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From the Career Compass Webinar, Sept & Oct/2024
This 3-part series focused on providing insight into the national and local (MI & KY) US-Japan job market, discussing how to translate soft skills into your next career, and an overview of the US-Japan landscape in these regions.
Part 1: Entry to US-Japan Career Opportunities
Part 2: Building a Career as a Japanese Language Educator
Part 3: Driving Opportunities – The US-Japan Auto Industry
From the Japanese-Speaking Career Seminar, presented by GLJETAA, 10/2022:
Kasia of Ikigai Connections and Judy Liu share their tips for networking and writing a resume featuring Japanese language and cultural skills.
How to Network for a Japanese-Speaking Career
To view Kasia’s slides, click here.
How to Write a Resume (Pt. 2 of the above video)
To download Judy’s PowerPoint slides, click here.
For details of the Japanese-Speaking Career Seminar, click here.
From the 2022 Great Lakes JETAA Career Fair, 01/2022:
Our Keynote Speaker gives a presentation on how to market Japanese skills, and panelists share their experiences working in different industries that utilize their Japanese language and cultural skills.
How to Market Your Japanese Language/Cultural Skills
Panelists: Daniel Stone (ESL tutoring company), James Wilson (Japanese trading company), Jamie Graves (Japanese cuisine).
Panelists: Faye Valtadoros (Japanese teacher), Scott Kuehn (economic development), Caleb Cook (manga translator).
For details of the 2022 Great Lakes JETAA Career Fair, click here.
From Transitions Career Forum, a sister event presented by PNWJETAA:
Opening and Panel 1: So you want to work in Japan?
Keynote: U.S. Businesses in Japan