En TENSHOKU

En TENSHOKU – one of the largest career change websites in Japan operated by en Japan Inc.

エン転職 en TENSHOKU, operated by en Japan Inc., is one of the largest career change website in Japan. It has its strength in providing highly reliable job posts by thoroughly focusing on “job-seeker’s perspective”, which includes a staff interviewing the company directly and finding out the attractive points and difficulties and suitability, in addition to the comments from existing or former employees. Is addition, it offers a number of useful features to accelerate your chances of career change such as scouting feature which allows you to anonymously register your work history to receive offers from companies, e-mailing service that sends you job recommendations, or “interview preparation report” that gives you an idea of the interview details of the company you are interested. En Japan will support you for three years after you join the company so that you can use the website without worry even if you are new to the career change market.

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Service name en TENSHOKU
Service URL https://employment.en-japan.com/
Service type Job searching website
Supported language Japanese
Employment type Full-time employee
Industry General
Job category General
Number of jobs
Number of registered users
Operating company en Japan Inc.
Capital 1,194.99 million yen
Representative director Michikatsu Ochi
Established January, 2000
Head office Shinjuku i-Land Tower 35F, 6-5-1 Nishi-Shinjuku, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo
Japan offices Tokyo, Saitama, Chiba, Yokohama, Nagoya, Osaka, Fukuoka
Overseas offices

A closer look at en TENSHOKU

Following are the service features of en TENSHOKU.

  1. Highly reliable job information by unique interviews
  2. A variety of ways to search for jobs
  3. “Know-how on career change” to help you find a job for the first time
  4. Many features including scouting and job recommendation e-mailing services
  5. Post-employment support
  6. “en TENSHOKU WOMAN” –for women job seekers
  7. Many jobs exclusively on en TENSHOKU

1. Highly reliable job information by unique interviews

On en-TENSHOKU, the staff uniquely interviews each company and posts numbers of jobs and videos of the workplace on its website. In addition, you can read comments from existing and former employees through its sister websites, along with the comments from the staff, providing you with highly reliable information.

2. A variety of ways to search for jobs

On en TENSHOKU, you can search for jobs with various perspectives such as “Featured Jobs” which introduces exclusive jobs on certain popular themes, and “Job Satisfaction Search” which allows you to search for jobs based on “who they can satisfy”, along with “Job Search” function where you can search for jobs based on your conditions such as preferred job type, industry type, location, company type.

3. “Know-how on career change” to help you find a job for the first time

En TENSHOKU has many “know-how on career change” contents for those who are considering career change for the first time and those with limited experience. A variety of contents that are useful to proceed your career change with advantage such as “Career Change Encyclopedia” where you can find ideas for document preparation and tips for career change activities, “My Career Change Stories” written by those who have succeeded in their career change, and “Career Change Q&A” where you can find answers to the questions and concerns relevant to career change activity.

4. Many features including scouting and job recommendation e-mailing services

On en TENSHOKU, you can use a variety of free services to enhance your chances of career change such as a feature that you receive scouting message from companies by anonymously disclosing your job history, e-mailing service that send you recommended jobs selected by en TENSHOKU editors, and “Interview Preparation Report” in which you can find interview details of the company you applied beforehand.

5. Post-employment support

En TENSHOKU is unique in its feature that you will be supported for three years after you join the company. En TENSHOKU regularly sends you emails before and after your employment summarizing the tips to work successfully in the company such as “Tips on Early Career Success” which is useful for pre-employment preparations. In addition, you can participate in a training course called “En College” (encourage) where you can join more than 150 sessions from “Preparing to Perform Well in Your New Job” to “Checking Your Business Skills”.

6. “en TENSHOKU WOMAN” –for women job seekers

En TENSHOKU has a special feature called “EN TENSHOKU WOMAN”, which specializes in jobs for women. You can not only search for jobs with the conditions including shortened work hours, maternity leave and childcare leave, but also view Q&As regarding a career change environment for women.

7. Many jobs exclusively on en TENSHOKU

About 80% of 6,214 job postings (as of 22 February 2021) on en TENSHOKU website are the jobs exclusive to en TENSHOKU. You can find jobs that cannot be found on other job searching websites.

How to use en TENSHOKU

Registration

Use the Registration Form to register.

Search for jobs

You can search for jobs by categories such as job type, location and characteristics, in addition to searching with your preferred conditions.

Applying for a job

If you find a job that interests you, you can apply by clicking the “Apply” button on the job information page. If you fill out a web resume, you can also receive scouts from companies.

en TENSHOKU Q&A

Are there any jobs where I can use my language skills?

En TENSHOKU has a keyword search option in which you can find bilingual jobs by entering words such as “English” or “Chinese”.

Can I apply to Japanese companies from outside of Japan?

You can apply from overseas. Please inform your arrival date and possible start date to the company when you apply. However, if the company needs resources urgently, they may be able to wait for your arrival for a limited period of time.

What level of Japanese is required in the jobs posted on your website?

Many of the jobs on en TENSHOKU do not inform Japanese level requirements. However, some jobs such as bilingual hiring may inform Japanese level in their job description. You can also use keywords like “N1” to search for jobs matching your Japanese level.

Use en TENSHOKU job-seeking support service

Please contact them by clicking below for the usage of en TENSHOKU job-seeking support service.

Go to en TENSHOKU (Japanese)

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