In recent years, the Japanese IT industry has been hiring more and more foreign engineers. According to the Corporate Survey on the Recruitment of Foreign Students/Highly Skilled Foreign Workers (December 2021 Survey), conducted jointly by Disco Inc. and Caritas Research, Inc., approximately 61.1% of companies are recruiting foreign students without arranging specific departments. Among them, non-manufacturing industries related to IT software account for the majority of jobs with foreign students.

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There are many benefits to hiring foreign engineers. One is that when engineers with diverse perspectives and experiences join a team, new ideas and solutions are more likely to emerge. Foreign engineers also have the advantage of having fewer communication barriers in international projects because they are usually native or second language speakers.

On the other hand, there are challenges in hiring foreign engineers. Many considerations are required from the business side, such as communication issues arising from differences in culture and language, procedures for obtaining and renewing visas, and living arrangements.

Recruitment agencies play an important role in solving these challenges. Recruitment agencies stand between companies and foreign engineers and match them to meet the needs of both parties. We also provide post-employment support such as visa procedures and living arrangements.

By using recruitment agencies, companies can not only find the right foreign engineers, but they can confidently entrust them with follow-up after hiring. This allows companies to focus on their own business and allows foreign engineers to work in new environments with peace of mind.

Here are some of the companies and their links that recruit foreign engineers:

FAIR Inc.: This agency is a specialized recruitment agency that helps foreign workers looking for work in Japan. They access international talent pools and provide matching services to individual candidates looking for Japanese jobs.

https://fairness-world.com/

ROBERT WALTERS: This is a global professional recruitment agency that is particularly focused on recruiting engineers. With its international scale and reputation, Robert Walters is known for its ability to connect highly skilled candidates with employers.

https://www.robertwalters.co.jp/

Nippon Shigoto: This is another agency that helps foreign workers looking for work in Japan. It serves to bridge the gap between the Japanese market and the needs of foreign workers, matching international talent with Japanese employment opportunities.

https://nipponshigoto.com/en/

Pasona Global: This agency provides job referrals for diverse industries, with a particular emphasis on foreign engineers. Pasona Global connects job seekers and employers across a wide range of job categories and industries for efficient recruitment.

https://www.pasona-global.com/

RGF Professional Recruitment Japan: This agency is good at recruiting professionals and recruiting engineers. By finding candidates with a high level of expertise and skills from Japan and abroad, they provide the best candidates for employers.

https://www.rgf-professional.jp/

Daijob.com: This agency recruits foreign engineers mainly in the IT field. Specializing in the technology industry, they are known for connecting foreign engineers with advanced technical skills to Japanese companies seeking these skills.

https://www.daijob.com/

HeroHunt.ai: A recruitment agency specializing in the technology sector that helps foreign workers looking for engineering jobs in Japan. By using AI technology to make optimal matches, both employers and job seekers are satisfied.

https://www.herohunt.ai/

NODE Inc.: An agency that specializes in recruiting talent from ASEAN countries. They will also help connect the rich talent pool in the ASEAN region with Japanese companies to overcome cultural differences.

https://www.nodejpn.com/

Michael Page: This is a recruitment agency for diverse industries, and they are also very good at recruiting engineers. Michael Page uses his years of experience and international network to help you through an efficient recruitment process by finding the best candidates.

https://www.michaelpage.co.jp/en

In addition to helping recruit foreign engineers, these companies also provide post-recruitment support, such as visa processing and living arrangements.

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Quoted by“外国人留学生／高度外国人材の採用に関する企業調査”, 株式会社ディスコ, 2021. PDF