NAIST Career Services Office - 奈良先端大キャリア支援室

25/05/2026

NAIST Career Services Office - 奈良先端大キャリア支援室 has started offering a variety of career-related programs for our new international graduate students at Nara Institute of Science and Technology.

Recently, we held sessions on:
• “Thinking About Career Design”
• “Understanding the Japanese Job Hunting Timeline”

At the very beginning of graduate school, we believe it is important not only to think about job hunting, but also to step back and reflect on:

Why did I choose this path?
What kind of professional do I want to become?
How do I want to connect my research with society?

By connecting practical career knowledge with deeper self-reflection, we hope to support students in designing their own career paths with a broader perspective.

Career development is not only about finding a job, it is also about understanding how our experiences shape our future and identity.







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28/04/2026

🚀 NAIST Joint Company Research Event 2026 (For Class of 2028 Graduates)

We’re excited to invite you to a casual and interactive career event!

📌 Talk directly with companies
📌 Join small group sessions (30 min × 4)
📌 Explore your future career options

🗓 Dates:
On-site: May 7 & 8
Online: May 11 & 15

💡 Perfect for those just starting their job search — even if you don’t have a clear plan yet, you’re very welcome to join!

Take the first step toward your future 🌱

🚀 NAIST 合同企業研究会 2026（28卒向け）

気軽に参加できる、インタラクティブな就活イベントを開催します！

📌 企業と直接話せる
📌 少人数セッション（30分 × 4回）に参加
📌 将来のキャリアの可能性を広げる

🗓 開催日程：
対面：5月7日・8日
オンライン：5月11日・15日

💡 就活をこれから始める方にもおすすめ！まだ方向性が決まっていなくても大歓迎です。

未来の自分に向けて、まず一歩を踏み出してみませんか？🌱

24/04/2026

✨The 2026 Career Guidance Program Is Officially Kicking Off!✨

This Monday, we held a Career Support Orientation for graduate international students at NAIST.
The session focused on key aspects of job hunting in Japan for those who are just beginning their career journey.

We discussed:
✔ The unique job hunting schedule in Japan and why starting early matters
✔ The reality of Japanese language expectations in the hiring process
✔ How to connect your research with your career path
These are practical and highly relevant topics that many students are eager to understand.

At the same time, I emphasized a broader perspective:
How should we position “job hunting” within the larger context of building a career as a researcher?

Rather than focusing only on immediate job search strategies, it’s important to reflect on how your research and expertise connect to society and what kind of value you can create through them.

I believe this perspective is essential for building a sustainable and meaningful long-term career.

NAIST Career Services Office - 奈良先端大キャリア支援室 will continue to support each student’s career development through one-on-one advising, seminars, and opportunities to connect with industry.

17/04/2026

A recent Japan Times article highlights efforts in Japan to attract and develop international PhD talent.

NAIST Career Services Office - 奈良先端大キャリア支援室, together with partner institutions, we are proud to be at the forefront of this effort, supporting international doctoral students in connecting their research with industry and society.

We look forward to building stronger bridges between global talent and Japan’s innovation ecosystem.

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Two Japanese graduate schools have announced a plan to boost the recruitment and career development of foreign doctoral talent amid an intensifying global competition for skilled workers.

15/04/2026

🎓 Career Orientation for New Master’s & PhD Students

NAIST Career Services Office - 奈良先端大キャリア支援室 is excited to announce a career orientation session designed especially for newly enrolled graduate students!
Led by experienced career advisors who have supported international students for many years, this session will focus on key aspects of job hunting in Japan that are often difficult to understand from an international perspective.

If you are seriously considering working in Japan as one of your career options, we highly encourage you to join.

🔍 What we will cover:
●Many students plan to start job hunting right before or after graduation
→ In Japan, recruitment follows a structured timeline, and timing is critical
●You may expect English-based hiring, especially in global companies
→ In reality, even in foreign-affiliated companies, business-level Japanese is often required
●You may think skills and achievements are the main evaluation criteria
→ Japanese companies also place strong emphasis on cultural fit, teamwork, and communication

For international students, job hunting in Japan can be particularly challenging due to:

A fixed recruitment schedule
The gap between language of study and language of work

🌱 Let’s start early and navigate this journey together.

We look forward to seeing you there!

13/04/2026

A Rare Opportunity: Hear the University President’s Career Journey (For International Students)

Although this event will be held in Japanese,
it is a rare opportunity to hear directly from the university president about his own career journey.

With the message, “Careers are full of unexpected turns,”
he will share his real story from being a student who was not confident in English, to gaining international experience, and eventually becoming a university professor and president.

For international students, this session can offer:

◆Insights into building a career in Japan
◆New perspectives on unexpected career paths
◆Inspiration to expand your own potential

📍 President’s Career Talk
🗓 Friday, April 17 | 15:10–16:10
📍 Millennium Hall
Held in Japanese

No registration required / In-person only
It’s a valuable opportunity, feel free to join!

10/04/2026

New Release: NAIST Career Guide for International Students 2026

We are pleased to share the NAIST Career Guide for International Students 2026, developed by the NAIST Career Services Office - 奈良先端大キャリア支援室 in collaboration with 森興産株式会社 (Mori Kosan Co.,ltd).

This guide helps international master’s and PhD students navigate job hunting in Japan covering key challenges and offering clear, practical guidance.

💡 Not sure where to start?
This guide provides a full overview and helps you take your first step with confidence.

At NAIST, every new student receives this guide during Career Orientation, so they can start planning their career from day one.

It also features interviews with international alumni who have successfully built their careers in Japan.

[Cover Model]
Ngoc Huy Nguyen
From Vietnam | Arrived in Japan in September 2023.
Graduated from NAIST (Information Science) in September 2025.

08/04/2026

We were delighted to welcome my friend and fellow Asia Pacific Career Development Association member, (Dilapsky) Xiahan LI, to NAIST, together with his intern, Ikoma-san.

He is a founder and solution architect specializing in AI-driven career support. He has developed a multilingual AI career coach and is actively integrating technology and career development, drawing on his background in mobility and smart infrastructure.

As an international professional building his own business in Japan, he brings not only expertise but also lived experience. Through his extensive network across industries and technologies, he is supporting new approaches to career development for international students.

At NAIST Career Services Office - 奈良先端大キャリア支援室 , we are committed to strengthening career support for international students by collaborating with external experts like him.

This visit marks an exciting step toward future collaboration.
Looking forward to what we can build together.

16/03/2026

中高生向けに「理系って面白いかも？」を気軽に体験できるイベントを開催します🔬
もし身近に対象になりそうな方がいれば、ぜひシェアしてください！

NAIST Career Services Office - 奈良先端大キャリア支援室では、
女子中高生向けの進路イベント
「リケイって面白いかも!? JUNOPARKで見つけよう！」 を開催します。

登壇者に一般社団法人AWESOME(https://lnkd.in/g_EFGDxp）の代表である西岡幸子さんをお迎えします。

研究の世界をちょっと体験したり、
女性研究者や理系の仕事をしている方のお話を聞いたり、
ドーナツを食べながら気軽におしゃべりしたり🍩
「理系にちょっと興味がある」くらいでも大歓迎です。

もし周りに
👩‍🎓 理系に興味のある中高生
👨‍👩‍👧 そんなお子さんがいるご家庭
👩‍🏫 生徒さんに紹介できそうな先生

がいらっしゃいましたら、ぜひこのイベントをご紹介いただけると嬉しいです。

📅 3月26日（木）13:00–16:30
📍 JUNOPARK（高の原駅から徒歩15分）
💡 参加無料
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理系の進路を考える“はじめの一歩”になればと思っています。

#理系進路
#理系女子

#理系キャリア

09/03/2026

Event Report: HR Seminar at NAIST Career Services Office - 奈良先端大キャリア支援室 -
What Interviewers Really Look For

Last Friday, we had the pleasure of inviting an HR professional Andrey Pak Tsuruta, currently working at Applied Intuition to NAIST to give a seminar on what interviewers actually look for during the hiring process.

To make the session accessible to all students, we organized separate seminars in Japanese and English.

During the English session, the speaker generously shared insights not only from an HR perspective but also from their own experience as a former international student navigating career opportunities.

Students had the opportunity to learn about how companies evaluate candidates, common mistakes applicants make, and how to better prepare for interviews.

The seminar also received very positive feedback from students. Many participants said that the speaker’s real HR experiences were particularly valuable, and that the interactive format where students could share their own ideas through case studies made the session engaging and practical.

We are grateful to Andrey Pak Tsuruta for sharing such practical and honest insights with our students.

NAIST Career Services will continue to create opportunities for students to connect with professionals and gain a deeper understanding of career paths in Japan.

23/02/2026

Event Report: Designing Your Job-Hunting Roadmap – From Understanding to Action

Last week, we held the third session of our job-hunting seminar series, “Kickstart Your Career in Japan.”
This session focused on a hands-on workshop to create a career roadmap.
We are happy to share that all participants reported high satisfaction with the session.

The theme was simple but powerful:
✨ Creating a roadmap that truly works.
Instead of making just another to-do list, we aimed to design a practical plan that leads to real action.
Before building an action plan, we focused on three important steps:

🧭 Step 1: Understand Your Current Position
Where are you now?
Participants reflected on their skills, experiences, values, and environment to gain an objective understanding of their starting point.

🚧 Step 2: Identify What Is Holding You Back
Anxiety, assumptions, lack of information…
By recognizing the “brakes” that prevent action, students can begin to find realistic solutions.

⏳ Step 3: Design with a Time-Frame Perspective
Using short-term, mid-term, and long-term perspectives, participants built action plans that are both realistic and flexible.
In this third session, we also made a strong connection to Session 1, where students explored industry and career information.

Our goal was not just to provide knowledge, but to help participants integrate that knowledge into their own personal roadmap.

Many commented that they were able to clearly see their concrete next steps.

We will continue supporting students in turning understanding into action as they design their careers in Japan!