Career Seminars for International Students/留学生のためのキャリアセミナー
FY2023 Career Seminar Series for International Students
Event report
The "FY2023 Career Seminar Series for International Students," organized by the Center for International Education and Exchange (CIEE), in collaboration with the Career Center (all seminars) and the Graduate School of Frontier Biosciences (4th and 5th seminars), was held as follows:
Held: November 2023 - February 2024 (9 seminars in total)
Languages used: English for 5 seminars, Japanese for 4 seminars
Format: Online for 5 sessions, In-person for 4 sessions
Target Audience: International students of Osaka University
Total Participants: 176 international students
* For details of each seminar, please see here.
- 2023-12-15 Simple Job Search strategies for PhDs
- 2023-12-21 Etiquette for job interviews & group discussion preparation
- 2024-01-26 Job interview practice session
Past CIEE career seminars for international students
Free External Events Information
Here you can find information on free career strategy seminars/job fairs (in English) for international students organized by Japanese public organizations and nonprofit consortia.
If you are interested, please sign up through the respective event's webpage.
For similar events in Japanese, please see here.
For events (Japanese only) organized by Osaka University Career Center, please see here.
February 2025
JOB FAIR ~For international students~
Date & time:2025-02-19(Wed) 13:00~17:00
Organizer:Japan Student Services Organization
Open to:Foreign students
Language:English
Pre-registration:bring your invitation ticket or pre-register to attend
Content:
-The JOB Fair provides a place for people to meet to clarify the industry, work content, and research content that they can thrive in. Companies that actually employ international students and where these international students are active after graduation will be exhibiting.
January 2025
【Role-play lesson】 Interview preparation orientation (30 mins) + group mock interview (90 mins)
Date & time:2025-01-22(Wed) 15:00~17:00
Organizer:Japan Student Services Organization
Open to:Foreign students
Language:English
Lecturer:Ms.Naoko Hirata Pasona Inc. , Mr. Masaaki Nishinomiya Pasona Inc.
Pre-registration:bring your invitation ticket or pre-register to attend
Content:
-[Practical measures] Orientation 30 minutes, group role playing 90 minutes During the interview role-playing, we will comprehensively check your language, appearance, demeanor, question and answer content, etc., and practice for the actual interview.
December 2024
【Practical seminar】 Business manners in Japan and interview preparation
Date & time:2024-12-11(Wed) 17:00〜18:30
Organizer:Japan Student Services Organization
Open to:Foreign students
Language:English
Lecturer:Ms.Naoko Hirata Pasona Inc.
Pre-registration:bring your invitation ticket or pre-register to attend
Content:
-[Job Hunting Practical Measures] Japanese Business Etiquette and Interview Preparation Seminar will teach you business etiquette and interview preparation to make a good first impression when job hunting!
November 2024
【Practical seminar】 Preparation for entry-sheet and written exam
Date & time:2024-11-13 (Wed) 17:00〜18:30
Organizer:Japan Student Services Organization
Open to:Foreign students
Language:English
Lecturer:Ms.Naoko Hirata Pasona Inc.
Pre-registration:bring your invitation ticket or pre-register to attend
Content:
-[Job Hunting Practical Measures] The Entry Sheet/Written Exam Seminar will teach you how to pass the entry sheets and written exams of companies that are essential for finding a job in Japan!
October 2024
[5th]joint company briefing session
Date & time:2024-10-23 (Wed) 12:00〜16:00
Organizer:Osaka Prefecture Foreign Students Matching Support Project
Venue:Online (Zoom)
Open:Foreign students who are expected to graduate by the end of March 2025, foreign personnel who are job-hunting, etc.
Language:English
Pre-registration:bring your invitation ticket or pre-register to attend
【Practical seminar】 Self-analysis & Company research
Date & time:2024-10-9(Wed) 17:00〜18:30
Organizer:Japan Student Services Organization
Open to:Foreign students
Language:English
Lecturer:Ms.Naoko Hirata Pasona Inc.
Pre-registration:bring your invitation ticket or pre-register to attend
Content:
-[Job Hunting Practical Measures] The self-analysis/company research seminar will deepen your understanding of yourself and your company, and will teach you how to determine the important axis in job hunting!
September 2024
Date & time:2024-9-25(Wed) 17:00〜19:00
Organizer:Japan Student Services Organization
Open to:Foreign students
Language:English
Lecturer:Ms.Eiko Kawase
Pre-registration:bring your invitation ticket or pre-register to attend
[4th]joint company briefing session
Date & time:2024-09-06 (Fri) 12:00〜16:00
Organizer:Osaka Prefecture Foreign Students Matching Support Project
Venue:Online (Zoom)
Open:Foreign students who are expected to graduate by the end of March 2025, foreign personnel who are job-hunting, etc.
Language:English
Pre-registration:bring your invitation ticket or pre-register to attend
Career Talk 2023
Date & Time: June 17th (Sat) 10:00 to 11:30
Place : Google Meet (The meeting link will automatically appear on the
registration completion screen.)
Language : English
Target : Osaka University students only
The number of participants was 21 international students at Osaka University. Three alumni shared their experiences on job hunting in Japan with the participants followed by active Q&A period. It was a good opportunity to learn about a job hunting system in Japan.
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