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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

Career exploration for sciences & technologies students and Experiences of former international students

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


August 2024

[Third]joint company briefing session

Date & time:2024-08-08 (Thu) 12:00〜16:00

Organizer:Osaka Prefecture Foreign Students Matching Support Project

Venue:Umeda Sky Building Tower West 10th floor Aura Hall

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


Job Hunting Seminar (In-person only) Job Hunting Seminar with Language Assistance < Researching Companies >(in Japanese, English, Chinese, Vietnamese, Nepali) (August 2)

Date & time:2024-08-02 (Fri) 13:30〜16:30

Organizer:Tokyo International Recruitment Navigation Center

Venue:Tokyo International Recruitment Navigation Center

Open:Foreign students

Language:English(Teacher for English, Chinese, Vietnamese, and Nepali)

Pre-registration:bring your invitation ticket or pre-register to attend


July 2024

【MC,DC,PD】On-line Group Career Session 2024

Date & time:2024-7-25(Thu)16:45〜17:45

Organizer:Japan Student Services Organization

Target:PhD students, Academic adviser, Master students, etc.

Open to:Foreign students

Language:English

Pre-registration:bring your invitation ticket or pre-register to attend(deadline: 2024-07-24, 1:00pm)


[Second]joint company briefing session

Date & time:2024-7-20(Sat) 12:00〜16:00

Organizer:Osaka Prefecture Foreign Students Matching Support Project

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


Past external job-hunting events


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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