Japan Bilingual Job Boards and Visible Jobs

..as well as invisible jobs

About Me

Live in Tokyo, organize Meetups for areas that I am interested in. This meetup is about getting a bilingual job in Japan, and talking about the different ways to explore and find jobs.

I do this to share my experience and hear other people’s experiences. The Q & A is really interesting among participants.

Statistics on Japanese Employment

Jobs on Bilingual Job Boards are approx. 5% of total jobs

>13% of the Japan’s Labor Force works in Tokyo

The ratio of jobs to job-seekers is listed to guide people as to areas that would be easier to find jobs

From Hello Work Japan

Internet Job Search

Popular among Job Seekers

Popularity of Internet Job Searching

Internet Job Searches and Recruiters make up almost 50% of the channels job-seekers use

Internet Job Boards in Japan

Top 3 Bilingual Boards: Daijob, Careercross, Gaijinpot

Using a Bilingual Job Board Makes the Job Market More Transparent

Bilingual Jobs are approx. 5% of Jobs Offered at Hello Work

83,000 applicant resumes on some job boards, with over 50% somewhat bilingual in Japanese and English

Searches on Job Sites Reveal Information

Using Search to Understand the Job Market

Job Searches Using Aggregator Sites Can also Show Information about the Wider Job Market

Japanese Job Boards offer a wide variety of jobs in industries

Job Fairs are another Resource for Job Seekers

“Invisible” Jobs

Jobs not on the Main Job Boards but via Recruiters or direct on

Company’s Website

Investment Banks have Conferences and Reports Featuring

Leading Companies in the US

Lists Can be Downloaded from Bank Websites

Lists Can be Downloaded from Bank Websites (2)

Checking their websites for Japanese for Jobs

Doing Research on Linkedin

Learning about Potential Employers

Linkedin allows company employees to be viewed by potential employees

Linkedin also lets you check out jobs at their Competitors

Conference Calls

• Join a conference call on the Hiring & Recruiting market in Tokyo

• Ask questions and share information on hiring and getting hired

• Call 050-3131-8611, press 4 to join the call

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and-Hiring-Meetup/

• Call us at: +81-50-3131-8611, press 3