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🧵Your resume gets 6–10 seconds of attention. Tops.

Japan’s 2025 hiring market is faster—but not careless

Recruiters are scanning for clarity, not just keywords

The best candidates make impact immediately

📝 Make your application “speed-date ready”:
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🧵What does Japan’s 2025 job market look like?

-Companies are hiring execs faster and more internationally
-Remote-friendly, cross-border roles are on the rise
-Foreign talent with local fluency = highly competitive

Full market breakdown here ⬇
https://t.co/RgIpYPbOEd

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Japan’s pharma industry is growing fast—but leadership hiring is struggling to keep up.
🔬 What’s driving the gap?
🌏 What top talent is in demand?

Full breakdown from Makana Partners:
https://t.co/kaQPyjQ4Ib

#PharmaHiring #JapanCareers #MakanaInsights

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In Japan’s time-pressed work culture, long interviews are a dealbreaker.

🚀 See why shorter, smarter hiring processes are helping companies land top talent:
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#JapanHiring #TalentAcquisition #MakanaInsights

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Japan's IT job market is heating up. 🔥
If you're looking to pivot into tech, now's the time.
👉 Here’s what’s changing—and how to get in: https://t.co/qeeGuaIULe #TechCareers #JapanJobs #MakanaInsights

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Vincent Chi reflects on the evolving role of talent acquisition, highlighting the many hats recruiters wear beyond execution. He discusses the importance of connecting the dots across employer branding.

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Vincent Chi discusses the power of cross-functional collaboration in talent acquisition, sharing insights from a recent company-wide event. He highlights how engaging teams across sales, marketing, and operations helped boost brand awareness and build a proactive talent pipeline.

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Vincent Chi discusses the power of cross-functional collaboration in talent acquisition, sharing insights from a recent company-wide event. He highlights how engaging teams across sales, marketing, and operations helped boost brand awareness and build a proactive talent pipeline.

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Vincent shares his experience leading a #talentbranding campaign, highlighting the power of marketing in recruitment. He explains how overcoming #brand perception challenges required a strategic, multi-touchpoint approach to engage talent effectively.

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Vincent shares his insights on AI-driven hiring, explaining how automation is reshaping #recruitment and the balance between #technology and human. He explores Adobe’s transformation into an #AI-powered creative solutions company and the importance of a people-first strategy.

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AI and technology are transforming the workplace, but creativity, teamwork, and emotional intelligence are still crucial. Yan Sen and Naotake Momiyama discuss how professionals can integrate AI effectively instead of competing with it.

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AI is automating routine tasks, but it is not eliminating jobs—it is reshaping them. Yan Sen and Naotake Momiyama explore how this shift allows professionals to focus on strategic, high-value work while AI handles repetitive processes.

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HR Business Partners (HRBPs) and Centers of Excellence (COEs) play different but connected roles in HR. Yan Sen and Naotake Momiyama explain how COEs develop company-wide solutions while HRBPs implement them within business units.

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Western and Japanese companies approach business differently. Yan Sen and Naotake Momiyama discuss how Western firms focus on value creation and HR strategy, while Japanese companies prioritize efficiency. As globalization grows, finding the right balance is key to success.

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HR transformation requires more than just strategy—it demands transparency and collaboration. Yan Sen and Naotake Momiyama discuss the unique challenges of driving HR change in Japan, where influencing both local and international stakeholders is key to making a lasting impact.

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The World Economic Forum highlights the rise of digitalization, but Yan Sen and Naotake Momiyama agree—interpersonal skills are still essential. Hear their insights on communication, adaptability, and leadership in the modern workforce.

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Hung Lee shares his unique approach to content curation with Yan Sen, explaining that rather than deep-diving into research or relying on a team, he positions himself where information naturally flows.

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Hung Lee and Yan Sen explore Japan’s shifting relationship with globalization, noting the surge in international tourism while highlighting a contrasting trend—fewer Japanese students pursuing opportunities abroad.

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Hung Lee and Yan Sen discuss how inflation is reshaping job expectations, with employers consolidating roles and increasing responsibilities to justify salary hikes. As employees face heavier workloads and rising burnout, many are reconsidering their career paths.

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Hung Lee predicts a 10% decline in profits for global staffing agencies by 2025, arguing that their growth-dependent models won’t align with stalled global economic expansion.