On November 4, representatives of nearly 30 Japanese companies visited Hanoi University of Science and Technology (HUST) with attractive job offers to top Vietnamese students and new graduates.

More than 1,500 students from technology schools in Hanoi attended the meeting to seek job opportunities in Japan.

Giap Manh Tuan, a fourth-year student majoring in mechanical engineering from HUST, told VietNamNet that he had four interview appointments with four companies that day. He hoped to find opportunities to work for the companies related to his major.

Since high school, he has been planning to go to Japan to seek jobs with high incomes. And he has successfully received a scholarship to study in Japan sponsored by Shiga province.

“Japanese enterprises have a disciplined working style and offer good pay. So I hope to have the opportunity to work there soon,” Tuan said.

Imahashi Tatsunosuke from East Japan Institute of Technology Company said he flew to Vietnam to recruit potential Vietnamese engineers who wish to work for the company for a long time.  

His company specializes in projects related to embedded systems, construction site machinery control, and information systems. He wants candidates with the capability of programming, who can communicate, read and write documents in Japanese. The pay offered to new graduates is VND28-30 million. In addition, workers can get support in accommodations, Japanese learning, visa procedures and travel allowance.

He said he welcomes the candidates who are open hearted, eager to learn and ready to cope with difficulties.

Shiga province’s Governor Taizo Mikazuki confirmed that the most important purpose of the visit to Vietnam is finding outstanding workers.

Shiga is a province in Japan, with strong industrial development. There are about 6,000 Vietnamese living there. Most recently, the businesses of the province recruited 20 HUST students.

Taizo Mikazuki said that Vietnamese engineers have very good professional knowledge. 

Masaki Seki, President of Sekisho Group, said he came to Vietnam nine years ago and was impressed by the Vietnamese young people’s talents, efforts and cleverness. Some Vietnamese engineers, after a period of working in Japan, have returned to Vietnam and successfully run their own business.

According to HUST Deputy Director Nguyen Phong Dien, experts say the school’s graduates have quality equal to Japanese workers. However, they still have problems in foreign language skills and business culture.

Trong Dat