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2008-07-02 Being a Bilingual Assistant, Part I: Positives and Negatives
2008-06-25 Space Planning for Employees, Part IV: Recruiting Considerations
2008-06-18 Space Planning for Employees, Part III: Practical Application
2008-06-11 Space Planning for Employees, Part II: Hot Desks
2008-06-04 Space Planning for Employees, Part I: Rapid Build-up
2008-05-28 Getting a Second Opinion, Part III: Foreign Start-ups and Joint Ventures
2008-05-21 Getting a Second Opinion, Part II: Managing the Process
2008-05-14 Getting a Second Opinion, Part I: Compensating for Your Bias
2008-05-07 Allowing the Time to Make a Hire
2008-04-23 What Happens When You’re Out of Work?
2008-04-16 Company Trips
2008-04-09 Trilingual Ability Lowers Hurdles
2008-04-02 The High Cost of Kids
2008-03-26 The Handbook for Life in Japan
2008-03-19 Limited Japanese Ability - Part Six: Entrepreneurs
2008-03-12 Limited Japanese Ability - Part Five: Technology Guru
2008-03-04 Limited Japanese Ability – Part Four: Turn-around Opportunities
2008-02-27 Limited Japanese Ability – Part Three: The Corporate Hired Gun
2008-02-18 Limited Japanese Ability – Part Two: Market for Non-bilinguals
2008-02-13 Limited Japanese Ability - Part One: Acknowledging the Problem
2008-02-06 Cost of Living in Tokyo 2008 - Part Four: Low Budget
2008-01-30 Cost of Living in Tokyo 2008 -- Part Three: Thrifty
2008-01-23 Cost of Living in Tokyo 2008 - Part Two: The Middle Path
2008-01-16 Cost of Living in Tokyo 2008 - Part One: High End
2007-12-14 Going into Competition
2007-12-12 6,000 Miles and Half the Salary
2007-12-05 Should I Become a Recruiter?
2007-11-27 Severance Pay
2007-11-21 Starting Your Own Company - Part Six: Raising Money
2007-11-14 Starting Your Own Company - Part Five: Hiring Rules
2007-11-07 Starting Your Own Company - Part Four: Hiring Staff
2007-10-31 Starting Your Own Company – Part Three: Rep Office or Branch?
2007-10-24 Starting Your Own Company – Part Two: the KK
2007-10-17 Starting Your Own Company - Part One: Godo Kaisha
2007-10-09 Fingerprinting for Foreigners is Back
2007-10-01 Breaking an Employment Contract
2007-09-26 Team Training: Part Six - Cultural Wrap-up
2007-09-19 Team Training: Part Five - Winning Over Hardened Teams
2007-09-11 Team Training: Part Four - Planning the Course
2007-09-05 Team Training: Part Three - Big Picture Issues
2007-08-29 Team Training: Part Two - LINC Computer Story
2007-08-22 Team Training: Part One - You Come First
2007-08-08 Married Couples at Work - Part Three: The Family Business
2007-08-01 Married Couples at Work - Part Two: Husband-Wife Friction
2007-07-25 Married Couples at Work - Part One: Using Different Names
2007-07-17 Taking Leave Part Three – New Year, Obon, and Resigning
2007-07-11 Taking Leave Part Two - Less Regular Holidays
2007-07-04 Taking Leave Part One - Regular Holidays
2007-06-27 Networking in Japan: Part Two - Japanese Organizations
2007-06-19 Networking in Japan: Part One - Finding a Suitable Organization
2007-06-13 Preparing your Kids
2007-06-06 Learning Japanese - TP's Experience: Part Three: Take-Aways
2007-05-30 Learning Japanese - TP's Experience - Part Two: Method
2007-05-22 Learning Japanese – TP’s Experience; Part One: Setting Milestones
2007-05-14 Fear in an Interview
2007-04-25 Negotiating Initial Terms and Conditions: Part Five: More Expat Perks
2007-04-25 Negotiating Initial Terms and Conditions: Part Four: The High End – Foreign Hires
2007-04-12 Negotiating Initial Terms and Conditions - Part Three: The High End – Local Hires
2007-04-11 Negotiating Initial Terms and Conditions - Part Two: What You Can Negotiate
2007-04-04 Negotiating Initial Terms and Conditions
2007-03-28 Banker Dreams Part Two – Which Direction?
2007-03-20 Banker Dreams
2007-03-14 Japan Experience is a Life-long Experience
2007-03-07 I Need a PA
2007-02-28 Over 50’s Redux
2007-02-20 Job Fairs
2007-02-14 Job Hunting at 50 – Part Two: Trading on Your Network
2007-02-07 Job Hunting at 50 - Part One: The Age Issue
2007-01-31 Email in the Office
2007-01-24 The Intern – AM's Story (Part Two)
2007-01-17 The Intern – AM's Story (Part One)
2007-01-05 Job Market for 2007 – Macro Outlook
2006-12-20 Role of PR in Recruiting
2006-12-12 Ph.D - May Mean "Posthaste Departure"
2006-12-05 Staying Too Long
2006-11-28 Trainee System Needs Overhaul - Part Two
2006-11-21 Trainee System Needs Overhaul - Part One
2006-11-15 Okinawa – Part Three: People, Jobs
2006-11-08 Okinawa – Part Two: Impressions
2006-10-30 Okinawa - Part One: How it Became a Technology Center
2006-10-25 The Warehouse: Part Two – Turning a negative experience into a foundation
2006-10-17 The Warehouse: Part One - Impressions
2006-10-11 Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs
2006-10-05 What Do Your Cost Your Company?
2006-09-27 Care and Feeding of CEOs Part Six: What Do You Get in the Package? Bonus Items.
2006-09-20 Care and Feeding of CEOs Part Five: What Do You Get in the Package? The Personal Attributes
2006-09-13 Care and Feeding of CEOs Part Four : Employment Contracts
2006-09-06 Care and Feeding of CEOs Part Three: "Soft" Controls
2006-08-30 Care and Feeding of CEOs Part Two : Compensation
2006-08-24 Care and Feeding of CEOs Part One: Experience or Energy?
2006-08-17 How to Become a CEO of a MNC in Japan Part Four : Back Door
2006-08-10 Smallest Fish are the Sweetest
2006-08-02 Resumes Revisited
2006-07-26 Qualifying as an Accountant in Japan
2006-07-19 Contrarian View – a Pending Downturn for Gaishi?
2006-07-12 Hopelessly, Helplessly Falling Part Four: Not So Helpless After All
2006-07-05 Hopelessly, Helplessly Falling Part Three : Understanding the Opportunities
2006-06-28 Hopelessly, Helplessly Falling Part Two: Fathers-in-Law
2006-06-21 Hopelessly, Helplessly Falling - Part One: From Executive to What?
2006-06-14 Graphic Designers Part Four – Salaries
2006-06-08 Graphic Designers Part Three: Getting In
2006-05-31 Graphic Designers Part Two: Technical Aspirations
2006-05-25 Graphic Designers Part One: English-language Subset
2006-05-17 Turning Down a Job
2006-05-10 How to Become a CEO of a MNC in Japan Part Three : Examples
2006-05-08 How to Become a CEO of a MNC in Japan Part Two : The Strategy for Stepping Up
2006-04-26 How to Become a CEO of an MNC in Japan Part One : The Facts
2006-04-19 Gotta Love Those CIRs - Part Two – Covering the Shortfall
2006-04-13 Gotta Love Those CIRs Part One-Meeting Mr K.
2006-04-06 Marketing/designer Job Hurdles Part Two: Ideas
2006-03-29 Marketing/designer Job Hurdles Part One: The Reality
2006-03-22 Job Hunting Japanese-style
2006-03-15 Hiring Spirit-Part Two
2006-03-08 Hiring Spirit – Part One
2006-02-23 Rocking the Boat
2006-02-15 Changing Careers Mid-stream
2006-02-08 Spending some of it
2006-02-01 Possible new labor rules law
2006-01-18 Jobs successfully found
2006-01-12 Daijob HR Club – Part Two: Benefits and Joining
2006-01-05 Daijob HR Club – Part One: Background
2005-12-07 A Career in IT in Japan - Part Two, The Bare Minimum Qualifications
2005-11-30 A Career in IT in Japan – Part One, The Benefits
2005-11-24 Quitting Time – Part Two
2005-11-16 Quitting Time - Part One
2005-11-09 More About Pensions (Nenkin)
2005-11-04 Working for Shinsei Bank #2 - IT Opportunities in 2005
2005-10-27 Working for Shinsei #1
2005-10-21 The Nomikai – Part Two: Variations on a Theme
2005-10-12 The Nomikai - Part One: Understanding Your Role
2005-09-28 Pay for Performance
2005-09-21 J-E Bilingual? Work in Singapore
2005-09-14 Asking for a Pay Raise in a Japanese Company
2005-09-08 Getting the Unemployment Benefit
2005-08-25 Getting Accommodation - Part Three: Your Hanko
2005-08-24 Getting Accommodation - Part Two
2005-08-16 Getting Accommodation
2005-08-02 Worlds Collide - Part Two: The Conservative Identity Crisis
2005-07-21 Worlds Collide - Part One: In the Mind of a Salaryman
2005-07-13 Manager Basics - Part Three: Difficult Terminations
2005-06-29 Manager Basics - Part Two: Termination, the Psychology
2005-06-21 Manager Basics - Part One: Firing an Employee
2005-06-16 Surviving the Weeding Process - Part Three: Automated Recruiting
2005-06-09 Getting Certified - worth it or not?
2005-06-02 Surviving the Weeding Process - Part Two: The Phone Interview
2005-05-26 Surviving the Weeding Process - Part One: The Resume
2005-05-19 Student Visas
2005-05-12 Senior Engineers Back in Fashion
2005-05-09 Japanese Ability Not Always Required - Part Two
2005-04-21 Japanese Ability Not Always Required
2005-04-14 Buoyant Job Market
2005-04-07 Being a Salesperson in Tokyo
2005-03-31 Do it for yourself
2005-03-24 IT Help Desk Opportunities
2005-03-17 Next Step for Engineers - Part Three: Possibilities
2005-03-10 Next Step for Engineers – Part Two: Preserving Your Skills Advantage
2005-03-03 Next Step for Engineers – Part One: Job Migration Within the Firm
2005-02-24 Probation: How to Survive - Part Two
2005-02-17 Probation: How to Survive – Part One
2005-02-10 Allocating Your Energy According to Goals
2005-02-03 From the Trenches – Getting into Japan with AIESEC
2005-01-20 From the Trenches – DP: Part Two
2005-01-13 From the Trenches – DP: Part One
2005-01-06 Japan Entry Program – Part Three
2004-12-17 Japan Entry Program – Part Two
2004-12-09 Japan Entry Program - Part One
2004-11-25 Interview Technique - Part Two
2004-11-18 Interview Technique - Part One
2004-11-04 Foreign and over the hill – Part Two
2004-10-28 Foreign and over the hill - Part One
2004-10-14 Remote Work
2004-10-07 Off-shoring
2004-09-30 Overtime Update
2004-09-16 Becoming a PC Engineer While Still in Japan
2004-09-07 The Gadget Way - Learning Japanese, Tips – Part Two
2004-08-19 Mr. Turtle Head – Learning Japanese, Tips – Part One
2004-07-29 Executive Director Compensation
2004-07-22 Salary Planning for Management at Start-ups
2004-07-15 Hiring for a Start-up – Hiring and Retaining Your Managers
2004-09-30 Hiring for a Start-up – Your CEO
2004-06-17 Academic Positions
2004-06-10 Media Intern Opportunities
2004-09-30 Socializing with Clients
2004-05-27 Career Opportunities for Women
2004-05-20 Asking for Leave
2004-05-14 Social Insurance Payments for the Self Employed
2004-05-14 Saturn Jobs Fraud
2004-05-14 The Uninvited Guest - Part Three
2004-05-14 The Uninvited Guest - Part Two
2004-05-14 The Uninvited Guest - Part One
2004-05-14 Japanese Jobs in China
2004-05-14 Why Tokyo? Part II
2004-05-14 Why Tokyo? Part I
2004-05-14 Trapped With the In-laws
2004-05-14 MBA Part III: Other Options
2004-05-14 MBA Part II: It's Not Too late
2004-05-14 What do Entry Level Jobs Pay?
2004-04-12 Value of Getting an MBA in Tokyo - Part I
2006-04-07 Major Shortage of SAP Engineers
2004-04-12 Fuel for the Engine
2004-04-12 E-mail at Work
2004-04-12 Office Love
2004-04-12 Death and Birth
2004-04-12 My Story: LM
2004-04-12 No Degree
2004-04-12 Resigning Versus Getting Fired
2004-04-12 Overtime - Part II
2004-04-12 Overtime - Part I
2004-04-12 Self-help Program to Overcome - "Lack of Experience" Part Two: Projecting Your Qualities
2004-04-12 Self-help Program to Overcome - "Lack of Experience" Part One: Networking
2006-01-25 International Transfers
2004-04-12 JPY200,000 is the Magic Number
2004-04-12 Easing Your Way in by Interning
2004-04-12 The Top End
2004-04-12 So You Want to Be a Writer? #2
2004-04-12 One Yen Companies - Part Two
2004-04-12 One Yen Companies - Part One
2004-04-12 The Right Time to Call
2004-04-12 The Pension Problem
2004-04-12 More Visa Comments - Part Three
2004-04-12 More Visa Comments - Part Two
2004-04-12 More Visa Comments - Part One
2004-04-12 Wiring Yourself into Telecommunications
2005-12-15 We Don't Want No Foreign CEOs
2004-04-12 The Great Commute
2004-04-12 Risks as a High-Level Job Seeker
2004-04-12 Starting Your Own Company - Selecting the Right Structure
2005-08-08 Jobs in the Countryside
2004-04-12 A JET's Response
2004-04-12 Cost of Living in Tokyo
2004-04-12 IT Salaries in Tokyo
2004-04-12 What do Entry Level Jobs Pay?
2004-04-12 Being a JET
2004-04-12 Translation Jobs
2004-04-12 Request from India
2004-04-12 What Recruiters are Good For
2004-04-12 Seishain
2004-04-12 Marketing and PR Opportunities
2004-10-21 Finding Jobs Outside Tokyo
2004-04-12 Sexual Harassment in Interviews
2004-04-12 Resume Structuring
2004-04-12 Closing That Job Offer
2004-04-12 Work in the Medical Field
2004-04-12 A Small Town Called Tokyo
2004-04-12 Notes for Nigel
2004-04-12 Calling All Procurement Managers
2004-04-12 Staff Housing Tip
2004-04-12 How Much Japanese Skill is Enough?
2004-04-12 Finding Top Lieutenants
2004-04-12 Why Surviving a Japanese Company is Tough
2004-04-12 Getting More Advice
2004-04-12 Outlook for 2003
2004-04-12 Pushing the barriers
2004-04-12 So You Want to be a Professional Writer?
2004-04-12 Speech Making
2004-04-12 Salary Deflation
2004-04-12 Hiring the right CEO (Advice for foreign companies starting up or restructuring in Japan)
2004-04-12 Email conversations with talent
2004-04-12 Finding the Perfect Candidate
2004-04-12 Visa Information Resource
2004-04-12 Know Your Target Company - Part Two
2004-04-12 Know Your Target Company - Part One
2004-04-12 Working as a Recruitment Consultant
2004-04-12 Henry
2004-04-12 Some Cool Technology Jobs
2004-04-12 Staying in the Limelight
2004-04-12 Job Hunting - From Overseas
2004-04-12 More About Internships
2004-04-12 The Two-Year Rule
2004-04-12 Probation Periods act as Filter
2004-04-12 Starting Your Own Company
2004-04-12 Wasted Talent
2004-04-12 Wasted Talent
2004-04-12 IT: What Should I Learn?
2004-04-12 US Returnees Head for the Boonies
2004-04-12 Advice on Getting Strong Salespeople
2004-04-12 My Personal Assistant
2004-04-12 Export Your Way Out of Trouble
2004-04-12 Returning to Japan
2004-04-12 Japan Inc. Needs You
2004-04-12 Using your recruiter intelligently
2004-04-12 Internships: The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly
2004-04-12 Recession-busting CEOs Become Salespeople
2004-04-12 Rules to Effective Sales
2004-04-12 "Terrie's Take" on selling
2004-04-12 IT: What Should I Learn?
2004-04-12 India as a Career Opportunity
2004-04-12 The Web and Hong Kong's Ion Global
2004-04-12 Contracting as a Holding Strategy
2004-04-12 The Coming Restructuring
2004-04-12 Hardworking Bilinguals Needed - Basic Experience Only
2004-04-12 Presentation is Everything
2004-04-12 Getting in and getting started
2004-04-12 Ever considered healthcare?
2004-04-12 Out-of-the-box recruiting solutions
2004-04-12 Surviving redundancy
2004-04-12 Predictions for 2002
2004-04-12 Being Part of the DaiJob Team
2004-04-12 The Forgotten Half
2004-04-12 This Year's Most Interesting Job
2004-04-12 Year-end Job Hunting
2004-04-12 Reconnaissance Helps
2004-09-30 How to Get Results from Your Job Ads
2004-04-12 Getting the Most From Your Resume
2004-04-12 What is being bilingual worth?
2004-04-12 Where Have All Our Old Folks Gone?
2004-04-12 Japan, the Land of Agents