What do I have to go through?

I’m usually an optimistic person. Seeing figures and reading news like the following wakes up the pessimistic beast in me:

Source: Kyodo & Japan Times

“The seasonally adjusted unemployment rate climbed to 5.2 percent in May, nearing a six-year high as job availability dropped to its lowest level on record, the government said Tuesday…”

“The number of people out of work jumped by 770,000 from a year earlier to 3.47 million, the largest ever year-on-year rise and marking the seventh straight monthly increase…

“Separate data by the labor ministry showed the ratio of job offers to job seekers in May fell to a seasonally adjusted 0.44, the lowest reading since comparable records started in 1963…”

“The number of new job offers plunged 34.5 percent from a year earlier. By industry, new jobs fell the most in the manufacturing sector, down 55.9 percent, followed by 46.4 percent in the information and communications industry…”

Source: Japan Times

Career Information for Foreign Graduates

For those who plan to work in academic related field in Japan after graduation, JREC-IN site is a good place to look for recruitment post.