And not a good N3, a 104 😂 barely scraped by.
I’m not interested in continuing English teaching, and scanning through the companies/positions offered that I’d be interested in, all require Business Level/N2.
Any success stories out there from lower level Japanese speakers with prior work experience? I have 6 years of medical device manufacturing centered around 3d modeling and metal printing, but something tells me that won’t help much at a post-JET career fair…
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depends on where you are/what you want to do..
i work for a recruiting company now that works with a lot of japanese companies. i’ve never taken the jlpt before, but my major is in japanese, so i’ve been working there part time for almost a year now.
they are almost always interested in people who have some level of japanese skill/cultural knowledge/etc. most of them are in the manufacturing or automotive industry, so those kinds of companies are your best bet if you want to use your japanese language skills at work.
regardless of what you want to do, good luck!
Career Fairs can give you ideas you wouldn’t have had otherwise. It’s not so much what you’re qualified for now, it’s the new paths your life can take in the future.
The point of a career fair is to meet people face to face and make connections. Sometimes the “job requirements” on postings are flexible. You have valid experience that is desirable here; you miss 100% of the shots you don’t take.
My Japanese was probably right about your level when I was working as an English Teacher, and got a recruiter in Tokyo to help me find a job. I had 2 years experience in the US in the semiconductor industry and got offered the first job I interviewed for here. So you can definitely land a job. I think people make it out to be more difficult than it actually is. I think relevant experience matters a lot, and of course if you come off as a good person who wants to learn and you match with the employers vibes, then you’re a shoe in. Like another redditor said, “””you miss 100% of the shots you don’t take” – Wayne Gretzky” – Michael Scott “. So yeah, I think you should go to the career fair. And also, find a recruiter, with your experience they’ll be super happy to help you, remember you make them money. And they’ll do all the work for you. Good luck!