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2009年11月20日

The Job Market in Japan (Corrections)

Hi Team (capitalized to please Tomo!)

Hi Nao - Thanks for your feedback. It was a very interesting experiment for me as well.

Hi Tatsuya and Tanizawa san. Nice to have you with us.

Thanks for reading the article and sharing your ideas. I don't think it is necessarily the case that students in the west always end up doing jobs related to their degrees, but it certainly happens more in the UK than in Japan. I think one of the reasons for this is the Japanese system of making everyone in the company a "generalist." There is not much point in graduates looking for a job related to their university major if they are just going to be moved to another department of the company in three years (and then changed again five years after that!) As I mentioned before, people in the West usually specialize in something, so although they might move to a different company, it is not common for someone to change their job within the same organization.

Anyway, here are some points I noticed in this week's comments.

many people choose university course or tertiary education course depends on what they want to be later on
(many people choose ... according to what they want to be later on)

Companies can't afford to use much money and time to train new graduates to work fully as one of the staffs.
(Companies can't affort the time or money to train new graduates.)

As we talked before,
(As we discussed before, )

we were forced to waste much money
(we were forced to waste a lot of money/huge amounts of money) (('Much' is usually only used in negative sentences and questions.)

Today I found this blog first, and enjoyed reading it.
(I found this blog today.) ((You don't need 'first' because that is implied by 'found'.))

Now I'm the second grade student. So next year I will do job-hunting.
(I'm a second-year student, so next year I have to start looking for a job.) ((I'm not sure about Americans, but British people don't use the phrase 'job-hunting' very much.))

Although I don't regret about the choice I made, but ...)
(I don't regret the choice I made, but ...( ((You don't need 'although' and 'but' because they do the same job.))

students get a job unrelated their degree or major at the universities
(students get a job unrelated to their university degree or major)

“Gee~, if I graduated university I would get a good job”
(Gee, if I had graduated from university, I would have been able to get a good job.)

I don’t know about economy well enough to form any particular opinion
(I don't know enought about the economy to form any particular opinion.) ((This sounds more natural, but your version is not wrong.))

You did really well this past four weeks!
(You did really well these past four weeks!)

I'm off to Shizuoka this weekend for a big conference. I'm not actually taking part in the conference, but I'm going to be doing a display of BTB Press books in the publishers' hall. It's the biggest language teaching conference in Japan, so it will be a good chance for me to publicize the books. I won't be back in Seto until Monday night, so my next entry will probably be on Tuesday.

Have a great weekend,

David

Comments

Hi everyone,

Today, my sister's son has caught the new type flu. (He is 7.) Now, he has a high fever. I can't stop worrying about him. I hope that he gets better soon.

Everyone, take care not to catch the flu.

Amica

  •  Amica
  • 2009年11月20日 14:36

Hi Amica,

I really hope your nephew gets rid of a high fever asap and you get relieved!

Hi Nao and David,

Congratulations! I learned a lot the way of practicing to write English naturally through your big challenge.

Hi All,

I won't comment to each person but thanks for your warm comments to me the other day. I have been trying not to sit in front of computer at the moment because of low back pain. Don't worry! I do exercise to get better. Besides, I've decided to go on a diet to help my low back.

See you soon.

tsuneko

  •  匿名
  • 2009年11月20日 23:14

Hi David and everyone,
＜(capitalized to please Tomo!) ←Ha ha ha. That's sweet. Thanks David:)

I didn't know that British people don't use the phrase 'job-hunting' very much. Actually, I heard the phrase 'house hunt' when I was watching a movie set in London the other day. I may be wrong, but I thought it was a useful phrase that can be used like '○○ hunt' when you are looking for something. In the movie, a woman asked her friend, "How's the house hunt going?" You don't usually say "job-hunting", but do you say "job hunt" as in a sentence like "How's the/your job hunt going?"

Anyway, thank you for your feedback. I hope the promotion of your books goes well!

Hi Amica,
Your nephew has the new flu and a high fever? Oh.., that's too bad.. 熱が高いと心配だよね。。 I hope he gets better soon!　お大事にね。

Have a great weekend, and see you soon.

Tomo

  •  Tomo
  • 2009年11月20日 23:15

Hi David,
Thank you for your feedback.

Hi Amica,
熱が下がって早く良くなるといいですね。お大事に。

Hi tsuneko,
では共にダイエットといきますかね。

Have a great wekend, everyone.

Anne

  •  Anne
  • 2009年11月21日 00:34

Hi Tanizawa and everyone,

(I've found his comment on the last of last entry.)

I agree with your opinion that quite many students are economically dependent on their parents in Japan. To be honest, so was I. If I had known more about the importance of both money and time, I wouldn't have taken so much time to find my goal.

On the other hand, many students have to give up carrying on studying because of parents' economic problems these days. If they are able to get scholarships easier, they could continue to study. In Singapore, a lot of students get scholarships from their government or companies whose amount are enough to cover their school lives. And then they work for those companies or government offices as bond after graduation, say for 5 or 6 years, maybe less or more. Of course, there are scholarships in Japan too, but that is not much.

One more thing I didn't like was general education curriculum(教養課程) in Japan. Does it still remain? How about other countries? I need to check it. I still remember that one of my classmates had a heart sickness so she had to observe P.E.(体育) everytime. She was so good at major subjects(専門科目）that I felt rather angry with that system. I enjoyed P.E. but I didn't admit it was necessary for all of the students except those who majored in P.E.

That's all for today.

Hi Anne,

All right! Let's go together. I want to lose 3kg at least by the end of this year.

tsuneko

  •  tsuneko
  • 2009年11月21日 01:18

Hi Team,
In my opinion, all public schools and universities should be free to study. That's why they are public.
I think they have to be operated by tax money only.

On the other hand, the government don't need to pour money into any private ones. That's why they are private. They can offer high quality programs if they collect a lot of tuition fees.
Then, we will have a variety of options.

Have a good weekend !

  •  Appoh
  • 2009年11月21日 13:15

Hi David,
Thank you for your feedback!
Hope publicizing the books is going well!

Hi Amica,
How's your nephew? I hope he gets rid of the flu soon.

Hi Everyone,
I went to Asahiyama Zoo in Akahikawa yesterday. It was cold and snowing, but I had a lot of fun to look around there.

Have lovely holidays!

Maki

  •  Maki
  • 2009年11月22日 14:55

Hi David and everyone!

I found your idea about Japanese companies convincing. And also after reading Tsuneko's comment about Singapore, I again realized that every country has its own system, and felt how interesting human society is...

  •  Tanizawa
  • 2009年11月23日 16:42

Hi tsuneko, Tomo, Anne, Maki,
Thanks for your warm comments. My nephew recovered, so I was really relieved.

Hi everyone,
Did you have a nice weekend? Yesterday, I went to the theater in Osaka with my friend. The play I watched was "蛮幽鬼" by the "劇団☆新感線". Do you know the theatrical company? It was amazing! After we watched it, we ate "たこ焼き" and "串カツ" with beer. (I can't drink, so I ordered oolong tea.^^;) We had a nice time in Osaka.

By for now,

Amica

  •  Amica
  • 2009年11月23日 21:53

Hi David

Thank you for your correction.
How was publicity for your books? Did it go well? I hope so.

Hi everyone
How did you spend three-day weekend?
I went out these three days, so I am a bit tired.
I went to my oldest sister’s place yesterday for one of her daughters’ birthday. I bought some clothes and a DVD for her on Saturday. I hadn’t seen her in almost 5 months. In a nutshell, I ended up going back to the shop for exchanging the clothes today. She was bigger than I thought.
I hope everyone would have a good weekend.

Hi Amica

I am happy to hear that your nephew is ok now.
I am sorry but I do not know about the company that you mentioned. Anyway, it seemed that you enjoyed the play. That’s nice.

catch you later

  •  amo
  • 2009年11月23日 22:58

Hi David

Thank you for your correction.It helped me a lot.

Hi tsuneko

I'm glad to hear that your back was okay.I know that exercise is important for good health,but I have little exercise・・・,so I also try to go on a diet!Ar first,I'm going to change my food menue.
By the way,thank you for your comment to me.これからもどうぞよろしくお願いします。

Hi Amica

I'm glad to hear that your nephew recovered now.I was also relieved.
By the way,you came to Osaka to watch the play!Sounds great.I know '劇団☆新幹線’.I hear that their plays are interesting.Who acts in '蛮幽鬼’?I want to watch their play some day.(Do you know '大人計画’?I like the theatrical company.)
You enjoyed a lot in Osaka.That's great.

Hi amo

You had a nice weekend.(Happy birthday to your niece!)Sounds good.I think your niece was very happy to take your present.

Hi team

What did you do last weekend?I had a 'お好み焼き’party with my friends.I had a great time.Of course,お好み焼き was good,and we enjoyed cooking it.By the way,do you know 'B級グルメ大会'?For example,B級グルメ are 焼そば,餃子 and ラーメン.The best B級グルメ was picked up at B級グルメ大会.I ordered 焼そば of the best one.That's great.I can't stop eating,so I ate a lot last weekend.I should go on a diet this week...

Nao

  •  Nao
  • 2009年11月24日 11:38

Hi Nao,
B級グルメと言えば、青森「せんべい汁」ですね。暖かい汁の中に芋や野菜と一緒に本物の南部せんべいがどっさりと入っています。
私の個人的なB級グルメは、お正月にいただくインスタントカレー餅です。レトルトのカレーを丼に入れて、焼いた餅をたっぷりと放り込みます。おいしいです。カレーは必ずレトルトです。
家族で食べているのは私だけです。
お試しください。

  •  Appoh
  • 2009年11月24日 12:46

Hi Team,

How was your weekend? As I mentioned, there were some school events this weekend, so I had a busy one. On Sunday, we went to a shrine to do my daughter's shichi-go-san ceremony. The weather was not good, and it was very cold, but my daughter seemed to be very happy in a beautiful kimono. Today, my middle son and my daughter are having a day off to make up for Saturday and Sunday. My son is going to school tomorrow, but my daughter will be staying at home because her class is closed until Wednesday because of the new flu. It seems like the flu is still going around here as well. Take care of yourselves, everyone!

Tsuneko, nice to hear from you again.
＜On the other hand, many students have to give up carrying on studying because of parents' economic problems these days.
I think so, too. My husband told me the other day that there are lot of parents whose child goes to a private school can't pay the tuition.

Appoh, I agree with your idea about public schools and universities. That's a good idea!

Maki, you went to a zoo in the snow? It sounds cold, but you seemed to have a lot of fun there;-)

Amo, children's growth is very fast, isn't it? I also bought a lot of clothes for my oldest son this weekend. He was shorter than me when he entered junior high school, but now he is taller than my husband!

Amica, glad to hear that your nephew is better and you had a great time in Osaka:)

Nao, you had a ‘お好み焼き’ party with your friends? That's nice! Ａｌｌ my family members like お好み焼き, and we often make it on a hot plate and eat it with おたふくソース＾＾

David, how was the conference? I'm looking forward to reading your new entry!

Speak to you soon,

Tomo

  •  Tomo
  • 2009年11月24日 13:35

Hi appoh

「せんべい汁」というのは初めて聞きました。せんべいが入っているとどんな触感になるのか？とても興味がそそられるグルメです：）
I want to go to Aomori to watch 丸山遺跡 some day,and if I go to Aomori,I want to eat せんべい汁!

I like 餅 and カレー very much,so 餅カレー is good for me.I'll try it next January.Thank you for telling me.

Hi Tomo

You had a busy weekend.Your daughter wore a kimono for shichi-go-san ceremony,didn't she?That's nice.I think your daugther looked beautiful:)I'm glad to hear that your daugther was happy on the day.
Your family also like お好み焼き!Sounds good.I made it on a hot plate and I ate it with　おたふくソース.It's the same!（「一緒ですね」というのがこれしか思いつきませんでした・・・なんだか不自然な気がします。。）

Nao

  •  Nao
  • 2009年11月24日 14:27

Hi Nao
What kind of お好み焼き　do you like best?
There are many kinds of お好み焼き、aren't they?
When my daugter and I went to Osaka we wanted to eat お好み焼き　and たこ焼き ,but we had no time...
If we get "Kanjyani∞　countdoun consert tikets, we are going to Kyosera dome in Osaka again!
We really want to eat お好み焼き　and たこ焼き in Osaka!

Green

  •  Green
  • 2009年11月24日 15:38

Hi Green

As you said,there are many kinds of お好み焼き in Osaka.Especially,I like 豚玉 the best.I think 豚玉 is the most popular,and 豚玉 and そば are good combination,so I also like 豚モダン(豚のお好み焼きにそばがのったもの）.

I hope you'll get a ticket of countdown,and please eat お好み焼き and たこ焼き.I think you eat a good お好み焼き in Namba.Namba is the best place for Osaka food.
By the way,I'm jealous of you!I want to go to kanjani∞ concert!

Nao

  •  Nao
  • 2009年11月24日 16:26

Hi Nao!
I had a lot of spelling mistake at my last coment.
Excuse me!!!

Green

  •  Green
  • 2009年11月24日 18:22

Hi Green

No ploblem:)I understood you.

Nao

  •  Nao
  • 2009年11月25日 13:31

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