Hello! I’m a Singaporean enrolling in university soon doing a computer science degree and was considering moving to Japan in the future (because of gf/friends and family who live there and going there a lot growing up).
My plan is to graduate and work in Singapore for a few (3-5) years before applying for jobs to Japan via recruiters or websites like Japandev.
I have some concerns though, and was looking for thoughts
1) I will be enrolling in a university with an around QS 500 ranking, and was concerned whether the university having a low ranking would significantly affect the job hunting process.
2) I have an N2 Japanese certificate, but I am unsure if my skills are actually up to par with native conversational Japanese and was wondering how much Japanese is actually needed to work and live comfortably in Japan.
Assuming I have relevant work experience and language skills by the time I start applying for jobs, is this a realistic plan to try to move to Japan? If not, what could I do to make it more feasible?
by LukaDonGOAT
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1. My college was not even in the QS ranking, or any of those international rankings honestly. That never stopped me from finding jobs in Japan.
2. When I first came here, I didn’t even have N3 yet. Many of my colleagues nowadays spoke zero Japanese on arrival. According to a Japandev survey, there is a negative correlation between how much Japanese is used in a job, and how well in pays. For reference, my best Japanese speaking job paid barely half of my worst English speaking job. Having said that, the more Japanese you know, the easier for you to enjoy life in Japan.