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This is some really great advice, it really aligns with my experience job searching in Japan. Thanks for creating such useful content, I really wish I came across it a bit earlier, it could have made the job search easier by knowing what to expect.
Not with people who's like 10++ years of experience and if the job has a small limited scope. But this is the case for Juniors and for folks that wear many hats.
@@william_in_japan Sure but that sounds like a very superficial test, I'm not looking for someone who memorized coding syntax, I want to see how they handle being out of their confort zone, how they approach a problem they've never encountered before, if they can understand how engineers talk and spot a possible solution while filtering out noise and bs. Watching how people use google can tell you a lot.
@@zDToddy Agreed 100%. The interview should look into your regular workflow and how you'd tackle real problems at work, not a school test about how much you memorized
Coding tests that does not allow you to stack overflow or google anything makes little to no sense, most of the time as a developer you use those resources.
Should I send the first message on job site or should I wait for them to message me? I have likes but have received no messages so far. If I'm supposed to send a message, what can I say?
It might be because I've been applying to jobs more aimed at foreigners/generally that are more international, but this really hasn't matched my experience at all. First company where I made it decently far into the process, the coding exam was live coding. It wasn't that hard, looked it up afterwards and it was leetcode medium. Second interview was a system design interview, so no questions, just "here's a problem, design an API/lay out all the services/pick what database to use/etc etc" Second company I had one interview, I felt like it went well, but then they just completely ghosted me, didn't even send a rejection email. And then I had one where they had me take an online code test before I even got the first interview. It was a bunch of nonsense leetcode stuff under extremely tight time control in a crappy online editor. And they also ghosted me, didn't even send a rejection email.
Thanks for sharing! Ghosting you definitely isn't something a typical Japanese company would do. I haven't applied to any foreigner facing positions. I apply to everything in Japanese. From my understanding, international job postings are much more competitive.
Subscribe for more tips about getting a developer job in Japan!
Just to be clear I am going to be pumping out most all of my content for free, but some of my esoteric but effective strategies I am thinking about releasing but limiting the scope.
Huge thank you for all these videos, they are serving as a massive motivation for me!
changing lives!
Thank you, I hope they can be of help!
This is some really great advice, it really aligns with my experience job searching in Japan.
Thanks for creating such useful content, I really wish I came across it a bit earlier, it could have made the job search easier by knowing what to expect.
Nice video! Really interested on the next one to see your strategy to get an offer!
another banger, keep up the good content
Thank you for the encouragement!
Thank you for making your videos! They are extremely valuable to me
this channel is a god sent holy shit
"I made a really stupid mistake... and they didn't notice." Haha! That cracked me up.
super great insights!
its hard getting that first job when you got no experience lol
How proficient do you need to be in Japanese?
I'm curious, what are the FAANG equivalents in Japan?
I don't know about Japanese companies, but some of the big American tech companies have offices in Japan too.
If I make someone do live code and they don't use google i'd be concerned.
I agree for when you're learning a new technology or formula! But for a language that you've mastered, sometimes you can get by without it
Not with people who's like 10++ years of experience and if the job has a small limited scope.
But this is the case for Juniors and for folks that wear many hats.
@@william_in_japan Sure but that sounds like a very superficial test, I'm not looking for someone who memorized coding syntax, I want to see how they handle being out of their confort zone, how they approach a problem they've never encountered before, if they can understand how engineers talk and spot a possible solution while filtering out noise and bs.
Watching how people use google can tell you a lot.
@@zDToddy Agreed 100%. The interview should look into your regular workflow and how you'd tackle real problems at work, not a school test about how much you memorized
Coding tests that does not allow you to stack overflow or google anything makes little to no sense, most of the time as a developer you use those resources.
Should I send the first message on job site or should I wait for them to message me? I have likes but have received no messages so far. If I'm supposed to send a message, what can I say?
thank them for the like!
It might be because I've been applying to jobs more aimed at foreigners/generally that are more international, but this really hasn't matched my experience at all.
First company where I made it decently far into the process, the coding exam was live coding. It wasn't that hard, looked it up afterwards and it was leetcode medium. Second interview was a system design interview, so no questions, just "here's a problem, design an API/lay out all the services/pick what database to use/etc etc"
Second company I had one interview, I felt like it went well, but then they just completely ghosted me, didn't even send a rejection email.
And then I had one where they had me take an online code test before I even got the first interview. It was a bunch of nonsense leetcode stuff under extremely tight time control in a crappy online editor. And they also ghosted me, didn't even send a rejection email.
Thanks for sharing! Ghosting you definitely isn't something a typical Japanese company would do.
I haven't applied to any foreigner facing positions. I apply to everything in Japanese. From my understanding, international job postings are much more competitive.
Two months' notice? I thought that only happened in India. Apparently Japanese companies haven't learned that loyalty is worthless these days.
What do you mean? It literally is worth something to them. Not to employees, maybe, but certainly has value to the employers
I know the Konami code.
It might work in the interviews