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Originally Posted by Nyororin
No, he has 5 years of experience doing something else. He has NOT been working on the same project and in the same system as the new company he will be entering. This DOES make a difference. I don`t know how it is outside of Japan, but he WOULD be starting at the bottom in the new company because he has NOT been working on the same thing and has not been working within their system. I know he meant he had 5 years of engineer experience - but that is not what matters. Unless the company recruited him because he was working with them on a project or on the exact same system/machinery/etc - he will start at the same place as a new engineering graduate. That is just how changing jobs in Japan works.
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You've said to many people on this forum, "Why would a Japanese company employ a foreigner when it's far less hassle to employ someone Japanese?". If you take this into consideration, other than his 5 years experience, what has he got to offer above other Japanese IF the experience wasn't something valuable to the company? It might not be the same "system" or "project", but when someone decides to change company after 5 years, it's generally for pay, and is generally working in a VERY similar field, especially in Engineering! Most engineers specialise right out of school. Once you specialise, it's pretty much the same thing all over the world, it doesn't matter if it's Japan or Argentina!