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Starting a New Career in Uncertain Times

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The job market globally is grim and not much different here in Japan but with all the bad news surrounding us, there are positives that people should remember. (Graph:  Number of new job offers in Japan dropped significantly in April 2020) source:  tradingeconomics.com During my recent tracking of notifications on Linked In,  I was curious …

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The COVID Complex & Online Etiquette

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I came across an article the other day about a new hire at a Japanese company that was fired because he was “out of frame” on webinars.  See story here:  https://mothership.sg/2020/05/japanese-fired-out-of-frame-zoom/ While I do not know how accurate or valid this story is, it would not surprise me if it did happen, especially with a Japanese …

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