Quote:Are you looking to work at a foreign company in Japan or a Japanese company?
Either, as long as I'm in Japan. I have no problem against straight Japanese companies, but I do feel an American one in Japan would lend to better working conditions. That's just a hunch and likely not true. At the end of the day my bosses would likely be Japanese. I will not pursue a new graduate role, though.
Quote:I'm going to assume your degree is related to your industry; because this will be relevant to work permits.
My major was Business Admin, which is fairly general. I'm currently at a tech start-up that builds software for the Salesforce CRM. One idea is to then pursue a job at Salesforce Japan. My role is customer-facing, not developing, so my experience is somewhat usable at more than just tech companies.
I feel it's definitely important to use my time in Japan in 1 of 2 ways. I can either try to actively build value for our company while I'm out there. Figure out companies to talk to, likely partners, who would be interested in selling our product. Or I can do as you said, vix, and actively pursue interviews. Both of these would require some decent planning and preparation on my part. That being said I'm not much into visiting historical stuff, I typically visit Japan to meet new people and have fun. So I wouldn't have any problems with either of these during the day when people can't hang out.
Thanks both of you for your feedback. I'll work on getting a Japanese copy of my resume (need to update my current one first). Most of my research into this will begin next week after the JLPT so I can focus on that for now. I know N1 isn't required, but I applied, have failed twice in the past, and want to knock it out of the park. It'll be a big boost in motivation for me.