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Originally Posted by Herzeleid
Thanks for your reply. I haven't yet. But at this point I'm not too interested on teaching languages, because I've tried to teach Japanese or Italian to my brother and I didn't have success. They got the point, but it was hard.
I want to get a job in exports and imports. But I'm almost sure that there's room for me. Mainly because my country has too many things to offer. For example: Fruits, Vegetables, Meats, etc.
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I don't know those business well enough to suggest whether works are available in that sector, there are a few other locals on the forum who maybe able to offer more help. As suggested in this thread (and others), it is very costly to sponsor a foreigner, so most company will need to see a real benefit in doing so before they will even consider it.
Teaching is such a popular option because they trust that someone from outside the country can bring better and PROPER English skills in the country. While for all other type of business, the ability to communicate in another language fluently (Will explain in a bit) is a bonus but not a must.
My uncle and cousin had a discussion with me concerning foreign worker. For the most part, a lot of industry who need someone with alternate language skills will only need the basic, so any locals who have basic knowledge of the language and can write/communicate with the supplier is good enough from their perspective. So in the case of an import and export business, it is totally acceptable if the person managing such functions write something like "We like top grade meat, how much per kilo, ship express please" to the vendor, this level of English is managable for many in Japan these days, so is there a real need to higher a foreigner to do this kind of work?
For export its a differnt story, especially if they are selling things outside of the country. You want to be able to impress the customer, but if you look at major companies that sell globally, they have offices setup in alternage location, giving them the geographic advantage. Communication are handled internally in which case.