japan, which are very different from Western (American/European) companies. ◆Typical hiring style in JapanIn short, hiring in Japan is similar to a mem

Vol. 8 Status of Residence - Job-hunting Guide for International Students

Hello everyone! In this post, we would like to discuss visas and how to renew them when onboarding a new job. Please feel free to share this with your family and friends who may find this post helpful. ◆What is a visa?In short, a visa is y

Vol. 7 Preparing for Interview - Job-hunting Guide for International Students

Hello everyone! Finally, after all the job-hunting preparation, let’s talk about interviews.  In this post, we will focus on job-hunting interviews in Japan. We will include general interview questions, appropriate answers, and questions t

Vol. 6 Useful Information & Websites - Job-hunting Guide for International Students

Hello everyone! In the last post, we discussed how to analyze companies and gather relevant information.  This time, we summarized some websites that provide helpful information to international students on job-hunting.  ◆Job-hunting Info

Vol. 5 Company Analysis - Job-hunting Guide for International Students

Hello everyone! One key for job-hunting is company analysis (job analysis). It is as critical as self-analysis, which we discussed in the previous post. We recommend doing company analysis earlier to prepare better for your rirekisho and e

Vol.4 Self-Analysis - Job Hunting Guide for International Students

Hello everyone! For your job hunting, there is the preparation that is best done beforehand.  One part of this preparation is self-analysis, and another is job-analysis.  In this post, we summarize how you can better analyze yourself and 

Vol.3 Job-Hunting Schedules - Job Hunting Guide for International Students

Hello everyone! At Living in Peace (LIP), we are supporting refugees in Japan on Japanese job-hunting process. Job-hunting in Japan has some unique characteristics: These points could be obstacles for foreign students if not known beforeh

Vol.2 Entry Sheet - Job Hunting Guide for International Students

Hello again from the LIP Refugee Project team! In our last post we began discussing the first hurdle in applying to jobs: the Rirekisho. We also briefly mentioned the Entry Sheet, which will be our focus for today’s post. Similarly, there 

Vol.1 Rirekisho - Job Hunting Guide for International Students

Hello everyone!  At Living in Peace (LIP), our posts are focused on providing basics to foreign-born students on the Japanese job-hunting process, referred to as “Shushoku Katsudou”, or simply, “Shukatsu”, as we will refer to it in this po