I am often surprised at how much effort some companies put into filtering their candidates at the interview process. Yes, it's important to find out as much as possible and try to get the best person available, but at the end of the day...

I've written before about the creeping age-related discrimination that is appearing in the job market. At 44 years old myself, it is quite sobering to know that for many jobs I'm already considered too old or borderline. I work about 70-80 hours a week, I'm highly motivated and experienced, and feel that I could make a big difference to any company that hired me (no, I'm not looking for a job...). So, why do many - foreign companies...

Recently, I have been getting requests from companies outside Tokyo looking for skilled staff. Although these are name-brand firms and they normally would get oodles of responses from applicants in Tokyo, for some strange reason positions outside Tokyo seem to be of little interest - in fact, the further away from Tokyo the job is...

One of the most important people in my team is my Personal Assistant (PA). Notice that I didn't call her a secretary. In a smaller company like DaiJob.com, staff often bear multiple responsibilities and almost certainly have to have a wider range of skills than in larger firms. This point of being able to do a lot of different tasks within the job description is...