By using a recruitment agency, you can efficiently find a job in Japan. Recruitment Agency provides free career consulting, job recommendations, and interview support for working in Japan. If you are a job seeker who would like to save yourself the trouble of searching for a job and would like to consult with a job search expert, we recommend registering with Recruitment Agency.
Nippon仕事.com
“Nippon仕事.com” is an exclusive job recruitment website for expats living and planning to live in Japan, which is operated by Goodman Co., Ltd. The website offers wide-ranging and flexible jobs, including full-time and part-time positions around the Kanto region. Users are able to use their service completely free of charge, and benefit from receiving interview tips and support upon commencing employment with a suitable company. Furthermore, the website makes it easy to find and apply for jobs at companies which assist prospective employees to acquire a visa. If job seekers are not confident communicating in Japanese, consultation is also possible in English, Chinese and Tagalog.
Jellyfish
Jellyfish is an employment agency that has offices in Tokyo and Vietnam. The agency specializes in IT-related job referrals and has more than 16,000 registered users in the engineering industry. It also specializes in referrals to Japanese companies that actively hire foreign workers. After registering with the agency, the bilingual consultants put applicants at ease by offering comprehensive support until they start a new job.
Recruit Agent
Operated by Recruit Career Co., Ltd, Recruit Agent is the largest recruitment agency in Japan. The agency has more than 200,000 job openings and has successfully assisted 410,000 job-seekers so far, both of which being the highest records respectively in the industry. Its extensive range of job openings includes those from both Japanese and overseas companies that require multilingual skills, where users can often find high-paying jobs. It is also famous for comprehensive job-seeker support, such as resume proofreading, advice by career consultants specialized in different industries and positions, and job interview skills training seminars. The agency even publishes an original report called the “AGENT Report”, which provides detailed and useful company information that isn’t available in their job postings. All things considered, Recruit Agent is a must if you wish to use a recruitment agency.
JAC Recruitment
JAC Recruitment is a career-change support agency operating for over 30 years in Japan, helping over 43,000 people successfully find a new job. They have a wealth of experience in supporting people looking to work for major Japanese and foreign companies, utilizing their unique global network that spans the UK, Germany, Japan, Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia, Thailand, China, Korea, Hong Kong, Vietnam and India. There are consultants who are specialized in various different fields of expertise who can truly understand your skills and experience, give you pertinent advice, and suggest the best suited career for you. JAC Recruitment which has about 67,000 people registering with them every year has been highly evaluated by most jobseekers using their service, and was voted as “Number 1 recommended agency” in 2017 in the NTT Communications Online NPS® Benchmark career-change survey.
英語転職.com
英語転職.com is a job portal for those who are looking for positions in which they can employ English. The site is operated by JAC Recruitment Co., Ltd. Talent can receive various pieces of advice from the site’s 300 consultants who possess high language proficiency skills and specialized expertise in different industries and job types. From global companies to ventures, 英語転職.com’s listings center around middle management and industry specialist positions and also include senior and executive positions. This is a site we recommend to someone who would like to view many job opportunities that make use of English language skills.
Bizreach
Bizreach is a leading career change site for high-level talent. Positions of high annual salaries belonging to executives and managers populate the site as over a third of the listings offer annual salaries exceeding 10 million yen. Scout mail is delivered from large or foreign-affiliated businesses inside and outside Japan or from over 2,900 headhunters, so we recommend this service to those who would be interested in opportunities that offer better work conditions or to those who are interested in knowing their own market value. It is also a service where one can efficiently job hunt because they can directly contact company hiring staff and headhunters. By first registering a resume on this site, it is possible to see what kinds of companies will come to you with an offer.
Spring Tenshoku Agent
Spring Tenshoku Agent, an employment support agency, is operated by Adecco group, the No. 1 total human resources service in the world. More than 1,000 consultants who specialize in each industry are available. The agency practices the “Total Consulting” method, in which each consultant supports both the job seeker and the prospective employer, therefore reducing the possibility for an unsuitable match. The group has more than 5,100 branches in 60 international markets and holds a wide range of positions at foreign-owned, global, large- and mid-sized blue-chip companies, and more.
Type Career Agent
Type Career Agent is an employment support service, which is provided by Career Design Center Co. Career Design Center operates one of the largest career websites in Japan, Type, with more than 1,000,000 visits monthly. Type Career Agent specializes in industries such as IT, web and manufacturing, as well as features sales, customer service, management, and executive positions, with a focus on women’s employment. It serves mainly Tokyo, Kanagawa, Saitama, and Chiba, so it is a great agency for those who are seeking jobs in these areas. Your personal career advisor conducts thorough counseling regarding which jobs to apply for, how to successfully land a highly sought-after position, how to choose the most fulfilling career, and more.
En AGENTS
En AGENTS is a career service agency, which is operated by En Japan. En TENSHOKU, one of the largest comprehensive career-change support services in the nation, is also run by En Japan. In addition to positions at blue-chip companies open to the public, En AGENTS holds more than 15,000 non-disclosed postings that are not available on other career websites. After considering their preferences and aptitude, they will recommend jobs that best match each individual job seeker. A Career Partner （a personal consultant who is highly knowledgeable in various fields and career types） is assigned to each job seeker, providing thorough support from the beginning to the end of a career transition. Expert guidance in preparing for interviews and continued follow-up after landing a new job—in addition to the consultations and recommendations that initiate the process—make the entire journey stress-free for job seekers.
Doda Recruitment Agency
Doda is a career support service agency which is operated by Persol Career, the largest career transition support company in the industry. They hold more than 100,000 postings including non-disclosed postings, many of which are for full-time jobs. Doda’s career advisors introduce each job seeker to the best suited positions after considering their preferences. In addition to making job referrals, the well-rounded services they offer include not only support with application documents and job interviews, but also arranging interview and starting dates, and negotiating the salary. Doda also operates scout services and job fairs that support your job search in various different ways.
Mynavi Agent
マイナビエージェント Mynavi Agent is a career change agent operated by the major recruitment company Mynavi Corporation. It covers a wide range of job types in a variety of industries, especially software, telecommunications, and manufacturing business in the Kanto area. It also has a strength in career change for the younger people in their 20s and 30s. 80% of the job postings are non-disclosed ones and there are also jobs that are exclusive to Mynavi Agent. With its high level of matching ability and extensive career change support by the recruiting advisors and career advisors and secure feeling that only a major company can provide, it is also recommended for someone who considers career change for the first time.
Robert Walters
With offices in major cities in 30 countries around the world, Robert Walters is a career change support service that has been operating in Japan for about 20 years, supporting bilingual talent move to positions at foreign and Japanese global companies.
They have connections with a wide range of companies from global sized to start-ups, small-sized businesses to large ones in an extensive variety of industries and fields. Furthermore, their career consultants have a wealth of knowledge in each individual field and can introduce you to appropriate jobs that match your skills and experience. In addition, since their career consultants fully support you in everything that is required in order to smoothly change jobs, from the initial preparation stage through to application and interviews, they make it very easy for you to make the career transition with no trouble. They are a highly popular choice for those who want to work at a global company, although they also support career change of not only full-time employees but also temporary staff and contract workers. Their service is recommended for those wanting to step up their career with their multi-lingual skills or those wanting to build on their expertise in specialized fields.
Ranstad
Ranstad is one of the world’s largest general human resource service companies that was founded in the Netherlands in 1960. Ranstad has 93 offices in Japan, and has more than 10,000 companies on its list. 80% of the jobs are non-disclosed, and it has a strength in recruitment for foreign-affiliated companies including European companies in which you can expect a good work-life balance. In addition, Ranstad is a career change agent which is quite popular among the job seekers in their late 20s to 35 years old who wish to earn more than 8 million yen per year, and younger and middle-aged job seekers who earn more than 4 to 6 million yen per year. Randtad is recommended for those who wish to develop their career and increase their annual salary in order to work in a global environment.
Robert Walters
With offices in major cities in 30 countries around the world, Robert Walters is a career change support service that has been operating in Japan for about 20 years, supporting bilingual talent move to positions at foreign and Japanese global companies.
They have connections with a wide range of companies from global sized to start-ups, small-sized businesses to large ones in an extensive variety of industries and fields. Furthermore, their career consultants have a wealth of knowledge in each individual field and can introduce you to appropriate jobs that match your skills and experience. In addition, since their career consultants fully support you in everything that is required in order to smoothly change jobs, from the initial preparation stage through to application and interviews, they make it very easy for you to make the career transition with no trouble. They are a highly popular choice for those who want to work at a global company, although they also support career change of not only full-time employees but also temporary staff and contract workers. Their service is recommended for those wanting to step up their career with their multi-lingual skills or those wanting to build on their expertise in specialized fields.
Levtech Career
レバテックキャリア(Levtech Career) is a recruitment agency operated by Levtech Co., Ltd. They specialize in supporting the career change of engineers and creators in the IT and web industries. Their services include shokumukeirekisho and Github revision for experienced engineers. They also have achieved high placement rates coupled with post-placement follow-up systems designed for engineers and creators. The agency offers a top-class number of job listings in the industry and handles many opportunities undisclosed to the public. This is an agency one will want to register with if they are an engineer or creator thinking of transitioning to the IT or web industries.
Levtech Freelance
Operated by Levtech Co., Ltd., レバテックフリーランス (Levtech Freelance) is a job portal for freelance IT engineers and designers. The site has more than 1,100 job opportunities—the largest number of listings in the industry. Coordinators familiar with IT/web industry trends and developer work environments will introduce you to openings that perfectly fit your needs. In addition, compensation is among the highest in the industry and will come within 15 days. We recommend registering with this service if you would like to work freelance as an IT engineer or designer.
Massmedian
Massmedian is a recruitment agency operated by Massmedian Co., Ltd, a subsidiary of Sendenkaigi Co., Ltd, a marketing communication magazine publisher. Being part of the Sendenkaigi group that has a lot of contacts in the advertising, web, and mass media industries, Massmedian holds numerous job openings and has successfully assisted more than 40,000 jobseekers so far. It has offices in Tokyo, Osaka, Nagoya, Fukuoka, and Kanazawa, and a strong team of industry-savvy career consultants who offer extensive job-seeker support ranging from resume writing to contract negotiation. This agency focuses on specialist occupations in the advertising, web, and mass media industries, so it is recommended if you wish to find a job in these fields, and have relevant skills and experience.
Foods Labo Agent
Foods Labo Agent, a recruitment agency for the food service industry operated by Cuolega that helps more than 5,000 users annually, was ranked as the No.1 recommended agency in a customer satisfaction survey. The agency holds many exclusive job listings from popular hotels and restaurants, and they ensure users’ successful job-hunting process with the assistance of industry-savvy personal career consultants, who provide useful internal information about many companies based on their extensive research. In addition, the agency also arranges workplace visits before interviews, or job trial days for prospective employees. Known for its extensive job-seeker support for those wish to find a job in the food service industry, this agency will not disappoint.
