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Simon Cropper and John Byrne interview guests who have worked in incredible careers that explain their backgrounds, profiles, management experience, inspirations leaders they looked up to, advise they would give and challenges they have faced in the past.
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On today’s podcast, we’ll be meeting with Erol Emed. Erol is the CEO and President of Soul of Japan, which is the largest land-based salmon farm in Japan and among the largest in the world. Erol is a fluent Japanese speaker. He spent a long time in the financial industry in Japan before joining his […]
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On today’s podcast, Simon and I will be covering a very important topic in your career: the top 10 resume tips and tricks we personally recommend. We previously released another episode on creating a CV and resume (Podcast Episode 14), but this one focuses on our top 10 recommendations for how to construct your CV, […]
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Ben Fox is a comedian, TV actor and entrepreneur. He came to Japan in 2015 where he ran marketing across Asia for one of the most successful video games ever created, worked at a global fortune 500 company and left his corporate career after becoming the Japan country head of a European video game company. […]
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Simon and I put together a compilation of the best advice from 5 different Japan CEO’s including Paul Yonamine (IBM Japan), Ernie Higa (Domino’s Pizza), David Shirt (Macquarie/Jefferies), Graeme Elliot (MF Global/Jefferies) and Frank Foley (Hit Entertainment).
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On this podcast, a “Day in the life of a typical office worker in Japan,” Simon & John continue discussing after work activities, peer pressure to go out drinking, putting safety walls along the platforms because people were falling asleep and onto the tracks, commuting home at night time, and finally for folks who can’t get home […]
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On this podcast, a “Day in the life of a typical office worker in Japan,” Simon & John continue to discuss the Japanese culture of communication, meetings in Japan, remote vs. hybrid work, the culture of overtime, typical working hours, and finally, how office workers sometimes fall asleep during meetings.
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On this podcast, Simon & John will continue to discuss the life and times of a typical Japanese office worker. They will be talking about the role of nicotine and caffeine if you want to survive the mornings, reading the newspaper in the office, required office daily greetings, the first tasks of the day, how […]
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Simon and John delve into the life and times of a typical Japanese office worker, what time they get up in the morning, why most people bathe at night in Japan, typical Japanese office worker attire, what Japanese office workers eat for breakfast, the infamous Japanese rush hour and morning commute, punching into work and […]
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On this podcast, we interviewed Menya Hinga. Menya helps high-performers who are struggling to manage stress and weight gain, learn to eat better, move more and stress less in order to transform their health and performance. As an expat, father, and former personal trainer turned health and performance coach, Menya knows how difficult it can be […]
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On this episode, Simon and John discuss the importance of social media in your career. They review social media statistics in Japan, diversity on the social media platforms, Japan versus the US social media statistics and finally they offer some advice on how to leverage these platforms to boost your career.
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On this episode, Simon and John discuss the reasons why you should be a recruiter in the first place, what you do as a recruiter, how do you apply for a recruitment job, what to expect, what are the challenges and positive aspects of the role. They then move on to discuss what skills do […]
The post #38 – Becoming a Recruiter in the Tokyo Market appeared first on AGP.
On this episode, Simon and John discuss what it’s actually like to work in Japan, foreigners who are eligible to work in Japan, what jobs are available as a non-Japanese and a Japanese speaking foreigner. They then discuss cultural alignment, working in a multinational versus a domestic Japanese organization, a local hire versus an expat […]
The post #37 – Getting a job in Japan (The Basics) appeared first on AGP.
Simon and John discuss the reasons why people feel that their careers are going nowhere and offer some advice regarding what to do when you get stuck in a rut. Some of the main topics discussed on the podcast were uncaring leadership, performance expectation, lack of career growth, lack of meaningful work, lack of compensation, ...
On this episode, John discusses his experience of dealing with employees who have been let go by various corporations. He discusses why it’s important to be aware of what you’re entitled to but advises against going to court with your ex-employers. During the episode John also advises why it’s best to negotiate yourself, accept what ...
Simon and John discuss why it’s important not to panic and stay calm. Write out a plan of action, review your resume, consider your Interview Pitch and reach out to your network They discuss why it’s important to review your LinkedIn profile & settings, Set up job alerts on Job boards. They discuss the importance ...
Simon and John used their combined knowledge of the recruitment industry on both the agency and in-house jobs to discuss the merits of both jobs. They look at what makes both a great agency recruiter in addition to a great in-house recruiter. The characteristics that are important for each role and what it takes to ...
On this podcast, we were absolutely delighted to welcome back David Shirt who discussed how his business, Astris Advisory has had to pivot from their original strategy, their overseas expansion and future growth of their business. David cited the Pivot and Persist strategy as being cornerstone to the company’s success. David discussed the best sales ...
On today’s episode Simon and John discuss why it’s important to secure the job before you actually try to negotiate the package. The importance of understanding what the market is paying for your position and don’t be afraid to ask for more! They recommend having a number in mind and make sure you stick to ...
On the third and final part of the LinkedIn series, Simon and John discuss why it’s important to tailor your InMails and correspondence on LinkedIn Which invitations you should accept and not accept, how to strategically connect with people on LinkedIn to further build you network and why people don’t want to connect with a ...
On this episode, Simon and John discuss more advanced features on LinkedIn such as Headlines and Vanity URL’s. They also cover LinkedIn scheduled post which Simon has dubbed “Networking while you sleep”. They also discuss how to stand out from the crowd, create more of a network and other advanced features they think are incredibly ...
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