Hi, I am in some real need for tips, suggestions and consultations regarding on working/studying in Japan,
as for the dry information:
My Bachelor degree is not IT related, but just for immegration rules, I understood it is needed.
I passed the JLPT N3 as for December 2023, I want to believe I improved since then.
I worked as a fullstack developer in a small software company in my country for about a year.
I have set my eyes on working in Japan, preferably in the IT market.
Yet when answering to job postings and contacting recruiters, I have met some some problems.
I am either not fluent enough in Japanese according to recruiters, some companies rejected my application because of that problem.
Or I am just not experienced enough in my field, this hadn't rose up too much because obviously I avoid applying to position that either require too many things I dont know, or just 3 years or more experience and such. some places also asks specifically for "bachelor in comuter science or related field" which I can't say I do.
lastly was that I currently am not within Japan or residing in Japan. Some japanese job postings did not clarify that in order to continue the application process I should be able to come to an interview in the company, and that "by the way", a visa is a prerequisite.
So the thing I wanted to ask, what are my options?
One option I was informed of is something that I was told many people do,
which is applying to a Japanese language school and living on a student visa. When being around the time of finishing the Japanese studies, some students go try to get a job offer that would supply them with a working visa. Since you're a student in Japan you're having an easier time applying to different jobs, or so I was told. This, on the one hand, does help me greatly with my Japanese fluency, as I do want to be more fluent for both personal and proffesional goals.
It might also help with the residency/presence in Japan, I am not sure about this one, because maybe these companies I spoke to are looking for holders of work visa and not a student or just being in Japan, but this is just my thought and I did not have a way of confirming that on my own.
Another option is just trying to persue more experience within my home country, and just keep offering myself to various "open for overseas application" positions. This option is tough because currently the situation here is far from ideal, many less-than 3 years of experience jobs here has more than 600~ candidates, if not thousands. it is a special case that been affecting a huge amount of young people here.
what are you thoughts? is a Japanese language school a good option for my case?
I tried to research as much as possible, but this is as much as I could gather for now.
by Firsttimesmash