Wrapping up on this series on Graphic Designers, I thought I'd make some comments about job titles and salaries. Perhaps not surprisingly, salaries in the design world in Japan are quite low because of the large number of people who want to be in the industry. Apart from the obvious need to be competent in design, there seems to be very little interest in...

There are many types of creative agencies in Japan, ranging from 5-person job shops through to full-service outfits of 100 people or more. Most of these companies operate under the iron rule of the founder and come across as sweat-shops of the old world. As such, they are...

Most of my mail is from people struggling to find a job, so I was happy to get one from a guy who has the opposite problem: that of too many job offers to choose from. If you use a recruiter, this problem shouldn't occur, since they are supposed to prep the employer beforehand that...

Most foreign CEOs I know who were appointed here in Japan as outsiders to the company, started off their CEO roles in smaller businesses first. It is surprising that wannabe CEO candidates don't understand this. I meet many interesting people who turn their noses up at...