携帯電話 での面接

Just finished 2 phone interviews this afternoon. I'm happy to share with you that they liked me a lot. The first was a headhunter specialising in advertising & consumer goods who wrote back and said she was impressed with my experience and career interests. We talked for about half an hour and she sounded like a really nice lady as she gave me some tips on how to improve my resume and increase my attractiveness as a potential employee.

As soon as we were done with the interview, she sent me an email with some contacts of other opportunities which she thought I would do well in. The clients that she worked with was somehow related to what I was looking for in terms of career field. However, I had to be frank with her about my Japanese language proficiency.

We agreed that while I could still try out some MNC's in Japan, I would also have to be open to job opportunities outside of Tokyo. This was some sort of confirmation to what I initially intended to do as I knew native Jap levels are needed especially in the marketing fields.

As soon as I was done with that, I called up for my 2nd interview. I was somewhat taken aback when I heard Japanese greetings on the other end of the line. I don't know why, but since I didn't catch what it meant, I replied in English and asked to speak to the President (I had emailed him my resume earlier). It was a good thing I maintained my cool as I found out that the person who picked up the call was the President himself!

He sounded quite friendly and was most amicable when describing the company and the work involved for the position I was writing in for. It was a startup company expanding its operations in one of the most interesting field today and someone with both technical and marketing/design skills were needed. He said I was just the type of person he was looking for.

However, it was an immediate position and I would only be graduating end of August. It is therefore natural that he would be interviewing other potentials so he suggested that I come in for a formal interview in Tokyo should I still be interested in the post after my finals this term.

Well, all in all, it's good news to me that my skills and experiences are valued here and that it's not imposible to get a job with my kinda background. It just gave me the motivation to actively continue looking, not just within Japan but other AP countries as well. Ultimately, I just pray that whatever open doors I get, that I have His assurance that it's the one that He wants me to go through.