Hello Work is an employment service center operated by the Japanese government. Its main role is to help connect job seekers to companies in need of skilled labor. There are more than 540 main offices countrywide, and they serve as a safety net for people who become unemployed.
In addition to providing job seekers with information about job vacancies, they also offer employment consultation, interview training, and will proofread resumes at no cost. Moreover, Hello Work offices are the places to file unemployment benefit applications. Job seekers can also look for job postings on the Hello Work website.
Hello Work welcomes all foreign residents with appropriate work visas. They provide tailor-made career consultation and job postings based on the status of residence of the applicant. Furthermore, some Hello Work offices also offer services in languages other than Japanese.
In major cities such as Tokyo, Osaka and Nagoya, there are offices that specialize in support for foreign residents.
- Tokyo Employment Service Center for Foreigners (21st Floor, Odakyu Dai-ichi Seimei Building, 2-7-1 Nishishinjuku, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo)
- Nagoya Employment Service Center for Foreigners(12th Floor, Chunichi Building, 4-1-1 Sakae, Naka-ku, Nagoya-shi, Aichi)
- Osaka Employment Service Center for Foreigners (16th Floor, Hankyu Grand Buidling, 8-47 Kakuda-cho, Kita-ku, Osaka-shi, Osaka)
The list of glossary
- Aki saiyou: Joining a company in Autumn
- Arubaito: Part-time job
- Aki saiyou: Joining a company in Autumn
- Burakku kigyou: Company with terrible working conditions
- Chuuto saiyou: Mid-career recruitment
- Hello work: Employment service center operated by the Japanese government
- Highly-skilled professionals (as in, highly-skilled foreign professionals)
- Howaito kigyou: Company with good working conditions
- Immigration Services Agency (Immigration Bureau)
- Ippanshoku: Assistant position limited to general office work
- Kisotsu: Former graduate
- Minshuu: Online review site for job hunting in Japan
- Mothers Tokyo Stock Exchange
- Nenkou joretsu: Seniority system
- Oinori mail: Notification email sent by a company to unsuccessful candidates
- Permanent residency visa
- Recruitment agency
- Rikunabi: Job hunting site
- Shinsostu saiyou: New graduate recruitment
- Sougoushoku: Regular full-time position with the prospect of promotion
- The First Section of the Tokyo Stock Exchange
- Tsuunen saiyou: Year-round recruitment
- Venture kigyou: Startup with a small number of staff
- Zairyu card: Residence card
- Terewa-ku:telework / Rimo-to wa-ku :remote work / Zaitaku kinmu,zaitaku wa-ku ;work from home
- Chokkou Chokki :Go straight to the client site and right back home
- Apointomento:Appointment / Tereapo:Cold call
- Hiaring : Hearing
- Kisha; Your company/ Onsha: Your company
- Jyuden: Receive a call / Nyuden; Call was received / Kaden: Call or Phone / Kaden: Electric charge
- Inbaundo:Inbound / Autobaund:Outbound