■ Date/Time　　Sat 26th June 10:00~17:00 (tentative)
■ Venue　　1st Floor, My Dome Osaka　　⇒Map
■ Eligible to attend
■ Outline
★★★★Participation is free for students and companies★★★★

★★★★We look forward to seeing you there★★★★

■ Date 　　Friday 26th June 11:30〜16:30
■ Venue　 Umeda Crystal Hall, (Umeda Centre Building B1F)
■ Report

　Following on from it’s successful holding last year, a Careers Information Day for Foreign Students was held on Friday 26th June at the Umeda Crystal Hall. The event included one to one advice by careers counselors, status of residence advice, various seminars, alongside booths run by individual companies. A total of 500 foreign students from varying countries visited the event, and took the opportunity to talk directly with staff from companies looking to recruit overseas students.
Two Chinese language OFIX volunteers came along to assist in interpreting for the students, and they commented that seeing the students reminded them of being in the same position a few years back. A similar event will be held on Monday 30th November, and we hope that it will act as a positive link between students and companies, as well as contribute towards the development of Osaka as a whole.Click here for survey results (Japanese only)

■ Date 　　Monday, 17th November, 2008 13:00〜17:30
■ Venue　 3rd Floor, Event Hall, Grand Cube Osaka
■ Report

　In collaboration with organizations such as Kansai Bureau of Economy, Trade and Industry, Prefectural Government of Osaka, Kyoto and Hyogo, and Osaka Municipal Government, a Careers Information Day for Foreign Students was held for those scheduled to graduate from university in the spring of 2010. Following the first event held on 3rd June, this was the second fair in 2008, where 631 foreign students wishing to work at Japanese companies and 40 Japanese companies interested in employing foreign students participated. Information was provided at “Company Information Corners” and “Status of Residence Consultation Corner”, together with seminars such as “Job-hunting hints and tips”, and “Q&A sessions with company recruiters”
According to the results of the survey of participating foreign students, more than 90% answered that they “had a good impression of the event, with comments saying that they liked the seminars, such as Company Information Center, and that they hoped there would be information days in the future. .
On the same day, “Job Interviews for Foreign Students” sponsored by organizations including the Osaka Labour Bureau was also held in the adjacent venue. This venue was also filled with many foreign students, showing that there is a great demand from foreign students who wish to work at Japanese companies.

　There are about 10,000 foreign students studying in Osaka (10% of the total number of foreign students in Japan.), and around half of these are keen to work in Japan after graduation. In 2006 the number of foreign students who found work in Osaka after graduation was 919 (37% higher than the previous year) . In order to offer foreign students information and assistance in searching for a suitable company on 3rd June a Careers Information Day for Foreign Students was held by OFIX in conjunction with the Osaka Prefectural Government and the Japan Student Services Organisation (JASSO) in Osaka.
　A total of 1200 students came along to the event to visit company booths, and take part in career seminars. A total of 35 companies interested in hiring foreign students came along and set up individual booths.
In the survey which was handed out to students nearly 90% stated that they were glad they took part in the event.