Watching Carefully Helps You Improve Faster | Tips for Improving Your Slope Construction Skills
Hello, everyone. This is Enta. I’ve been working on repairing the grout mixer for a few days now. Before I knew it, I’d stripped off all the paint… I hadn’t really planned on doing that, haha. But I guess it’s good practice… There were holes here and there, so I melted…
I Attended a Training Course for Skills Training Supervisors | Hiring Foreign Workers
Hello, everyone. It’s Enta here. The other day, I took a course called the “Skills Training Supervisor Training.” It was a full day—and it was pure hell, lol. With training sessions like this, whether or not you end up falling asleep really depends on the instructor’s skills. This time, I felt sleepy every 15 minutes, and it was seriously exhausting… At the end…
I Took a Vocational Skills Certification Exam in Aichi Prefecture | National Exam
Hello, everyone. This is Enta. Today was a bit hectic with the skills certification exams for the Vietnamese technical interns. The scaffolding part was a breeze since we’d been practicing since yesterday. I don’t know the results of the Japanese exam yet, but I’m hoping the examiner will cut me some slack lol &nbs…
To Vietnam for Interviews with Technical Intern Trainees | Day 8
Hello, everyone. It’s Enta. Day 8! I’m back in Japan, lol. The upper part of this old man’s house is where he lives. This is probably the view from his perspective. It’s so peaceful. It’s really important to have scenery that hasn’t changed over the years. I used to love this when I was a kid…
To Vietnam for Technical Intern Trainee Interviews | Day 6: My True Feelings
Hello, everyone. This is Enta. It’s already the sixth day of introducing Vietnam’s technical interns! But they’ve actually already gone back home lol. So, think of these as “Part 1” and “Part 2” lol. I can’t possibly keep this up for that many days. I’d be getting a ridiculous number of calls, and my phone bill would be out of control lol…
To Vietnam for Technical Intern Trainee Interviews | Day 5: Questions
Hello, everyone. This is Enta. On the final day, we’ll be conducting home visits and parent interviews. But before that, I received a question about our hiring process, so I’d like to write about that. Q: “How do you conduct interviews? What kinds of questions do you ask? Also, how…
To Vietnam for Interviews with Technical Intern Trainees | Day 4
Hello, everyone. This is Enta. From the recent hiring exam to home visits! I’ll cover the home visits in another post. Today, I’m talking about the grueling hiring exam. Technical interns have to make it through a very competitive selection process just to reach the hiring exam stage. (Is it just our union?) I don’t know about other companies’ unions, but uh…
To Vietnam for Interviews with Technical Intern Trainees | Day 3
Hello, everyone. This is Enta. My life in Vietnam is busy with all sorts of things every day. The other day was my interview, so I went to the Japanese language school first thing in the morning for a skills interview. Since I’m basically being hired as a construction worker, they assessed my ability to set up and take down scaffolding. I’m not able to do work on slopes, though…
To Vietnam for Technical Intern Training Program Interviews | Day 2
Hello, everyone. This is Enta. The other day, I went to Ha Long Bay, a World Heritage Site. It’s about a two-and-a-half-hour drive from downtown Hanoi. I went there strictly for work purposes—to conduct a site visit. The size of these limestone formations is truly amazing. Long ago, the sea level was much higher, so…