The Japan Trip Resource Thread!

[Richard.John]

June, the perfect time of year for sweating your bolllocks off! I hate the summer, though I hate the winter even more .

[Jushin-Thunder-Liger]

June, the perfect time of year for sweating your bolllocks off! I hate the summer, though I hate the winter even more .

Yeah summer in Japan is just vicious isnt it?

still, it beats hanging around the UK with its drizzle and dullards a plenty

[Richard.John]

True.

[Zanza]

Excellent news Jushin \o/

If you don't mind me asking, how did you go about looking/applying for a computing job in Japan. I'm signed up to do a TESOL course after my degree in the hope to make me more employable for an english teaching program, but I would prefer to get a job on the merits of my degree (computer science), rather than for purely being a native english speaker. Don't really know where to start, and my university careers service arn't very helpful

[Briareos]

I am moving to Japan in June for a "network admin" gig! (only 4 months)

you see, good things do happen to bad people!

Congrats!

How was the Thailand trip btw?

[Jushin-Thunder-Liger]

Excellent news Jushin \o/

If you don't mind me asking, how did you go about looking/applying for a computing job in Japan. I'm signed up to do a TESOL course after my degree in the hope to make me more employable for an english teaching program, but I would prefer to get a job on the merits of my degree (computer science), rather than for purely being a native english speaker. Don't really know where to start, and my university careers service arn't very helpful

I managed to get a contact with a recruiter by appling for every single (literally) IT vacancy on a couple of sites i found, i wll post them when i get in from my days skiving here at the office.

[Robster]

anyone fancy going in january /febuary for a sight seeing./ gaming holiday

with of course some drinking and some jap women???

[Jushin-Thunder-Liger]

Here we go:

http://www.jobdragon.com/index_e.asp

http://www.daijob.com/dj/en/index.html

good luck

[usman]

Does anyone know how heating tends to be in budget-range hotels in Tokyo in winter? Would bringing a small heater along be a good idea? From Canada so no voltage issues. TY ^_^

[Jushin-Thunder-Liger]

Bloody job in TYO fell through and having handed my notice in here i shall be jobless in a few months.
Debating whether to just go on a working holiday visa and look for work while i am there.

sooo pissed off....

[Darwock]

Sorry to hear that... How'd it fall through? Presumably they wanted you out there for an interview? Looking for work out there is a bold step, do you speak the language?

[Jushin-Thunder-Liger]

Sorry to hear that... How'd it fall through? Presumably they wanted you out there for an interview? Looking for work out there is a bold step, do you speak the language?

No, it was all sorted over here by michaelpage associates, interview was in London. Japanese was not needed for the role (I got the impression they really didnt want a Japanese speaker) It was for a large bank in Tokyo with a Win2003 domain that needed support/disaster recovery etc, just my expertise really

Aparently they decided to outsource all IT suport to http://www.simplexsol.com/ who i am now desperatly tring to get in contact with.

I could taste that sweet Japanese p***y, once again. That is whats pissing me off the most, not the job;-)

Priorities, eh?

[segages]

****... bad news Jushin

Anyone got advice on booking flights?

Been watching the prices the last 3-4 months for going in March next year (MAN to KIX) and they've pretty much stayed the same - ?530 ish on Expedia.

Should I wait it out or is there a risk they could go up? When are they likely to go up?

[Richard.John]

I assume they will rise in late April during the 'Golden Week' holidays, so it's probably best to go in March, though the weather will still be a bit chilly.

[Jushin-Thunder-Liger]

****... bad news Jushin

Anyone got advice on booking flights?

Been watching the prices the last 3-4 months for going in March next year (MAN to KIX) and they've pretty much stayed the same - ?530 ish on Expedia.

Should I wait it out or is there a risk they could go up? When are they likely to go up?

Expedia's prices have gone uop since they started all the TV adverts, i have found http://www.airline-network.co.uk/index.asp to be much cheaper over teh last year, ebookers too