Okay, so I know it’s only 4 days into my focus on building my a new career path. So, it may be a bit early for job hunting.
Despite that, I still decided to go to a career fair for bilinguals in Tokyo.
It was my first career fair in years. I didn’t know what to do, how to talk to the people at the booths or what to say. It was scary for me to go alone to somewhere totally new and try to get an insight into other people’s companies and jobs.
I’m still unsure of which direction I want to head in – so I decided to be honest and say that and ask for any advice the staff at the IT related booths had. That is, after circling around the booths about a hundred times aimlessly.
The first IT company told me I don’t have any experience so I’m not really suitable for their company. I felt a bit crestfallen as I had worked up the courage on my 99th walk around to talk to someone finally. I kept on and talked to another 4 companies. Another IT company told me that many people from other fields have joined their company and are doing well. They also advised me that IT is such a big industry and I have to decide which part I want to go in more clearly.
I learned a lot today and I know I still have a lot to learn. I’m looking forward to going to more career fairs in the future and being more confident and having more idea of what I want to ask the people there.
rebeccode 