I am Chinese . I have lived in Japan for a long time. I am currently studying in university in Japan and have found a job about semiconductors. I will start working officially next year. I’m wondering if I should move to Europe or America to engage in the same semiconductor job in a few years.because the salary there will be much higher than in Japan, also most European and American companies will have better benefits than Japanese companies. If anyone works in semiconductor companies , please give me some advice.
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Are you an engineer / designer? What is your role within semiconductors
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Try and get a remote job overseas and live in Japan.
Best of both worlds.
It’s generally less a question of moving and more a question of getting a job, which can give you visa/residence for where you want to go. Unless you can afford and want to take the chance to go for a higher degree somewhere and see if you can get a job in that location based of those opportunities.
I’d recommend that unless you have money to throw around and can just go for another degree or the like, you work for a while, get some work experience, actively improve your English, and keep your eyes open for opportunities. Starting by eventually moving to a gaishikei semiconductor company in Japan (I assume there’s some around; not sure how the industry is regionally distributed in Asia) could also be a bridge to working overseas as well.
I would consider “Going to Europe or America” for better salary as more of a long term goal than something you need to decide now.
I work in semi industry in Japan.
Majority of entry level semiconductor jobs are located in Japan/Taiwan, so yes, I would build up experience here until you have a very specific subset of skills before looking internationally.
Annual raises in this industry are quite low without a promotion.
Ideally, your company has presence internationally as internal transfers are much easier, it is especially hard for Chinese citizens to get US visas.
Semi-conductors? I would be thinking Taiwan—good luck, there. They run the market. Japan is at a lost cause for semi-conductors despite their attempts to reinvigorate things.
What’s your citizenship? No offense but Western companies are wary of Chinese hires. That aside, what opportunities do you have waiting in Either Europe or America? Without a job lined up, it’s all a moot point.
I’m from the U.S. and wouldn’t consider going back unless I had no other opportunities. While salaries are lower here (I work in software eng) quality of life and safety come first. Place is pretty ruff imo.
Why dun u go back to China and contribute to her?
You could do that but it’s definitely easier if you work for a company that has a branch in both countries