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…
To Vietnam for Technical Intern Trainee Interviews | Day 1
Hello, everyone. It’s Enta here. Actually, I’ve been in Vietnam for the past few days. If you’re thinking, “Does that mean…?”—you’re absolutely right. I came here for interviews for next year. We’re planning to hire five people this time, lol. The people we hired this year turned out to be a pretty good group, so they’ve been a huge help. This year…
Signals and Calls Make It Possible to Work Even When You Can’t See Each Other | On-Site Coordination
Hi everyone, this is Enta. This week, I’m doing anchor drilling in Nagano. So, this is what it usually looks like when accidents happen. I took this photo myself (well, I’m the operator, lol)—what do you think? You can’t see anything, can you? It’s the blind spot of the crawler-type rotary percussion drill…
The Instructor's Perspective | The Slope Specialist's Approach to Instruction
Hello, everyone. This is Enta. Are your Vietnamese technical interns doing well? I was surprised the other day by the finish of some spray-painted work. Take a look at this. What do you think? This was sprayed by one of our Vietnamese technical interns. …
Beyond the Frenzy | The Evolution of the Slope Specialist
Hello, everyone. This is Enta. I’ve been thinking a lot lately—don’t we Japanese tend to look down on foreigners? Or to put it another way, we think Japanese people are amazing, don’t we? lol There are so many people who think the quality of Japanese work is the best in the world…
Try Failing a Little Every Day | Tips for Growth
Hello, everyone. This is Enta. The other day, I went to a Japanese sushi restaurant with some technical intern trainees! Well, it was actually a conveyor-belt sushi place, lol. Apparently, they’re not big fans of salmon, abalone, or shrimp. They said the whelk was delicious, though. They were also fine with the miso soup. Overall…