Fresh graduate - Job hunting in Japan

[klehvas]

• Recently graduated with a Masters degree with a business/tech hybrid major from a top scandinavian university
  
• Almost native level english
  
• Fluent Japanese (JLPT1 passed 1½ years ago)
  
• Confidence in social skills and international team work skills
  
• Certain passion toward my field of expertise and doing business in general
  
• 1 year exchange studies in a top National Japanese University

I've decided I need to at least TRY to land a job in Japan. (Although I'm almost sure I could get better salary and career development in my home country). I'm that crazy

Any help/thoughts would be appreciated

What kind of companies should I pursue?

I'm too late for the whole new-graduate-recruit-show that Japanese new grads go through. Do I have any chances of landing a decent job without going through this process?

[Bucky]

Are you already in Japan. Do you have a work visa? Where would you be living?

[Christoff]

Are you already in Japan. Do you have a work visa? Where would you be living?

I believe the job of royal food taster is still open.

[gomichild]

What kind of companies should I pursue?

I'm too late for the whole new-graduate-recruit-show that Japanese new grads go through. Do I have any chances of landing a decent job without going through this process?

Foreign companies hire any time of year. Both foreign and Japanese companies prefer to hire people already in the country though recently.

[klehvas]

thanks for the replies.
Good know foreign companies hire all year. I just hope they hire fresh grads also. I think ill prefer working at a foreign company anyways.

Yeah i forgot to mention that when i start my hunt, ill be living at a gaijin house with a tourist visa. So yeah, i also need visa sponsorship.

Anything else i should consider?

[bolt_krank]

Send out your CV to as many as you can. You will get knocked back by a few - but from my experience, the shot-gun approach seems to work the best.

[GomiGirl]

Drop your CV into a few decent head hunters as well. Be prepared for an entry level job or target a few companies that you would want to work at and look for an internship.

Does your country offer working holiday visas? Check with your local Japanese consulate.

[Osakadave]

thanks for the replies.
Good know foreign companies hire all year. I just hope they hire fresh grads also. I think ill prefer working at a foreign company anyways.

Yeah i forgot to mention that when i start my hunt, ill be living at a gaijin house with a tourist visa. So yeah, i also need visa sponsorship.

Anything else i should consider?

It will depend on your field, but alot of work visas require experience in your field, at least they did for various friends trying to get them.