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We would like to share experiences of
people that have found jobs or have made career
moves through TWI
It has only been 2-3 weeks since being hired by
a company, which was introduced by TWI. It is very
busy at work and I have much to learn every day,
but the Japanese boss says, “If something
is troubling you or you have something that is causing
stress, please tell me right away”, and that
is very reassuring.
Because
of my father’s job, I have lived in Japan
when I was in junior high school. Furthermore, even
after entering college in America, I studied abroad
in a Japanese university and learned the Japanese
language as well as Japanese culture by being in
that environment.
Actually,
it was in Japan that I got to know TWI. It was in
1998, I was living in Japan, and was looking for
a job in America. I learned that TWI is an agency
that handles bilingual jobs, and in Los Angeles,
I met with Ms. Teruko Weinberg, the representative
of the company. I still remember my impression of
her being wonderful. In the end, I found a job in
San Francisco and worked there for a while. And
in 2005, when I thought about changing jobs, I contacted
TWI. I did an interview with a TWI recruiter on
the phone. I am bilingual in English and Japanese
but as long as the company working environment was
good, I did not care if it was a Japanese company
or not. It was not necessary for the company to
be Japanese. However, when the recruiter asked,
“Would you be apt to relocating?”, I
answered, “Yes”, and when asked, “Would
the East Coast be okay?”, I answered, “Yes”.
So, the whole process went smoothly and I started
working for the Los Angeles office of a Japanese
company that has its headquarters in the East Coast.
In
reality, this company had business dealings with
my previous company so I have actually come to this
company’s East Coast office a number of times.
What a coincidence.
In
many (Japanese) companies, the reality is that promotion
of local hired staff is very complicated. The tendency
is to have assignees from Japan manage most of the
company’s businesses. However, at my current
company, every staff member is given the opportunity.
I think this is a wonderful thing and this is what
I constantly hoped for.
The staff at TWI is extremely professional.
What I experienced to be lacking with other agencies,
TWI has. If I had a friend that was looking for
a job, without a doubt and without any reservation,
I would recommend TWI. Of course, it is important
that with a job search, there is a position that
matches your needs. In that sense, for my situation,
timing was impeccable and the chemistry with the
recruiter can be said to have been the best.
M.T. (Male)
Manufacturing
Senior Sales & Marketing Coordinator
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