 The
Career Development Lectures are an ongoing series of lectures held
by invited guests who are active in leading Japanese businesses
and organisations. The lectures first commenced in 2002 as a means
of assisting students develop their career paths prior to commencing
job-hunting activities. From this fall semester, once again lectures
will be held for the purpose of assisting students design and think
out their future career plans. The lectures, which have been extended
from 95 minutes in the past to 190 minutes, have been revamped
to allow for further communication between the lecturer and students
while gaining a deeper understanding of the topics by creating
a forum for discussions.
The first
lecture was held by the Director for the General Affairs and Planning
Group for the Kyushu offices
of Ajinomoto Co., Inc. Mr NEGISHI Hideo. He discussed the business
possibilities of amino acids, world trends in this market, and
the appeal of finding employment in this field. A group discussion
on the topic Reaffirming Oneself was has held with students who
enthusiastically exchanged opinions on their personal strengths
and how to apply their interests to their work. The students actively
put forth such statements as: 的 want to overcome the perceived
drawbacks of being a woman looking for work by turning this into
a strength Thereafter Mr. NEGISHI gave advice based on his own
experiences ensuring that the momentum of the lecture did not let
up from start until end.
After the
lecture finished Mr. NEGISHI had the following to say: 展hen I was
a student we never had this kind of job-hunting support. I hope the students
appreciate having these support systems in place. I would be most pleased if
the students could digest the content of this lecture and use this chance to
go off into a better direction -- however small it may be
Thus far highly appraised lectures have been held from travel companies, financial
institutions, manufacturers, media and a range of other industries. |
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