Re: [tlug] looking for a job

[Shmuel Fomberg <shmuelfomberg@example.com>]

Hi Laurent.

I heard working visa sponsorship became less troublesome than 3 years ago. At the moment I don't have a working permit for japan, Is that a big handicap ? 

 
Most companies want a perfect Japanese, but very few will settle on workable Japanese.
Can you spare a half year without work? if so, come to learn Japanese in a school here. You can lift your Japanese level considerably in this period, work to make connections, and you can get a student visa, that I think is convertible to a worker visa. (not sure)

I also think that most companies won't take a candidate seriously unless he is present in the country. Unless you are highly skilled in a niche profession, no one is going to take your resume and say "oh, this generic programmer from France looks nice. why won't we invest a lot of time in bringing him in instead of a Japanese programmer whom we can communicate with..."

Shmuel.