New Year News

皆さん、新年明けましておめでとうございます。
ご存知かと思いますが、今年は旧暦こよみによって龍の年です。天を目指す龍のように、皆さんも日本で就職する夢を叶えましょう！

さて、当プロジェクトの最近の活動について報告させていただきます。

・え？外国人雇用サービスセンターどっか行っちゃったの？
12月末に大阪外国人雇用サービスセンターが移転しました。現在、阪急グランドビル
の16階にありますので、間違えないように！下記のリンクで確認！
http://osaka-foreigner.jsite.mhlw.go.jp/e-toppage/guide_to_center.html

・1月14日（土）に我々が外国人留学生のための合同企業説明会を開催しました！
102社が出展していただき、当日来場者が約1,150人でした。また、企業と一緒に働くインターンシップ生100人も一日頑張っていただきました。
皆さんのお陰で日本最大級就職イベントになりました。お疲れ様でした。

・2月23日（木）に当プロジェクトがまた外国人留学生のための合同企業説明会を開催する予定です。今回は規模が少し小さいですが（5社出展予定）、その一方ゆっくりお話が聞けるではないかと思います。イベントは午前9時から開始する予定ですが、また出展企業や詳細などについてここにて報告します！たびたびチェックお願いします。

Happy New Year everyone!

As you probably know, it's the year of the Dragon according to the Chinese calender - a time for big dreams and success.
I hope this year is a fruitful one for everyone in their job hunting activities.

Anyway, here's a brief update on what's been going on so far this year:


-The Osaka Employment Center for Foreigners has changed locations. It is now located on the 16th floor of the Hankyu Grand Building. Check out the link for their English website: http://osaka-foreigner.jsite.mhlw.go.jp/e-toppage/guide_to_center.html


- On Saturday, January 14, we held our 4th and largest job fair at My Dome Osaka. 102 companies participated with an overall attendance of about 1,154 international students.


- On Thursday, February 23, our project will hold a more intimate job fair for international students featuring five companies. It is scheduled to start around 9am and last until 5pm. Once we have confirmed which companies will participate we'll post more detailed information here. Advance registration is necessary, so make sure to check back!

More Job Fairs on the Horizon: 100 Companies

Hot Enough?
Good afternoon international students and other foreigners in Japan!

With highs forecasted in the mid-30's for the rest of the week, it looks like the intense summer heat isn't going anywhere. And with nationwide efforts to save energy (節電), finding sanctuary amidst the "steam bunning" (yes, I just made that up) heat may not be as easy as walking into your nearest convenient store and collapsing on the magazine rack (OK, maybe it is...). Still, there are ways to enjoy the summer without agonizing over the unrelenting heat.

I recommend finding green space to relax in or taking the train out of the city to the beach on weekends. Instead of dreading the summer months, just sweat it out - enjoy and embrace the heat. Eat ice cream or a cold cucumber, wear a yukata, buy a kiddie pool and annoy your neighbors with a balcony pool party, hold an impromptu invasion of the kamogawa, or work on your "yanki" look and let yourself bake in the sun for the rest of summer. Ok, enough about the heat.

Job Support Osaka held its third job fair of the year yesterday. Although much smaller, with only 5 companies, it provided a great opportunity to get up close and personal with HR staff members. Tsurumi Pump was by far the star of the show, as only one of two companies hiring non-science related majors.
In all about 60 people came out. Less than what we expected, but hopefully someone from the group finds a home at one of the five companies that participated.
Massive Job Fair Next Year

It has been confirmed: In January of next year Job Support Osaka and The Global Recruiting Support Project (Osaka Prefecture/Pasona) will host a job fair featuring 100 companies. I have yet to thoroughly research this fact, but 100 companies may constitute the largest job fair for international students/foreigners in Japanese history! Expect a lot of the same companies as last time (Sharp, Panasonic, USJ, Best Life) as well as many new companies looking to beef up their global departments.

This job fair will be open to students graduating in 2012/2013 as well as recent graduates (*those whom have graduated within 3 or less years). Of course you could still come if you do not fall into one of those categories, however there may be only a few companies that are hiring outside of those guidelines.

Additionally, we will be offering half-day internships for roughly 110 students. Each company booth will have one student intern, with the remaining 10 students working as event staff. Unlike last time, students will be informed of their respective company before the day of the event and may even be required to visit the company beforehand. We hope that increased interaction with the company will provide a smoother, more rewarding experience, as well as increase the company's interest in the intern.

I'll keep you up informed and up-to-date on when the recruiting process for interns will begin. You can expect the first meetings to be held early next month.

Until then, good luck and good hunting.

One Day Internship! / ワンデー インターンシップ 大募集！！！

留学生の皆様

こんにちは！
私は、大阪府 外国人ジョブサポート事業業務のヘンドリックスと申します。

3月に起きた東日本大震災で各地に多大な被害が出ていますが、皆様は
ご無事でお過ごしですか？
被災地の１日でも早い復興を、私たちも心より祈っています。

さて今回は、皆さまに 大阪府グローバル人材活用推進プロジェクトが
６月に開催するイベント 「外国人留学生向け　合同企業説明会・面接会」と
イベントでの「OneDay インターンシップ」の募集をご案内いたします。

詳しくは、下記のコンテンツをぜひご覧ください。

★合同企業説明会・面接会★
日時：2011年6月9日（木）、10日（金）
　　　 9:00～17:00 （時間は変更の可能性あり）

出展企業：40社 （1日 20社 × 2日間 ）

対象：2012年3月卒業予定、または既卒の外国人留学生

会場：大阪ワールドトレードセンタービルディング
　　　　（WTC コスモタワー）　 2Ｆイベントホール

お問合せ：大阪府 グローバル人材活用推進プロジェクト
　　　　　　　TEL:06-4791-5221
　　　　　　　Mail: grs_rookies@spice.ocn.ne.jp

近日、特設サイトから 参加お申込みを受付いたします。


★インターンシップ生募集！！★
上記イベントを手伝っていただける インターンシップ生を
５０名（ １日２５名 × ２日間 ）を大募集！

１月の合同企業説明会でインターンシップに参加した留学生の方からは、
就活にとても役だったとの声が寄せられました。
それとともに、企業の方からも高い評価をいただいています。

OneDayインターンシップは、人事の採用担当者様と直接接する機会だけではなく、
日本のビジネスマナーやビジネス日本語を体験できる貴重なチャンスです。
興味をもたれた方は、ぜひインターンシップ説明会＆選考会にお申込みを！

インターンシップ説明会＆選考会　
　　→　５月１２日　16:00～18:00　エル・おおさか　にて開催

申込は簡単☆
このメールへの返信で、下記の必要事項をお知らせください。

　・大学名
　・学部
　・氏名
　・卒業（予定）年月
　・性別不明な点があれば、お気軽にご連絡くださいね。
皆様のお申込みを、待っています。

grs_rookies@spice.ocn.ne.jp

Only 4 Days Until The 2011 Job Fair for International Students

Hey international students and other stumblers.

Happy New Year!

I hope you enjoyed your winter vacation. I realize most of you were probably really busy with part time jobs and other job hunting activities, but I hope you were able to spend time with friends and family.

I was fortunate enough to do the former. I also had an opportunity to witness Osaka's transformation into a somnolent ghost town as many of its residents fled back to their inaka for some quiet family time.

Things have hence returned to normal and in the spirit of the entrepreneur Ebisu,  I wanted to post a reminder that the 2011 Job Fair for International Students is just around the corner, this Saturday, January 15.

Presently, 938 students have already signed-up for the job fair, putting us about 60 short of our 1000 goal.
Nevertheless, it's quite impressive and just goes to show many active and serious international students there are. We've received applications from all over Japan as well as from students from the US and Australia.

If you are a student in Kansai or have the means to travel to Osaka and have yet to sign-up, make sure to sign-up for free at our website: http://www.grs-project.jp/
You can still come without signing-up in advance, but signing-up in advance is highly recommended (failure to do so will require that you spend quite a significant portion of time on the day of the event filling out entry forms by hand...).

Of the 60 companies participating, some of them are only offering positions to international students they meet at our job fair.

This is a great opportunity to meet with several Japanese companies that are seriously invested in hiring international students. Don't let it pass you by.

See you Saturday!