Career Japanese Course

ISI provides one-stop job placement support. While many other Japanese language schools outsource job placement support to outside companies, ISI provides job placement support by the school’s teachers. The support of teachers who know you well and the peace of mind of being able to ask questions at any time will lead you to better results.
In addition, since ISI employees handle everything from class content review to communication with companies that offer job placement opportunities, ISI is able to accumulate know-how within the school and provide even better job placement support.

There are many “mechanisms” that make employment possible.

• At an early stage, the school will know your major and the type of work you would like to do, and will start to gather information about the jobs and companies you would like to work for.
• Shortly after enrollment, you will work with your teacher to plan your employment schedule. We will set the required level of Japanese and when you will reach it, so that you can study Japanese and find a job systematically.
• Employment support specialists are involved in the creation of the curriculum. The curriculum is designed to help students develop their business skills while learning Japanese and apply them to their job search activities.
• While many Japanese schools only offer one or two sessions of CV and interview coaching, a two-year course will give you at least four to six in-class sessions and at least three out-of-class sessions to work on your CV and interview. We also offer free individual coaching to students who wish to do so, giving them an unparalleled opportunity to practice their skills.

Although it is possible to find a job, ISI recommends that you acquire a higher level of Japanese language proficiency before finding a job. If your Japanese language skills are low, there are only a limited number of positions available, and it will not be easy to develop your career afterwards.
Since our goal is not to “obtain a job offer” but rather to be active afterwards, our first priority is to help students acquire higher Japanese language skills.

For new graduates, the screening process usually starts in March, one year before graduation. Ideally, you should have achieved N2 on the JLPT in December of the previous year or July of the following year.

The company decides. In general, if you have no previous work experience, you will be treated as a “new graduate” for up to three years after graduation.

It will be more difficult than for new graduates, so plan well and be proactive. Mid-career means that you are hiring people who have experience in the job (experienced people). The difficulty is to find the right job at the right time and with the right Japanese language proficiency. In general, mid-career jobs come up because there is a shortage of people and they are often urgent offers, so once a company finds the right person, the job is closed. Therefore, while you are wondering whether you will get the job or not, the job will be gone.