I.T Industry in Japan

[samokan]

if you can do all, read, write and speak. then you are going to be very marketable

my japanese skill far from perfect, but enough to express my ideas and opinions and ask question with the help of body language and flow charts.

so if your japanese skill is not yet good, target those big companies that deal with international clients like NEC, Sharp, Mitsubishi, Ricoh, Epson. Most if not all their engineers can speak/understand english.

Try searching in JDV international site..

[Nyororin]

My husband works in IT, and his hours aren`t that horrible.
I think that really just depends on what you`re working on, and how skilled the people who made the development plan are. If they suck at making development plans, there won`t be enough time, and you`ll be working constantly.

It seems like so few people realize that, and end up blaming the wrong people for their long hours.

Anyway, my husband`s normal work schedule is from 9am to 6pm. Because he manages the in company servers too, he generally stays about an hour later after everyone leaves to check their status, fix problems, etc when it won`t cause trouble with most workers or customers. So usually he leaves at 7pm. So, really like 8 hours work? Because he has 1 hour lunch, and an hour worth of breaks in the day. But because he is there 10 hours, he gets overtime for it too.

So not everybody works like 16 hours a day.

Of course, sometimes he`s busy, usually toward the end of a big project, and will be at work until like 12am, but that`s usually only a couple weeks a year.

[ShibaInu]

Originally Posted by samokan

if you can do all, read, write and speak. then you are going to be very marketable

my japanese skill far from perfect, but enough to express my ideas and opinions and ask question with the help of body language and flow charts.

so if your japanese skill is not yet good, target those big companies that deal with international clients like NEC, Sharp, Mitsubishi, Ricoh, Epson. Most if not all their engineers can speak/understand english.

Try searching in JDV international site..

**body language and flow charts** lol..i have had the same experience here with my chinese colleagues once in a while...

nwayz, i'm taking notes of all ur tips...thanks again samokan-san!

PS: the JDV intl site seems like a very good job-hunting site indeed...i'll try to check it out more closely later. ..

[ShibaInu]

Originally Posted by Nyororin

My husband works in IT, and his hours aren`t that horrible.
I think that really just depends on what you`re working on, and how skilled the people who made the development plan are. If they suck at making development plans, there won`t be enough time, and you`ll be working constantly.

It seems like so few people realize that, and end up blaming the wrong people for their long hours.

Anyway, my husband`s normal work schedule is from 9am to 6pm. Because he manages the in company servers too, he generally stays about an hour later after everyone leaves to check their status, fix problems, etc when it won`t cause trouble with most workers or customers. So usually he leaves at 7pm. So, really like 8 hours work? Because he has 1 hour lunch, and an hour worth of breaks in the day. But because he is there 10 hours, he gets overtime for it too.

So not everybody works like 16 hours a day.

Of course, sometimes he`s busy, usually toward the end of a big project, and will be at work until like 12am, but that`s usually only a couple weeks a year.

that's encouraging to know...i guess, i wouldn't have to regret working as an IT worker (if it ever happens) in Japan after all...thanks!

[samokan]

another helpful site would be http://type.jp/
-> this one is all japenese ..