Info for Prospective Students

Services IUJ offer's IUJ Students in the Job and Internship hunt, and career development

IUJ supports students with internship and job hunting before they even get to campus. With online chatand email advice, resume critiques, a full 17-series career workshops, Career Development classes, and 1-on-1 career coaching with the career counselor, IUJ provides proactive assistance.

Prospective student wishing to learn more, after reading the information below, please contact the Career Counselor

What are this year's results?

• IUJ Placement Report for 2011.
• Please see earlier reports for comparisons in more normal placement circumstances:

Placement Report for 2010 and Placement Reports for 2009 are available for your review.

What kind of career paths have IUJ students taken?

• First Time Job hunter with no work experience but clear career goal and drive
  Investment Banking Example
• Changing careers after 3 years experience, by building on undergraduate education and volunteer interests
  Development Consulting Example
• Leveling up a career after 9 years work experience.
  Business Consulting Example
• First time job hunter, no work experience, but clear drive in non-business sectors.
  Diplomacy/Ministry of Foreign Affairs Example
• Leveling up and improving specialization in a career after 11 years experience.
  IT Consulting/IT Specialist Example
• Honing specialization to advance a career after several years in support staff role.
  International Organization/Development work Example

What jobs do IUJ graduates aim for?

The IUJ Career Coach encourages each IUJ student to find their own professional goals, and plan to reach them by customizing their time at IUJ.  Students need not limit themselves based on what other IUJ students have done.  That said, each of our programs is focused on preparing a different kind of professional.  Choosing your base program is important for your future.  Please use this guide to find your match.

In short, the following career areas are popular among our private (those not coming with prior employment sponsorship)

MBA

Finance fields, investment banking, general banking, consulting (IT, Management) marketing, general business, trade relations, etc. etc.

Ebiz

IT Consulting, general management, B2B business divisions, internet/webpage development firms, mobile industry, etc. etc.

International Development/Economics

Development consulting, UN various offices, Finance/investment banking, IMF related work, general banking, government, international organizations mostly on development issues, etc. etc.

Public Management (TBA. First class arrives on campus in Fall 2010)

Governments and international organizations in leadership, management and project cycle management roles, UN various offices, Project evaluation and development planning project creation roles.

International Relations/Peace Studies

PhDs, academics, research, university level teaching, journalism, diplomatic circles, politics, international organizations, UN various offices and volunteering programs, banking, general business, peace keeping missions, relief missions, election monitoring, etc. etc.

Please follow this link for services offered to Companies and Organizations interested in recruiting IUJ Students.

IUJ Career Counseling and Services assist IUJ full-time* students in their job & internship search in the following ways:

• Provides guidance and career readiness skills before arriving on campus.
• Provide Information on Bulletin Boards, IUJ LAN and email messages, in the Career Library, and online on the Web Page
• Distribute student resumes to key contacts in a Resume Book each October, and online year round (always updateable), and at the request of student or company.
• Offer workshopsand one-on-one counseling for Career Exploration, Resume and Rirekisho Writing, Cover letters, Interview Techniques, Job Search Techniques, Application Writing, etc.
• 1-on-1 counseling focuses on the development of a job hunt plan that both the student and career counselor commit to.
• Offer Briefing Sessions to inform students of resources on campus they can utilize, remind them of job/internship hunting strategies, and more.
• Assist in Networking through such programs as A-CAN (Alumni Career Advisory Network), Mentor Networks and using IUJ staff and faculty connections, Alumni and Industry panels and more.  Introduce effective use of LinkedIn communities.
• Nurture existing relationships with corporate/organization relationships and create new opportunities for internships and careers based on student interests
• Track each students interests and activities to be sure they are making progress. Keep in close contact with each student on an individual basis to be sure they are receiving the assistance they need.
• Provide go-between assistance in working with Japanese companies and companies in Japan.
• Interest headhunters (executive search firms) around the world in IUJ students to help students look in the region of their choice or outside of the CC&S programs in Tokyo and SE Asia.

* Exchange and Special students may participate in everything except being in the IUJ Resume Books and on-campus interviewing if there are regular IUJ students available for the position. Exchange and Special students must take all necessary steps to obtain a proper work visa or a visa that allows internships after they are no longer an IUJ student. See information on After the Search for Exchange and Special Students or ask CC&S for information.

Why Go-Between Assistance is Necessary

The Japanese corporate culture is changing fast. However, many still have rigid recruiting policies and do not respond well to direct contact from MA and MBA holders. They prefer for the institution (IUJ) to introduce and recommend candidates.  Most will insist on completing "Entry Forms" online along with their regular employment recruiting cycles.  IUJ staff and faculty can help ease some of these practices to make them more open for IUJ students to penetrate.

We ask our students NOT to contact Japanese companies in Japan directly, unless it is posted otherwise. When you do, the following can occur.

• The company calls the CC&S to ask why you have contacted them directly (please be sure we know you are contacting them so we can support you when this call comes - ASK us first)
• The company calls to complain to the CC&S that IUJ students are calling them, and to ask us to stop them
• You get completely ignored
• You might be interrupting negotiations between IUJ and the company that we are not at liberty to announce

The CS&S works hard behind the scenes. We are not always able to tell students everything that is going on because the company requests confidentiality. As soon as we are allowed to make information public, we do so. Please ask us about Japanese companies and what we recommend for each one.

IUJ's Annual Resume Book

Every year, IUJ publishes a Resume Book in October for those seeking an internship or career opportunity. Being in the Resume Book is one way CC&S assists students with the job or internship hunt. Deadlines for submissions are in early October. Workshops and information are provided before the deadlines.

CC&S distributes the bi-lingual (English and Japanese) Resume Book to companies, organizations, Executive Search Firms and specific alumni mainly in Japan, but to some extent overseas as well. Resumes must be in our format for this book. First year students are listed in alphabetical order. Second year students are listed by their first-choice industry. Cross reference sections allows for other exposure. Students may also be listed on the ONLINE Resume Book, and you may choose your own format (in .doc versions) and are encouraged to update it regularly.

Companies wishing to receive a resume book, please ask to be put on our mailing list. Send your name and email address to: ccs@iuj.ac.jp -- it is free of charge for companies.  Executive Search firms need to pay a basic fee. See our updated online version of the Resume Book.

The Resume Book is divided into two sections - those seeking jobs and those seeking internships. We provide an explanation of the book in Japanese and English. Also, we offer a cross-reference section based on the students' areas of interest, nationality, and academic program. Formatting is standardized to make information easy to find. This helps busy people quickly review what IUJ has to offer. To learn more, please see an Overview of Services for Companies and contact us for details.

Going on Exchange?

Students planning to be away during the Fall Term on Exchange Programs are encouraged to submit updated resumes  before they depart for the Summer Vacation if they want to be included in the Resume Book the year they graduate. If you are not in the Resume Book our ability to help you is greatly hampered.