'Wanting to Be a Valuable Person': The Career Outlook of Those Supporting Job Changes

I would say Career Advisor. It's in the human resources industry.

It was really a serendipitous connection, about three years ago. The last time I spoke to him was three years ago, the so-called manager at the time, I received an invitation from him to become a career advisor at a recruitment agency, that's how it started.

At that time, I had been a freelancer for about four years, and I really hadn't considered the path of becoming a full-time employee. But when I received that invitation and it was closed, I thought, if I were to become a manager, I would need to understand the mindset of a full-time employee, so I decided to experience being a full-time employee first, and that's how I joined as a full-time employee for the first time.

Although I had some sales experience, so I could do the initial interviews, but then, I also had to know the information about each company to determine which company would be a good fit. Doing these two things simultaneously was quite challenging at first.

When someone contacts us wanting to change jobs for some reason, we first find out why they want to change jobs, listen to their past experience, and then we make a match, suggesting which company might be a good fit. Of course, we also provide interview preparation and support until they are hired. After that, of course, if they quit immediately, it's not good for them or the company, so we have regular meetings, about once a month, which is the general workflow of our job.

For example, if someone's work history is really patchy, and the number of places they can be introduced to is limited, and they are very particular, like they want a certain salary or more. Figuring out how to address that is really brain-wracking.

No, there are no conflicts. On the contrary, there are more cases where they just disappear. Like after one meeting, there's no further contact.

When someone gets hired and after a month or so, when I ask 'How are you doing lately?', and they say 'It's really fun!', I feel really good.

I found it quite challenging to deal with seniors, and also with younger people who are more like 'gal' types, who don't really listen, so I wonder how to tell them the reality in a way that they can understand. That's still a challenge for me, so it's quite difficult.

First of all, if you can't talk, it's absolutely impossible. Not only can't talk, but also can't keep in touch regularly or find it troublesome to do so. The management is also quite detailed, so if you find it burdensome, it might be quite tough.

Firstly, as a career advisor, after working for three years, there seems to be a qualification that can be obtained, so if I keep doing what I'm doing now, that's what I aim for, skill improvement. I think if I can build a career for three years, there will be many better opportunities than now. Specifically, I don't have any, but I do want to be in a position where I can increase my options.

If I'm going to work as a full-time employee, I think it would be to get a higher position. But I feel quite strongly that being a full-time employee doesn't suit me. A little bit of restraint is fine, but I feel that the restraint in a company is quite significant. In that sense, I think I would rather choose freedom, even though it comes with responsibility.

Through an agent. Well, I might think about it a lot. I might evaluate, what kind of proposal will they make? On the contrary, I might make a lot of unreasonable demands and see if they can really go through.

Money, it might not just be about work, but I think people gather where there is value. I've heard a long time ago that shrines are amazing, you don't do anything, but people offer money. I think there is value. Through work, I also think about being a valuable person, and in the end, it leads to richness. Of course, it's also for money, but even if I'm told to do it without pay, I would say no. But on top of that, I tend to become quite friendly with people who want to change jobs, so even if it's not about money, if I say let's go for a meal, please do. In that sense, money might not be everything.

Since I'm involved in changing people's lives, I feel a tremendous sense of fulfillment. In normal sales, whether it's a company or an individual, you might hear 'thank you' from that person, but in job changes, you hear it from both the person who wants to change jobs and the company. In that sense, I think it's quite fulfilling and easy to feel it.

If I have to say something strict, it's whether you have the determination to face that person's life. If you're half-hearted, it's absolutely impossible, or you'll cause a mismatch, which is my past regret. I want to fulfill their whims, but I also have to make them understand the reality, which is something I have to face every day, so it might be quite challenging.