spitfire19
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It sounds like it's worth a shot!
Moving to another country to work
safeSEOboost
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I lived in Japan, so yes, do it; as unique as it gets.
hoangvinhcbvn
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go for it! good luck
I am planning to move to Japan in less than a year. It is one of the easiest countries to get work visa right now. (if you know some Japanese). I am an SE guy. There are some big tech companies there. (and IT companies don't require fluency in Japanese)
Don't get me wrong. I love IM. But I didn't study Software Engineering just to throw the degree away. I'd like to work 9-5 couple of years and see where it gets me (while doing IM of course).
I am from a 3rd world country in Asia. I don't have a lot of work experience (I'm still 23 years old). So getting a job abroad is freaking tough. (Who in their right mind is going to hire a fresher from a 3rd world country and go through the process of visa sponsorship and what not ?)
You Americans, Australians have it easy. You have freaking holiday work visas and a ton of options.
I don't want to work in a company in my country to gain experience.
So my options comes down to Singapore, Japan, and few other countries where it is not that hard to get a work visa.
I chose Japan, coz I think it'll be challenging. I can make few bad decisions in my twenties.
What do you think? Feel free to share your experiences, advice, etc..
TLDR: I am planning to move to Japan for work? Anyone here has done $title? Do you think it is a stupid move?
1) Yes, I'd go for it while you are young or might just regret it later or think WHAT if
2) Do not worry about wasting the time spent on a degree. The issue often is that it's common to go for one even if lot's of them are just a waste as they are so theoretical and not hands-on
3) Of course, if you love what you studied get some experience working for companies and you can obviously work on your own ideas on the side. Many keep saying why to work for someone else, but often the experience is invaluable. Say you work for an enterprise company you will get exposed to stuff you yourself will unlikely get to work with (think enterprise IT infrastructure, code etc). You can always do your own stuff on the side and full time later.
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Thanks guys.
Yes, that's one more reason for japan.
good to here from someone lived in japan.Thanks, man. I totally get what you are saying. I was an Intern in the largest software company in my country (WSO2). The soft skills I got from that is much much more than actual coding or programming skills.
