I'm 22 and will be finishing college soon, and I'm thinking about starting my career abroad, specifically in Japan. From what I understand its a pain to get a worker's visa and there's a lot of competition for jobs, so I was just wondering if there are any gijene out there who are living and working in Japan and could tell me a little about this, and if maybe I should pick another country....I have experience as a Network admin and I'm getting my degree in computer science.
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You seem to already know what you are talking about, here is my experience. I work in engineering, which is heavily based in IT. This is not an apple to apple comparison, but maybe I can shed some light on your goals. When I was nearing graduation I also had the same ambition as you. I looked for work and life went a different way, but I ended up being transferred to Japan, only after 6 years of working in engineering. Basically, as a gaijin emloyee you need to bring something extra to the table that justifies your hiring and visa sponsorship. You need to have something that shows you add to the company's bottom line, directly or indirectly based on your contributions. In my case, I brought local US market and workflow experience that was applied to the R&D of large systems that we sell around the world. There are opportunities for you. It may not come right after graduation, and you will have to keep looking. I suggest after you are hired by a company you continue to build your resume with all of the certificates and training. Try to look for work in a company and the sub division of that company that does work on a global scale. Try to get your experience in the IT Admin world and then branch off into a project that is profit based. FYI, IT is usually considered a cost center and where engineering or research projects are considered profit centers.
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You are required to work VERY HARD in Japanese IT industry. Like from morning to midnight.
