Counseling for the job hunt

Foreign students in Japan can find it hard to secure work after graduation, so some companies are finding business opportunities in helping them hone their job-hunting skills। Pasona, a major employment agency, announced Oct. 14 that it has contracted with Meiji Gakuin University in Tokyo to give career counseling to its 40-plus foreign third-year students, most of whom are studying liberal arts and economics.

Pasona will coach students on how to write their resumes, prepare them for job interviews and brief them on the Japanese and global job market, according to Kinuko Yamamoto, senior managing director at Pasona Group Inc।

"It's becoming more common for universities to outsource career-counseling services," Yamamoto said। "Universities are even supporting students long after graduation, so they will remain loyal to their alma mater and potentially come back as donors."
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