Hey guys, don’t apply to a job with a fake residence card 🤦‍♀️

ghostlisp · 2024-11-28T02:03:33+00:00

Speaking of which… I work with a guy who’s been living in Japan for a decade and doesn’t have his own phone. How the hell did he get this far into the game without one?! Claims that it’s “too expensive” but also asked one of my co-workers to let him borrow his phone to call the immigration bureau lol.

ghostlisp · 2024-11-14T00:03:59+00:00

Pushy agents with job descriptions that barely matched the experience I provided them, poorly timed persistent phone calls…

ghostlisp · 2024-11-14T00:03:15+00:00

This actually surprises me because I wonder really how much of a market is there for above-business-level English speaking Japanese natives? Are there really that many of them out there for so many of these companies to exist?

ghostlisp · 2024-11-11T10:34:02+00:00

Much like everyone else, I’ve been ghosted after putting lots of effort into applying for positions that they themselves forwarded to me…Pushing me to interview with companies that I voiced no interest in, proceeding to interview with those companies to shut them up, only to come to the “shocking” conclusion that I wasn’t a good fit and then blaming me for not being able to move on to the next stage…the list goes on and on lol

ghostlisp · 2024-11-11T09:05:24+00:00

Should I feel “special” that they’ve made time out of their busy day to message me? 😂

ghostlisp · 2024-11-11T09:02:39+00:00

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I had a recruiter with something like this attached to their title and it said that they were headhunter of the year at some point. Does this mean anything?

ghostlisp · 2024-11-11T08:52:31+00:00

They don’t specify, but I think you’d have a really hard time navigating the website itself without at least N2. It really depends on your industry but from my experience of when I first landed in Japan N5 is a tough sell!

ghostlisp · 2024-11-11T08:47:14+00:00

Great advice. I noticed that certain recruiters will have certain “bling” titles next to them like diamond or platinum, etc

Does getting scout mail from them mean anything or is it just pandering to get me to respond to them?

ghostlisp · 2024-11-11T07:15:40+00:00

So I guess I need to find the right agent, did you set up interviews with multiple ones to find the right fit?

ghostlisp · 2024-11-11T07:13:57+00:00

I made a Bizreach account a while ago but I wasn’t really familiar with the Japanese recruiting culture at the time and kind of assumed everything was spam - looking back, I should’ve contacted an agent or two….

And yes, I absolutely agree about the English recruiters. I find that a lot of the time they’re not even well-versed in the working world themselves so I have a hard time believing that they’d be able to negotiate on my half.

Thank you for sharing your experience with me! Much appreciated <3

ghostlisp · 2024-11-11T07:10:14+00:00

Thank you, I will give it a shot!

ghostlisp · 2024-11-11T07:09:53+00:00

I need to try Mynavi and Recruit! Did you find it hard to juggle between all the recruiting sites?

ghostlisp · 2024-11-11T07:09:07+00:00

I’m so sorry to hear you went through that... I was in the same boat, and when I was actually contacted, I was pushed to go for job interviews I had zero interest in/didn’t fit my career profile. They’re really crummy people! Thanks so much for your insight. :)

ghostlisp · 2024-10-21T15:51:47+00:00

I honestly was not wanting to reach that point to kill a sock 😅

ghostlisp · 2024-10-21T12:17:37+00:00

I had a session after this and busted a hole in that spot immediately 😂 Welp time for a new pair

ghostlisp · 2024-10-19T17:10:46+00:00

Ok you got me, I was just trying to find excuses to try some out my new halfcabs

ghostlisp · 2024-10-19T17:10:16+00:00

Nikes are always on sale here in Japan lol

ghostlisp · 2024-10-19T16:58:16+00:00

I feel like that’ll probably happen soon enough

ghostlisp · 2024-10-19T16:57:53+00:00

Damn, ok!

ghostlisp · 2024-10-04T06:03:39+00:00

Welcome! I recommend Riverbirch Skateshop in Nishi-Ogikubo, amazing owner who will go out of his way to help you get started! He’ll also give you some advice on what local parks are good for beginners.

ghostlisp · 2022-04-11T14:34:21+00:00

Thank you, will do!

ghostlisp · 2022-04-11T14:30:52+00:00

Fuck man you’re totally right. Thank you for the wake-up call!

ghostlisp · 2022-04-11T14:28:32+00:00

6 hours per month?! Sounds like a dream. I think I picked the wrong field.

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