Career Development Programs
Class Descriptions
◆ Career Development Class
① Program Orientation – Career development schedule – A profile of candidate Japanese company wants – How to proceed a career plan & internship | ⑦ Safety(supported by Yonezawa City Hall) Knowledge of type of disaster and its prevention |
② Social Welfare & Salary System – Social security, public & employment insurance – Salary system, tax, retirement pay & clothing/food/housing | ⑧ How To Write A Report: “Ho-Ren-So” “Ho-Ren-So” is abbreviation word for business attitude in Japan; Report, Note and Discuss |
③ Mind Set – Comforts of living in Yamagata – Importance of culture of harmony | ⑨ Draft Resume, SPI & Interview – Details of resume & entry sheet(self-analysis) – Challenge trial SPI supervised by Recruit Career Co., Ltd – Role playing for individual interview & group meeting |
④ Overall of Job Hunting – Flow of job Hunting – Analysis of business & industry segments – Company analysis | ⑩ Counseling – Preparation for resume and Entry Sheet – Interview practice – All support for a job hunting activity |
⑤ Make Career Plan and Use Professional Organization – Develop future plan – Take an advantage of professional organization & agent that useful for job hunting | ⑪ Job Offer ~Support for Employment – Flow of job offer to employment – Working rule in company – Change Visa status |
⑥ Business Social Manners – Facilitate a relationship with others & improve smoother communication in organization – Manners in business(greetings, business cards) & self- expression |




◆ Japan Business Class
① Introduction of Japanese Business – Overall lecture, schedule & syllabus – Check one’s Japanese business knowledge level(by brain-storming) – Job hunting flow and schedule in Japan | ⑤ Productivity Growth, Business Innovation – Toyota Production System, Lean Productio- Value Stream Map(including drills) |
② Industrial Context in Tohoku & Yamagata Pref. – Industrial feature of Tohoku Region – Uniqueness of industry and company in Yamagata | ⑥ Well Designed to Keep Value Creating Process – Product development process management – Importance of business and technology strategy |
③ Japanese Manufacturing Technology – Industrial history evolution in Japan from Meiji period(by video instructions) – Industrial districts, major industry/company in Japan – Features, strength and challenge of Japanese company | ⑦ Globalization and Multi Culture – Global business and manufacturing technology – What talented business person for globalization |
④ Why Japanese Manufacturing Technology is Strong in International Competitiveness – Basic concept of Manufacturing Technology – What is a company’s added value and source of competing power? – What is Industrial Engineering and TQO?(including drills) | ⑧ Final Exam, Group discussion & Presentation – Warp up(a requirement of candidate Japanese company wants) – Make an action plan to develop one’s career and give a presentation in class |
