Hello, I want to mention that this is not a question for my specific case, just a curiosity. I have mostly mapped out my personal plan so this information wouldn’t influence me.
Maybe it would help people in the future find a path.
What are the jobs that **sponsor a visa** for a foreigner that has no specific skills? (not the ones you can get as a spouse or something) By this I mean you would fulfil the minimum requirement of a bachelor’s, but not necessarily in that field. Add to that business Japanese or at least conversational since it is only logical that most jobs outside TEFL ask for it.
I know that Japanese companies have this general idea of hiring people even if they did not graduate in that field and teaching them. Of course, this is mostly for Japanese citizens, but I wonder how far it actually goes.
It can be any salary from minimum wage to decent pay, I just want to know how true the rumors are, since I have come across job posts that would fit this description in the past.
* So, English teaching is common knowledge. Though they do mostly ask for natives so even that doesn’t fully fit.
* I also know about hospitality.
* I would also say sales, but I think they do ask for experience or a related degree most of the time.
* I have also seen one job post about being a tourist guide, but only one.
This is all I know
Didn’t put a flair cause I have no idea where this fits, but I am asking here since here are the most foreigners that moved/ plan to move to Japan.
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**Entry-level jobs that any foreigner can get.**
Hello, I want to mention that this is not a question for my specific case, just a curiosity. I have mostly mapped out my personal plan so this information wouldn’t influence me.
Maybe it would help people in the future find a path.
What are the jobs that **sponsor a visa** for a foreigner that has no specific skills? (not the ones you can get as a spouse or something) By this I mean you would fulfil the minimum requirement of a bachelor’s, but not necessarily in that field. Add to that business Japanese or at least conversational since it is only logical that most jobs outside TEFL ask for it.
I know that Japanese companies have this general idea of hiring people even if they did not graduate in that field and teaching them. Of course, this is mostly for Japanese citizens, but I wonder how far it actually goes.
It can be any salary from minimum wage to decent pay, I just want to know how true the rumors are, since I have come across job posts that would fit this description in the past.
* So, English teaching is common knowledge. Though they do mostly ask for natives so even that doesn’t fully fit.
* I also know about hospitality.
* I would also say sales, but I think they do ask for experience or a related degree most of the time.
* I have also seen one job post about being a tourist guide, but only one.
This is all I know
Didn’t put a flair cause I have no idea where this fits, but I am asking here since here are the most foreigners that moved/ plan to move to Japan.
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For a fresh foreigner from a 1st world country its basically only English teaching even with Japanese language ability. The thing is Japanese will always hire Japaneae for jobs and have no reasons or wants to hire foreigners unless there is a specific need such as skills or English. In fact it’s harder for them to hire you so everything is against you.
So if you don’t want to teach English you need to skill up. I recommend Computer Science or Engineering.
If you have no skills…English teaching or manual labor. I would advice to get some sort of skill + Japanese. It’s no different than any other place really. Skills + langauage ability and you should be able to find something
You can find jobs that require no specific skill or educational background. There are people who come on working holiday visa and do various things.
The problem is, when working a job which has thousands maybe tens of thousands of people who can replace you, you tend to find that you don’t have much bargaining power and the work conditions are not ideal (you work in some remote inconvenient part of the country, your pay is severely low, promotion opportunity is few and far between with colleagues that have competitive skills(business proficient Japanese) will be ahead in line.
So if your plan is to do a working holiday and then go home and continue your life yeah I’m sure you can find a bunch of seasonal hospitalities work so long as your country allows working holiday. Otherwise, it’s likely English teaching..maybe recruiting but I don’t think I’ve ever heard of a recruiting company bringing someone from overseas. There seems to be a high enough supply here.
You’ll find with a browse in the other Japan subs that moving on from the “stepping stone” job _can_ and _often seems_ to be more challenging than leaving earths orbit.
Your alternative might be to come as a language student, be here on a student visa, and work part-time jobs. A common one I’ve seen is convenience store clerk or working in a restaurant as a server, cleaning tables, and washing dishes. I met one fellow who was here as a language student but was also doing the typical low rung restaurant work for a sushi place. They let him practice if he did a good job but his Japanese was pretty good and he could fend for himself
>Entry-level jobs that any foreigner can get.
It’s a tough job to do, but being a recruiter can be an entry-level job in Japan.
* [**Jobs as a recruiter?** ^{r/movingtojapan/}](https://www.reddit.com/r/movingtojapan/comments/hcxgr7/jobs_as_a_recruiter/)
* [**Guide to Recruiter Jobs** in Japan](https://jobs.bfftokyo.com/guide-to-recruiter-jobs-in-japan/)
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It’s an easy enough job to do, but marriage can be an entry-level job in Japan. /s
* **Become a househusband/housewife**