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If you wish to download one, please access the listed URL.  \nJapanese（外国人留学生のための就活ガイド)  \nURL:[https://www.jasso.go.jp/ryugaku/after_study_j/job/guide.html](https://www.jasso.go.jp/ryugaku/after_study_j/job/guide.html)  \nChinese (Simplified)（外国留学生就业活动指南）  \nURL:[https://www.jasso.go.jp/ryugaku/after_study_j/job/guide.html\\#4](https://www.jasso.go.jp/ryugaku/after_study_j/job/guide.html#4)  \nChinese (Traditional)（外籍留學生就業活動指南）  \nURL:[https://www.jasso.go.jp/ryugaku/after_study_j/job/guide.html\\#5](https://www.jasso.go.jp/ryugaku/after_study_j/job/guide.html#5)  \nKorean(외국인 유학생을 위한 취업준비안내)  \nURL:[https://www.jasso.go.jp/ryugaku/after_study_j/job/guide.html\\#6](https://www.jasso.go.jp/ryugaku/after_study_j/job/guide.html#6)  \nContents  \n\n| Before Starting to Job Hunt in Japan 2\u003Cbr>Job Hunting in Japan 4\u003Cbr>Job Hunting Schedule 6\u003Cbr>Status of the Employment of International Students 8\u003Cbr>What Japanese Companies Expect 9\u003Cbr>The Voice of Former International Students 10\u003Cbr> COLUMN ❶  How to Learn Business Japanese 11 |  |\n| --- | --- |\n| Preparing for Job Hunting Activities 12\u003Cbr>Self-analysis and Evaluation 13\u003Cbr> COLUMN ❷  Collecting Information on Job Hunting 17\u003Cbr>Examining Industries 18\u003Cbr>Examining Company 22\u003Cbr>Examining Job Types 24\u003Cbr> COLUMN ❸  Online Job Hunting 32\u003Cbr> COLUMN ❹  Make Full Use of Employment Support 33 Companies and Websites for International Students\u003Cbr>Visiting Alumni 34\u003Cbr>Internships 36\u003Cbr> Job Hunting Manners ❶  Dress and Grooming to Give a Good 38 Impression\u003Cbr> Job Hunting Manners ❷  Manners to Make a Good Impression ① 40\u003Cbr> Job Hunting Manners ❸  Manners to Make a Good Impression ② 42  COLUMN ❺  Cost of Job Hunting 44 |  |\n| Applications | 45 |\n| Applications | 46 |\n| Company Briefing Sessions | 47 |\n| Application Forms | 50 |\n| From Screening Tests and Job Offers to Joining a Company | 54 |\n| Written Tests | 55 |\n| Interviews | 59 |\n|  COLUMN ❻  Tips for the Second Half of Your Job Hunting Process | 64 |\n| Job Offers to Joining a Company | 65 |\n| Job Hunting Activities after Graduating | 66 |\n| Before Starting Work | 67 |\n| Changing Your Status of Residence 69\u003Cbr>Application for Change of Status of Residence 70\u003Cbr>Engineer / Specialist in Humanities / International Services 71\u003Cbr>Specified Skilled Worker 74\u003Cbr>Designated Activities 75\u003Cbr> COLUMN ❼  Points-Based Preferential Immigration Treatment 76\u003Cbr>for Highly-Skilled Foreign Professionals |  |\n\nJob Hunting Reports 77  \nBefore Starting to Job  \nMany aspects of job hunting in Japan are unfamiliar for international students. 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