Articles - 2022 - 01

Japan has two types of resume; “Rirekisho (履歴書)” which includes your general information and “Shokumu-keirekisho (職務経歴書)” which describes your work experience in details. This often causes some confusion for foreigners in Japan who are used to writing one resume and CV, so we’ve decided to show you how to write these two types of Japanese resumes and provide you with a template to download so you can get started straight away!

Emotional intelligence (otherwise known as emotional quotient or EQ) is the ability to accurately understand one's emotions and recognise the emotions of others. In this article, we will explore the key elements of EQ, the difference between EQ vs IQ, the main reasons why a high level of EQ at work is important and how to improve your EQ.

As specialists in IT recruitment and support, we have strong relationships with leading companies in the IT industry and those looking for the best IT talent. In this article, we look at our most popular job areas and the most popular (i.e. most applied for) jobs, based on our performance in 2021.