warning: this post is probably one of my more rambling and boring
posts. things have been getting crazier within the last few days. this
post is more for me to get my thoughts out of my head than for people to
read and be entertained.
so like i said, things have been getting crazier still. at long last, the interviews have started coming in. i had two interviews so far this week: one was a non-technical interview over the phone with a small exciting company based in tokyo, and the other was a video/screen-sharing technical code writing interview with a big consulting firm just outside of tokyo. one interesting side note was that i was asked to show off my japanese skills during one of the interviews, which marks the first time ive ever spoken more than one (non-programming) language during an interview. terrifying to think about, yet satisfying to accomplish.
anyway, to my surprise, one of the companies asked me the very next day to do a second interview with their software engineers in person next week. which is great news for the part of me that really wants to find a job as quickly as possible, but bad news for my japanese studies because it means ill have to miss a day of class during my last week of school.
oh, and thats another thing; ive got 7 days to decide if i can/want to stay longer at yamasa. there are two reasons why i would like to extend my stay here for two more weeks, one is that i dont want to give up on my japanese studies yet, and the other is that i want to have a roof over my head. i would love to stay longer, but i dont know if i have that option because of interviews and/or starting a new job. but if i dont decide soon to continue studying japanese at yamasa, ill be forced to move into a hostel/hotel until i can either find a job or run out of money and leave the country.
things to do next week:
so like i said, things have been getting crazier still. at long last, the interviews have started coming in. i had two interviews so far this week: one was a non-technical interview over the phone with a small exciting company based in tokyo, and the other was a video/screen-sharing technical code writing interview with a big consulting firm just outside of tokyo. one interesting side note was that i was asked to show off my japanese skills during one of the interviews, which marks the first time ive ever spoken more than one (non-programming) language during an interview. terrifying to think about, yet satisfying to accomplish.
anyway, to my surprise, one of the companies asked me the very next day to do a second interview with their software engineers in person next week. which is great news for the part of me that really wants to find a job as quickly as possible, but bad news for my japanese studies because it means ill have to miss a day of class during my last week of school.
oh, and thats another thing; ive got 7 days to decide if i can/want to stay longer at yamasa. there are two reasons why i would like to extend my stay here for two more weeks, one is that i dont want to give up on my japanese studies yet, and the other is that i want to have a roof over my head. i would love to stay longer, but i dont know if i have that option because of interviews and/or starting a new job. but if i dont decide soon to continue studying japanese at yamasa, ill be forced to move into a hostel/hotel until i can either find a job or run out of money and leave the country.
things to do next week:
- 1. study japanese
- 2. tell my friends and family i miss them
- 3. prepare for two more phone interviews
- 4. go to tokyo (all day) for a second interview
- 5. decide if i can stay at yamasa and study japanese for a couple more weeks
- 6. if i have to leave school, then i need to pack and find a cheap hostel/hotel to live for a while (starting friday the 30th)
- 7. try not to lose my mind
- 8. shave
Friday, September 23, 2011 |
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sounds encouraging and promising. You will get a job and stay in nihon. Hurray!!!!
And yes you really want to shave for the interview, you need to look decent and professional.