A broad category covering all aspects of changing jobs—timing, process, resume and CV writing, interview tips, salary negotiation, and more. Useful for first-time job changers and experienced professionals alike.
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Prepare a cover sheet for a Japanese job application with postal and email examples, correct Japanese addressee suffixes...

Understand employment guarantor forms in Japan, monetary liability limits, guarantee periods and what to ask HR before c...

Write a natural hobbies and skills section for a Japanese resume. Use short and detailed examples, find truthful ideas, ...

Understand a Japanese work-history document, how it differs from a resume, and how to write your first one with samples ...

Choose A4 or B5 for a Japanese resume, understand folded A3 and B4 formats, and check PDF dimensions, printer settings, ...

Understand salary deposit timing in Japan, why midnight is not guaranteed, what bank guidance means and how to contact p...

Marriage and bereavement leave in Japan has employer-specific rules. Check relatives, days, pay and counting methods, wi...

Compare tōsha, jisha and heisha using the same Japanese sentence. Learn their roles in company announcements, competitor...

A practical guide for people in their 40s considering resignation in Japan, with health and job checks plus a fictional ...

Understand daini shinsotsu as an early-career recruitment term in Japan. Distinguish it from graduate-entry policy, chec...

Compare polite alternatives to 教えてください, learn ご教示 vs. ご教授, and adapt Japanese business email examples for procedures, ad...

Use Japanese email and phone examples to decline an interview politely. Covers short notice, unanswered calls, agency ap...

Discuss an interview weakness through a specific behaviour, its work impact, action underway and observed change. Includ...

Prepare for a job interview in Japan with a one-week schedule, an evidence worksheet, employer questions and in-person o...

Practise a concise or fuller explanation of why you want a job in Japan. Uses the same fictional candidate for short, on...

Build a career-change motivation statement for a job in Japan using transferable experience, the target role, company re...