Sorry for the drop-off in posting, dear Readers. Who knew that unemployment could be so time-consuming?
The past week or so has been a flurry of resume-bombing, recruiter visiting, freelance translating and binge drinking (big surprise on that last one there). I’ll get back into the blogging routine as soon as I can, but for [...]
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The following sample 履歴書 (rirekisho) and a blank template are available for download as Microsoft Word documents at the end of this walkthrough.
For ease of explanation, we’ll be looking at a rirekisho that’s already been filled out. Here’s what one looks like, split into two halves for ease of viewing. (Click any of the following [...]
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These entries will show you how to write a 履歴書 (rirekisho), a Japanese-language resume and arguably the most commonly required document when applying for a job in a Japanese company.
I’ve tried to make this walkthrough as user friendly as possible, but by the very nature of the subject matter, I have to assume on the [...]
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You know, if you were brought to Japan on a sweet expat package, or you came over of your own initiative with the drive to make a name for yourself and by scotch, that’s exactly what you did, I salute you. I do.
But for every one of you, I’d like to think there are [...]
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