I'm going to be taking this exam in january for a company and I never heard about it before. So I figured I'd throw up my quick 1 hour research on the interweb resources for material that can help you practice if you ever plan to get a job in japan. I suggest you independently look up information about the test itself.

http://moneybridge.main.jp/quiz/index.cgi

thats my first resource if you have any others let me know thank you.

Never heard of that test. Why do you need to take it to get a job? Immigration changing their rules or something?

I've heard that some companies use tests as part of their hiring process for new grads. I wonder if they would bother using these with foreign hires though, even if they can take them. The requirements for hiring them are a bit different from new Japanese grads.

Yeah most companies employ SPI or some form of web test. There are plenty of books around.

http://www.amazon.co.jp/CD-ROM%E4%BB%98-...A%E3%82%A2

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http://www.amazon.co.jp/%E6%9C%80%E6%96%...ywords=SPI

are good enough preparation mostly.

Fast Japanese reading ability is the most important part, but foreigners often get let off the hook...

vix86 Wrote:I wonder if they would bother using these with foreign hires though, even if they can take them.

I have taken them a little but I guess that's because I applied through the Japanese system as a student here. It's just a matter of routine.

Guess I'm lucky I slipped into a Japanese company without having to take any tests.

yeah I'm required to take it for my company im applying for so I'm just going to keep practicing and ill get better all the foreign hires at this company need to take it.