Basic bio:
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39 yo single
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10+ year professional experience as a data scientist / MLE, currently working for a FAANG company in California
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Master degree in Canada
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Canadian citizen
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JLPT: currently only N3 (working on it)
Education and skill wise I think I should be reasonably competitive. Language is probably the biggest issue I need to work on (hence a 3-5 years plan), followed by age (I'll be 45ish).
If I get to Japan, the plan is probably:
1) find a job (ideally director level). Salary doesn't actually matter too much so long as it is reasonable.
2) work until I can achieve PR (5-10 years? 10 might be a bit too long, but it seems that I can score high enough that it can be shorter)
3) go into (semi-)retirement with PR.
What do you guys think? Does it sound realistic?
by FutureThick461