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Recruiting by region

Recruiting in Japan and South Korea

Japan's graduate hiring calendar and why strategy firms move earlier, internships as a selection step, Japanese and Korean language expectations, the firms in Tokyo and Seoul, and work permits in general terms.

18 min2 lessonsFacts checked against sources on
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Key takeaways

  • Japan has a fixed calendar for hiring new graduates, and strategy firms tend to move earlier than it.
  • BCG (Tokyo, plus Nagoya, Osaka, Kyoto, and Fukuoka), Bain (Tokyo), L.E.K.
  • This is general information, not legal advice. Rules change, so check the official pages and ask the recruiter early.
By the end you will be able to
  • Understand Japan's new-graduate calendar and the earlier timelines of strategy firms
  • Know the language each office expects, and the routes in for Japanese, Korean, and overseas students
  • Prepare for estimation questions and cases on aging, manufacturing, and exports

Lessons

1

The firms, the calendar, and how hiring works

Tokyo and Seoul offices, Japan's shinsotsu hiring calendar, internships, and Korea's routes in.

12 min
2

Work permits, case themes, and preparation

Work permits in general terms, typical case themes, and a preparation list.

6 min

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Start with lesson 1

2 lessons, about 18 minutes in all. Each one builds on the one before.

Start lesson 1: The firms, the calendar, and how hiring works Choose another module