UEF students acquire more detailed knowledge of career opportunities in Japan

SEPTEMBER 15 - The Faculty of Languages and International Cultures held a workshop “Recruitment in Japan” for Japanese Language majors to experience workplaces, enhance their Japanese abilities, develop practical skills as well as seize employment opportunities in Japan.

UEF partners participating in this workshop included Dr. Huynh Trong Hien – Director of Cocoro International JSC and Ms. Phan Thi Ai Trinh – Deputy Director of Cocoro International JSC. From Japanese firms, there was Mr.Sakamoto Tadanobu – CEO of JTK Co., Ltd and Mr. Nishimura Akihiko – Manager of Ando Resort.

From UEF, the workshop had Assoc.Prof.Dr. Ngo Cao Cuong – Permanent Vice President, Dr. Vo Van Thanh Than – Dean, Faculty of International Languages and Cultures, Mr. Huynh Quoc Phong – Director, Center of Corporate Relations, and Ms. Huynh Tu Anh – Deputy Director, UEF International Institute.
 

To start the workshop, Assoc.Prof.Dr. Ngo Cao Cuong highlighted that discovering the Japanese working environment and culture would help UEFers easily approach and adapt to a new workplace.

During the workshop, UEF students studied recruitment and internship programs in Japan, including such programs as technical intern training, internship, study abroad, Kaigo, engineering, etc.

In the technical intern training program, a variety of professions within mechanics, food, garment and textile, and packaging are on offer, opening more career opportunities for UEFers.

The internship program provides UEFers with chances to study and experience hands-on working environments at enterprises and factories in Japan. This will help promote their employment prospects, develop their future careers, and strengthen Vietnam - Japan partnership, encouraging them to widen cross-cultural exchange.

Besides, Dr. Huynh Trong Hien clarified information about the Kaigo program for UEFers to have a better view. Kaigo is a program that provides health support services for customers. This kind of job is in huge demand for human resources.

After listening to the guests’ sharing, UEF students put lots of questions to Japanese companies’ representatives about language certification requirements, soft skills needed in the service industry, tips for a successful interview, etc.

By virtue of the guests’ introduction to recruitment and internship programmes in Japan, UEFers could understand the requirements and find a suitable study path to better grasp job opportunities in an international environment.