Applying for jobs in Asia
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Namely Japan - does anyone know how to go about doing this? I'll be a little more specific.
My cover letter - Japanese or English? It's been a solid 4 years since I was last there and I am very out of practice with Japanese but fluent enough to get across what I'm saying. But with their incredibly high standards of politeness, I am intimidated by the possibility I might come across as being unforgivably rude!
Same deal with my resume. Japanese or English?
I don't have a working permit in Japan but the consulate is close to where I live so applying for one shouldn't be a problem. Should I apply for a working permit before the job? If I don't get the job will it be a waste of time/money to get the permit?
Apologies if I'm being completely ignorant. I've never held a job in a foreign country before. In this case, foreign meaning 'not Canada'.
My cover letter - Japanese or English? It's been a solid 4 years since I was last there and I am very out of practice with Japanese but fluent enough to get across what I'm saying. But with their incredibly high standards of politeness, I am intimidated by the possibility I might come across as being unforgivably rude!
Same deal with my resume. Japanese or English?
I don't have a working permit in Japan but the consulate is close to where I live so applying for one shouldn't be a problem. Should I apply for a working permit before the job? If I don't get the job will it be a waste of time/money to get the permit?
Apologies if I'm being completely ignorant. I've never held a job in a foreign country before. In this case, foreign meaning 'not Canada'.
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If I don't get a reply this time around, I'll just let this topic die - I promise :P
http://www.reloadedstudios.com/
He can't speak a lick of korean (he's a white guy), but they hired him anyways (Reloaded is an english- speaking studio).
That said he's a superstar artist. In fact most of the art I've seen in korean games are made by ridiculously talented artists (likely the same case with japanese games). So unless your portfolio is superstar quality filled with wildly inspiring fantasy, I doubt they would give you a sniff.
from what i recall reading some of those: it seems it's important to being rather fluent in the language and being in the country before starting a jobhunt.
also: http://www.gamesjobsjapan.com/
yielded these results:
The Story of Score Studios: Westerners Move East
Working In Japanese Game Development: The Other Side Of The Rainbow
Made In Japan: Western Perspectives On Japanese Game Development
site:boards.polycount.net work japan
came up with:
Looking for advice from any Japanese speakers, residents.
Working OverSeas. Anyone Have Experience?
I'm sure there are others, google is my friend it should be yours too