Getting a job in Japanese companies - A personal guide Presented at Ton Duc Thang University on 4/2015. Hope this guide will help students who want to work for Japanese companies in the future.

1. Getting a job in Japanese companies
A personal guide
Giang Tran
ZIGExNVeNtura Co., Ltd
8/4/2015@Ton Duc Thang University

2. Agenda
• Self-Introduction
• Getting a job in Japanese companies
• Personal advices

3. About me
• Name: Giang Trần
• Age: 32
• Born: Ho Chi Minh City
• CTO at ZIGExNVeNtura

4. Career Path
Software Engineer
Software Engineer
CTO

5. • How many of you is looking for jobs?
• How many of you is looking for jobs in
Japanese company?

6. Getting job in Japanese
company? Is it hard?

7. YES, it’s HARD if you
don’t prepare

8. • How many of you think that you’re
WELL PREPARED for getting jobs?

9. What’s different about
Japanese company
• Strict on TIME
• Focus on PEOPLE not the skills
• Evaluate not only the result but the PROCESS
They’re reasons you should
join Japanese company

10. Recruiting process
Apply job CV screening Interview

11. What wrong ?

12. Email has no content

13. What wrong?

14. Copy-paste email

15. Bad manners in
Interview
Lack of smile Wrong posture

16. What you need to do
before applying to a job

18. Find it by looking back to your PAST,
asking FAMILY, FRIENDS

19. You can only ACHIEVE BEST result if
you do something you LIKE

20. What is your GOALS
to join the company?
What do you want to
ACHIEVE next year?

21. KnowYourself
• Know your STRENGTHS / WEAKNESSES
• Know your LIKES / DISLIKES
• Know your GOALS

23. Looks for Potential
• photo
Skills can be trained but not the people

24. Ability to LEARN

26. Skills
• New graduate, looks for POTENTIAL not
real work experiences
• Show your ability to LEARN new things
• Try to do as much as possible OUT of
UNIVERSITY

27. Learn basic MANNERS

28. Always on Time

29. Write a right e-mail
E-mail is your first impression
to company

30. Interview:When waiting

31. Interview: Greeting

32. During Interview

34. Know about company
“Biết người biết ta, trăm trận trăm thắng”

35. Know about company
• GOOD COMPANY is the company in
which you can GROW the most
• Research company over the Web, ask your
friends…
• ASK QUESTIONS during the interview to
know more

36. • How many of you think that you’re
WELL PREPARED for jobs?

37. THANKYOU :)