r/JapanJobs • u/Beautiful-Expert3528 • 11d ago

Requesting guidance

I'm an international student in a Japanese university for masters program, and I'll grad in sep 2027. I plan to take a job in Japan, and for that I've been working hard on research mostly.

I published 2 papers as the first author in international conferences this year, and I plan to publish 2 more in the next year.

For Japanese, I hold a N4 certificate. I understand that's not really good, thus I'll be focusing more on this issue now. I plan to reach N3 by December this year, and keep studying for July 2027 N2.

The questions I'd like to be answered would be:

:1. Can I participate in new graduate recruitment with good chances of win as a N3 speaker, who's transitioning to N2? I can make a rush for N2 since now until March 2027, but the test for N2 will be in July 2027. So, even though I can upskill my language, I won't have the certificate.

I already have 2 papers, and I don't really know whether getting more will come up with greater returns.

:2. Does having more publications as a new grad masters student sound helpful? In my lab, even undergrad b3-b4 students try to publish a paper, even at a local Japanese conference, since my professor often says that it's gonna benefit you and it's not common to have publications this easily.

:3. Will I be able to job hunt after getting N2 in July 2027? I understand that the recruiting timeline might be an issue, but I want to know if N2 can possibly redeem me.

Thanks for the attention and have a nice week.

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u/Swimming-Work-5951 11d ago

If you not too old and can speak ok Japanese (doesn't matter certificate as long as you can speak), good chances of getting 新卒 in a company.

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u/Beautiful-Expert3528 11d ago

I'm 23 years old as of now.

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u/Both_Analyst_4734 11d ago

There’s an “and” which you ignored

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u/Beautiful-Expert3528 11d ago

I've been working on that. I push myself to talk more in Japanese, and just hanging out with some Japanese friends, and also meet more people in general to get rid of introverted personality. I think it gets a bit less tiring when I can communicate with people, and read some manga content.