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Post by Red Hairdo on Jul 18, 2008 11:57:10 GMT -5
Indeed: culture, etc. is also a need along with their language.  ... I'm fine here. xD |
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Post by kyouki on Jul 18, 2008 12:00:17 GMT -5
Actually I reread the job posting and the roughly $25,000 (plus $22,000 annual bonus) was for a recent college graduate. If you have experience they can offer you more.
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Post by FM-77AV on Jul 18, 2008 17:46:18 GMT -5
No. I meant QUALIFICATIONS. Just because you happen to speak japanese and know about their culture does absolutely not warrant you a job. Definitely not! You need to know your stuff, about whatever it is they're hiring. Programmer? Musician? Level designer? Probably needs some references too. Or maybe it's too lousy of a job that you don't need any of that. |
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Post by kyouki on Jul 18, 2008 21:13:49 GMT -5
Well, at least for the office positions (i.e. non game development jobs) they require nothing at all other than at least a vocational school degree. And from there, if you interested, you can move into the actual game design/art/music positions if you talented in those areas. As they write on their site, the people running the company all started with no experience in the gaming industry.
For applying directly for the more creative jobs they want you to bring in samples, like artwork, music, game design documents, scripts/stories, etc.
Of course in all cases experience helps your chances, and a big part is how well written your resume is and how you come off in the interview.
They expect you to learn a lot from the other employees, which is pretty common in Japanese companies. It's not like the US where they are expecting to find some hotshot expert guy to come take things over for them.
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Post by Incog Neato on Jul 19, 2008 10:46:32 GMT -5
They expect you to learn a lot from the other employees, which is pretty common in Japanese companies. It's not like the US where they are expecting to find some hotshot expert guy to come take things over for them. I like this method of thinking/training! :D None of this silly throwing you into a position and expecting you to learn almost everything yourself! >:( It's actually hilarious at my workplace. We HAVE training manuals but NO ONE uses them. Granted, procedures seem to change every other month. 9_9 |
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Post by Majuunun on Aug 2, 2008 13:46:17 GMT -5
If you're an artist or programmer, it wouldn't be too hard to get away with using mostly English. JC Barnett has been doing that for ages. Check his blog out for some sagely advice. japanmanship.blogspot.com/ |
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