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Sorry if it wasn't clear, but I'm talking specifically about Japanese branches of foreign tech companies like Google and Facebook (though the actual companies w
by nandemo 13y ago
Sorry if it wasn't clear, but I'm talking specifically about Japanese branches of foreign tech companies like Google and Facebook (though the actual companies were different).
> My (admittedly limited, but not null) experience with Japanese business culture suggests that things may be a bit different there.
On the contrary, if a Japanese company is hiring and I know someone who works there then I'm 99% sure my resume won't be redirected to /dev/null. Very likely I'll get an interview, otherwise at least a polite but human-written refusal letter.
- wisty 13y agoAs I said, the less broken the recruitment process, and the more desirable the company, the harder it is to create a backdoor. For most companies, recruitment is so broken that a lot of managers will try to hire staff in a way which avoids the formal recruitment process.