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MMM, on that topic, Kenpachi was the kid who started the thread about his special skill being welding and he demonstrated that in his shop class by setting himself on fire, therefore the Japanese should offer him a job as a welder

Orodreth, I think its fine if you transfer from college to a university degree. As MMM pointed out, a degree is a degree, as long as the degree is legit and is not one of those "Buy your way through university".

Half these kids who debate over this issue are refusing to accept reality. Talk to anyone who live and work in Japan, and they will tell you how valuable a university degree is to get a decent job in Japan. Or better yet, a JOB that WE, as foreigner, can get.

My cousin and his wife, they are both NATIVE LOCAL JAPANESE. Both of them graduated university, but a 3 years degree. They have monkey jobs. They are not doing BAD, I mean, they were able support the family and such, but they don't live an extravagant life

My other cousin, really my cousin's cousin. She is from Gunma, finished a 4 year degree, did a 6 month exchange program in Vancouver to study English. She works as an office clerk making slighly higher than minimal wage doing data entry work.

My fiancee's best friend. Finished a 4 years engineering degree in Toronto, did a 2 years master degree. Found a job as an entry level IT analyst, making minimum wage in Roppongi Hills. Her fiancee, finished a 4 years engineering degree in Toronto, can't find a full time job. Got rejected by University of Tokyo, Tsukuba University and Waseda. Got a part time job at a private institute as an assistant instructor, now he is doing a part time MBA on the side hoping to get something better

My fiancee, finished a 4 years Mec engineering degree in Toronto, did a 2 years master degree. Not a single phone call yet.

I finished a 3 year electrical engineering diploma, did a 3 years master in IT, with a load of other related certification under my belt and 10 years of experieince in the field. So far I have two calls, one from Panasonic (Yokohama), the other is Toyota. In both cases, I was rejected after the phone interview.

My point is, listen to others, especially ones that have experieince in this area, if you really want something, you have to work hard for it. What MMM stated may not (again just a MAY), be 100% accurate, I can't say for sure, but its a guideline that can give you better "hopes".

All things in life is about what you want vs what you have to offer, be it buying something, a relationship or anything. If you can't offer them what they want, then the don't want you. Plain and simple