Thu. 17th February, 2011 / 6:30pm

Job Search, Recruiting, & Training

Speaker: David Sweet Ph.D. & Charles Breen

Director, & Contracting Business Mgr., Specialized Group

Which job skills are in high demand in today’s market? Which job-search strategies are most effective?
Is fluency in Japanese becoming essential?
Is there a demand for employee training and executive coaching, and are they cost effective?
What extras do some recruiting companies offer?
This presentation (followed by Q&A time for your questions) will provide an update on the current job market as seen by two executives of a leading recruiting company in Tokyo.

David Sweet (Ph.D. in Leadership Development, MA in Language & Communications) is at Specialized Group, a Director responsible for Commerce-related recruiting (Sales, Marketing, Accounting, PR & Communications). He’s also an ACCJ B2B Sales committee Vice-Chair, and author of “Sweet Sales and “Recruit!”. Previously David worked 10 years in HR for the US Gov’t.

Charles Breen is Contracting Business Manager for Finance and IT at Specialized Group. He has previously held similar Finance and IT recruiting roles in Tokyo at Robert Walters (Senior Consultant) and Hays (Team Manager).

Date: Thursday, 17th February
Time: 18:30 open, 19:00 start, 20:30 end.
Venue: Foreign Correspondents' Club (20F) Map
Cost*: ¥4,000 ICA members,
¥6,000 non-members. Open to all; RSVP & pay at door.
*Light buffet dinner included.

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