Support for international students

Osaka Sangyo University provides job-hunting support to both Japanese and foreign students. Most of the events held on campus are also open to international students, so please feel free to join us. In addition, we also hold events exclusively for international students from time to time, so please check the portal distribution from Career Center.

For job-related consultations, please make an appointment with Career Center.

How to make a reservation: Portal → Employment Support System → Personal interview reservation

About the International Student Support Network

This is a system to support the job-hunting activities of international students. By registering with the university's officially recognized "International Student Job Hunting Support Network System," the system supports international students to better find employment.

This system provides detailed and easy-to-understand information on the methods of job hunting in Japan and preparation for employment exams for international students who wish to find work in Japan on a website. (You can view it.) You can study whenever and wherever you like, 24 hours a day. It also provides information on job opportunities for international students, guidance and seminars for international students, joint company information sessions and interviews, etc.

Please read the terms of use and user manual of the International Student Employment Support Network and register as a member.

★For more details and to register, please click here. (You can also practice for WEB tests such as SPI!)

Job Hunting Guide for International Students

Osaka Foreign Employment Service Center

The Osaka Employment Service Center for Foreigners not only provides job introductions for international students, but also offers various employment support such as job guidance, interviews and information sessions, and internship introductions for international students. International students hoping to find work in Japan should definitely take advantage of this service. (Part-time job introductions are also available.)

Thinking about career choices

Here are some things to consider before deciding on your career path or finding a job:

1. Why did you come to Japan to study? What did you learn here?
2. Should I continue working in Japan or should I gain skills and then return to my home country?
3. Is there a specific company you want to work for?
4. Obtain the Japanese Language Proficiency Test Level N1.
5. The process for job hunting is the same as for Japanese students.

Be sure to actively participate in career guidance sessions and events.

If you continue job hunting after graduation/completion

International students who have graduated from a Japanese university (excluding preparatory students, auditors, course students, and research students) and wish to remain in Japan for the purpose of continuing their job-hunting activities that they were doing before graduation may apply to change their residence status to "Designated Activities (Continuing Job Hunting)".

The following documents are required for application:

1. Application for permission to change status of residence
2. photograph
3. Passport and residence card
4. Documents certifying the applicant's ability to cover all expenses during their stay
5. A copy of your graduation certificate or graduation certificate from the university you were previously enrolled in
6. A letter of recommendation for continuing your job search from the university you were previously enrolled in
7. Documents proving that you are continuing to search for employment

The issuance of "(6) Letter of recommendation for continuing job hunting from the university where you were enrolled until immediately before" has its own criteria. For details, please contact Career Center. As a general rule, those who start job hunting after the start of the second semester of the graduation year (spring semester of the graduation year for those who enrolled in the fall) are not eligible.