Guest Speaker
Business Seminar
For Osaka Innovation Hub: Expanding startup businesses in Singapore
Sep 2018
20 startup entrepreneurs and students from Osaka Innovation Hub visited WASABI Creation as part of their one week study tour in Singapore. Tong (Founder, CEO), together with Yuta Morita (Intern, SMU MBA student) conducted a seminar for the group on how they can expand their businesses from Japan to Singapore. They covered topics such as incorporation in Singapore, Singapore's demographic, consumer behaviour, influencer marketing, popup store marketing, etc. The participants were very interested in these topics and asked many questions such as "What are the common difficulties and errors Japanese companies have when doing business in Singapore." Tong was glad to have shared his experiences and expertise in these areas.
Japanese Lessons
For foreign domestic workers & caretakers
Sep 2018
WASABI Creation was requested by a nursing training school to conduct Japanese lessons to its students comprising of foreign domestic workers and caretakers. The students are attending the school to step up their skills in nursing care for the elderly. As Japan is seriously facing the hit of aging population, and lack of manpower in providing care to the elderly, they have opened up working opportunities in Japan to foreign caretakers.
In view of this, these foreign domestic workers are trying out learning Japanese to equip themselves with the language skill that will enable them to work in Japan in the future.
Guest Speaker
Seminar to Ryokoku University: How Singapore's policies have shaped a multiracial and international society.
2 Sep 2018
A group of 40 students from Ryokoku University, Japan visited WASABI Creation as part of their educational tour in Vietnam and Singapore. WASABI Creation founder, Tong conducted a seminar on Singapore policies that have shaped the country's multiracialism, and built an international society.
More and more Japanese companies realise the need to venture overseas market as its domestic market continue to string due to aging population and depopulation, however there is a lack of talent within Japan who has the experience, skills, and know-how to bring business across boarders. We hope the seminar will be able to share with the students some ideas and tips on how to be a global talent.
Guest Speaker
Seminars to Business Schools in Delhi, India
Aug 2018
WASABI Creation was invited by our partner, Intraversity in Delhi, to conduct talks to students of various business and management colleges in India. Over the week, we visited and met students from Jaipuria School of Business, JK Business School, Institute of Technology And Sciences, and Accurate Institute of Management & Technology. We shared with the students about our business, market trends in Japan and Singapore, and answered the students' questions on entrepreneurship.
WASABI Creation is also in talks with the schools to work with our partner in bringing students to Singapore for educational tour and internship.
Guest Speaker
"How SMU MBA Students can prepare themselves in working with the Japanese?"
6th Jul 2018
The Founder of WASABI Creation, Tong was invited by SMU MBA Class to speak at "Japanese Business Night". Tong shared about his experiences when he was working as a fresh graduate in Japan, and talked about Japanese business culture that is unique and special to non-Japanese people.
Tong also talked about basic Japanese business etiquette, such as exchanging business cards, and seating positions for Japanese business meetings. The MBA students shown great interest with many questions.
The event ended with a party serving Sushi for everyone.
Entrepreneurship Training Camp 2nd edition
"Partnership with SAI International College Bubhneshwar, India"
June 2018
WASABI Creation hosted 8 Indian students from SAI International College Bubhneshwar over 4 days for an intensive Entrepreneurship Training Camp at WASABI Creation's office. The students worked in groups of 2 on various topics such as coworking space business, India market entry, Japanese F&B market research, as well as overseas travel trends for India.
An extensive research in in these were done by the students, who also came up with creative proposals to implement new business into the fast growing market. Many presentations and discussions were held with the students to finalise the proposal.
At the end of the program, each student received a certificate of participation for their enthusiasm during the program.
WASABI Consulting
"What can Japanese students do to become international professionals?"
16th Mar 2018
The Founder of WASABI Creation, Tong was contacted by a group of students from Tokyo University, who are interested to learn about doing business internationally, as they planned their self-funded trip to Malaysia and Singapore. A sharing session was conducted over web conference, where Tong answered questions from the students, shared his own experiences, and gave advises to the students what they can do to groom themselves into international professionals.
Here are the reviews and comments from the students.
WASABI Insight vol.10
Business in Japan~
"Japanese Business Culture & Manners"
1st Mar 2018
The Founder of WASABI Creation, Tong held a seminar sharing his experiences and insights on doing business in Japan, in particular on the topic of "Japanese Business Culture & Manners".
Tong shared from his own personal experience overs the years while he has been working in Japan, and doing business with Japanese companies. As he grew up and went through the education system in Singapore, knowing the language didn't seem to have prepared him enough to work in Japan as a fresh graduate. Tong talked about the episodes he had encountered all these years, and cover some of the basics about "Japanese Business Culture & Manner".
Topics:
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Japanese business culture 101, how are the Japanese thinking?
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Exchanging business cards
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Visiting & hosting a Japanese company
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Useful Japanese expressions for business
More information: Business in Japan~ "Japanese Business Culture & Manners"
Guest Speaker
The Japan Council of Local Authorities for International Relations, Singapore (CLAIR, Singapore)
Feb 2018
The Founder of WASABI Creation, Tong was invited by The Japan Council of Local Authorities for International Relations, Singapore (CLAIR, Singapore) to share about WASABI Creation's business and its expertise in helping Japanese companies go global
Tong shared about his past, present, and future projects on how WASABI Creation is bridging Japan, Singapore, and the rest of Asia in terms on Business, Culture, and Tourism. In particular, Tong talked about his observation of how many Japanese companies are facing difficulty in presenting their products to the local markets overseas, and what could be so the solutions to better communicating with local consumers and making online connections for building relationships.
About CLAIR, Singapore
WASABI Enterprise~
シンガポールの日本人起業家、日系ベンチャー企業を垣間見る
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履歴書に、カバーレターに、面接……、うんざりしていませんか？
SimpleHuntは就活の常識を覆し、
新卒学生のヘッドハントを手掛けています
シンガポール国立大学経営学部学生 Lim Shi Hui 執筆
翻訳：佐藤龍太郎さん、京都大学
卒業直後にヘッドハントされて就職したいと思いませんか？新卒学生に限らず、ほとんどの人にとってヘッドハントされることは夢のまた夢でしょう。しかし興味のある企業の目に留まるには一体どうしたらいいでしょう？
SimpleHuntでそんな夢を実現しましょう。SimpleHuntでは、学生が多くの雇用機会に触れ、企業側も優秀な人材を選び出すための場を提供しています。SimpleHuntが他の人材斡旋企業よりも突出している点は、設立者の坂野敦郎氏が従来の採用活動を覆そうとしていることです。人材領域で長年の経験を持つ坂野氏は、現行の採用慣行は特に学生の観点から見て時代錯誤であると考えており、企業側のニーズや就活中の新卒学生の苦悩に対して何らかの対処がなされるべきと思うようになりました。
坂野さんはシンガポール和僑会 理事
としても務めています
SimpleHuntは応募資格のある学生全員と直接連絡を取って選抜を行い、適性のある学生はSimpleHuntのリクルーティングフェアに参加することとなります。企業は既に選抜された学生と会えるため、企業と学生の双方に有利な状況と言えるでしょう。学生側としては一回で多くの社会人と会う機会が持てるため、時間も労力も減らすことができます。様々な企業の採用担当と直に話をし、フィードバックを得て、採用されるチャンスでもあります。
各企業で採用基準が異なり「優秀な学生」の定義が異なる中で、SimpleHuntがどのように適当な学生を選抜しリクルーティングイベントに参加させるか疑問に思われるかもしれません。しかし、雇いたくない学生像に関してはほとんどの企業で似通っており、学生の過去の行動やメンタリティについての質問を通してそのような学生を取り除くことはできます。SimpleHuntはそのための質問技術や評価理論を打ち立てており、この「品質管理」を通して適格な学生だけがリクルーティングイベントに参加することとなります。
坂野氏はこのイベントをプロ野球の入団テストに例えています。つまり、企業側は履歴書と面接にのみ依存した採用の限界を超えて、直接顔を合わせながら人間味のある採用活動を行えます。SimpleHuntのイベントは「より効果的な採用活動」をテーマに開催されており、機械工学専攻の学生は工学系のフェアに参加し、経営学専攻の学生は経営系のフェアに参加するといったように選択できます。
坂野氏は大学の学生就職指導部を利用してより多くの学生にアクセスして、SimpleHuntを更に拡大していきます。また、一般的に優秀な学生の採用が火急の問題とされるベンチャー企業を呼び込むことも視野に入れています。
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