Hi everyone, i’ve been usually around lurking in the channel trying to gage an idea of what the plan to moving to JPN is going to be like as i did manage to work there for a while about two months or so.
During my two month stint of working there just as an intern under a startup company i was working with, it was one of those times i realized where this, place right here is where i’d like to move as on a mental level i felt alot happier there than i have been in the few places i’ve worked so i’ve decided to create a plan to move eventually hopefully within the upcoming two years as i am about 26 at the moment, and i don’t feel that ill be getting any younger so i’m trying to come up with a realistic idea of how exactly that happens.
For Context: I’m a 26 year old Indian, I have a B.A in Environmental Studies and an MBA from colleges in the U.S , I have tested for IELTS before i went to the U.S and began learning japanese about an year or so ago and am trying to get to a point where i can test out for the JLPT N3 Levels. I’m currently in the process of leaving the U.S. which i hoped wouldn’t come to pass but due to the OPT program i have been given no choice but to leave. OPT has its fairly significant limitations, and my aspirations are leading me towards Japan, a place where the idea was to always move but only once i managed to get something either in the U.S or Canada. Now that the U.S or Canada hasn’t worked out i’d like to fully dedicate myself to the move to a Japan to the point of even considering ALT teaching despite its reputation. I have about an years worth of work experience as a T.A, 5 months worth of work experience in Finance and research industries, 4 months in the aforementioned startup (2 remote), 21 months in Market Research, Finance, Customer Care, Project Management, Data Entry and Management, Social Media management and marketing, Public Relations (I can provide a link to the resume when needed)
And now i come to this community hoping to seek advice: As an Indian, i’d like to know what my potential options are even on a teaching level or through some Language School if it happens to exist and see how such a plan can be bought to fruition.
I understand language proficiency is definitely a requirement and i am more than willing to slog a whole year just to get N3 certification. However, as a gaijin i’d like to know whether it’s different from the US where there are “gaijin friendly” recruiting agencies in japan or do i have to go through the basic channels such as LinkedIn and Daijob or CareerCross even Indeed, what is to be expected, when to apply, what are resume expectations and whatnot. I should mention i will not be responding to any responses or comments that walk anywhere along the lines of: “If you couldn’t make it in the U.S what has you believe you’ll be making it here?” or “Slog a few years in the native country and then arrive here as that’s the general direction people have taken to arrive here” and so on and so forth.
I’m here for genuine direction on a plan here, not advice on whether such a matter is a good idea and if any of the comments made earlier have come off in anyway rudely my apologies, it was all paraphrasing, hoping to hear from you all in some way or the other!
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**South Asian seeking ideas on navigating a potential plan for an eventual move to JPN**
Hi everyone, i’ve been usually around lurking in the channel trying to gage an idea of what the plan to moving to JPN is going to be like as i did manage to work there for a while about two months or so.
During my two month stint of working there just as an intern under a startup company i was working with, it was one of those times i realized where this, place right here is where i’d like to move as on a mental level i felt alot happier there than i have been in the few places i’ve worked so i’ve decided to create a plan to move eventually hopefully within the upcoming two years as i am about 26 at the moment, and i don’t feel that ill be getting any younger so i’m trying to come up with a realistic idea of how exactly that happens.
For Context: I’m a 26 year old Indian, I have a B.A in Environmental Studies and an MBA from colleges in the U.S , I have tested for IELTS before i went to the U.S and began learning japanese about an year or so ago and am trying to get to a point where i can test out for the JLPT N3 Levels. I’m currently in the process of leaving the U.S. which i hoped wouldn’t come to pass but due to the OPT program i have been given no choice but to leave. OPT has its fairly significant limitations, and my aspirations are leading me towards Japan, a place where the idea was to always move but only once i managed to get something either in the U.S or Canada. Now that the U.S or Canada hasn’t worked out i’d like to fully dedicate myself to the move to a Japan to the point of even considering ALT teaching despite its reputation. I have about an years worth of work experience as a T.A, 5 months worth of work experience in Finance and research industries, 4 months in the aforementioned startup (2 remote), 21 months in Market Research, Finance, Customer Care, Project Management, Data Entry and Management, Social Media management and marketing, Public Relations (I can provide a link to the resume when needed)
And now i come to this community hoping to seek advice: As an Indian, i’d like to know what my potential options are even on a teaching level or through some Language School if it happens to exist and see how such a plan can be bought to fruition.
I understand language proficiency is definitely a requirement and i am more than willing to slog a whole year just to get N3 certification. However, as a gaijin i’d like to know whether it’s different from the US where there are “gaijin friendly” recruiting agencies in japan or do i have to go through the basic channels such as LinkedIn and Daijob or CareerCross even Indeed, what is to be expected, when to apply, what are resume expectations and whatnot. I should mention i will not be responding to any responses or comments that walk anywhere along the lines of: “If you couldn’t make it in the U.S what has you believe you’ll be making it here?” or “Slog a few years in the native country and then arrive here as that’s the general direction people have taken to arrive here” and so on and so forth.
I’m here for genuine direction on a plan here, not advice on whether such a matter is a good idea and if any of the comments made earlier have come off in anyway rudely my apologies, it was all paraphrasing, hoping to hear from you all in some way or the other!
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Straight talk here. I was with you until this part (emphasis mine):
> I should mention i will not be responding to any responses or comments that walk anywhere along the lines of: “If you couldn’t make it in the U.S what has you believe you’ll be making it here?” or **”Slog a few years in the native country and then arrive here as that’s the general direction people have taken to arrive here”** and so on and so forth.
There are valid reasons why this is often recommended to people that are looking to migrate to Japan. Some of them are likely applicable to you as well:
* You don’t have _that_ much working experience (you’re measuring your experience in months, not years);
* You don’t seem to have any of the specific technical skills that Japanese employers tend to look abroad for;
* You are not a native English speaker, so your options for teaching English in Japan are limited;
* You don’t have any notable Japanese proficiency.
Some of these you can work on by gaining a couple of years of experience elsewhere in the world while studying Japanese. Try contacting recruiters through the platforms that you mentioned. If they’re not willing or able to help you, you know what to work on to become a more desirable applicant.