Why do shy Japanese people have jobs and don't seem to have trouble getting them?

Question

I'm shy in the usa and it's like an impossibility getting a job. And that's with me trying and speaking. In my usual life i don't have friends or anything but when job searching, i do try my best to change. However, i've spoken to Japanese people who are shyer than me and they have Jobs. How is that?

Is it easier for shy people in Japan to be accepted in companies?

having an education means nothing if you're shy. At least in america. I have a college degree. and i can't get any jobs because i don't have good communications skills.

Answer 1

Hello. I'm a Japanese high school student.
I think most Japanese are not shy, at least from the view of a Japanese. Indeed, bussiness people must not be a shy in Japanese, too. But company demand workers also much amount of libral education. Not all Japanese are shy, a part of them, who are enough brisk, can be a good business person. And others are have job that they don't have to be brisk. There are many jobs in Japan, such as shop assistant...
By the way, the idea "Japanese people have jobs and don't seem to have trouble getting them" is not right. Because there are many homeless people in fact. But they are rarely reported in the media. And to make matters wrose, the people called NEET came to be a large social problem of Japan. They are not shy, but they do not have will to get jobs........
I concludes that Japanese are not as assertive as American, but some handy person can be international.

Answer 2

In any kind of job, communication (which an indicator to social skill) is crucial because

1. They want to know if you can "bond" with the people at work.
2. You can speak in front of clients/ bosses without cracking under pressure.
3. Maturity level.

That is why I feel it is important for you to develop social skills especially going into the real world.

It is okay to be shy (I am shy too). But what most important is the ability to answer interview questions in a professional manner.

After many, many, many, practice of saying the right things (who am I, what I like about the company, what I know about the position), constant rejection evaluations, continued determination, and increased self-control. I found my nervousness gradually went away which led to job offers.

Japanese in general act very prudent/carefully on everything (in their speech esp). I think that is why they got the jobs. Because they have the right answers.

Just prepare yourself with right answers. Smile. Relax. You'll be fine (in the end you will find a group of people (company) who likes you the way you are if you don't stop looking).

Good luck!

Answer 3

I'm shy, too. People who are not shy think shy people are snobs or wusses. We are not. People who are not shy don't understand that real physical pain occurs when shy people have to interact with strangers. Shyness is an inherited trait.

I decided a few years ago to stop letting my shyness keep me in a cage. So I project my shyness on others - I've got a 50/50 per cent chance to be talking to a shy person. Then I try to put them at ease by caring about their well-being.

When you focus on someone else's comfort rather than focusing on your own discomfort, your true self will shine through.

I don't know what those shy Japanese people do - although it seems affecting shyness is a Japanese trait to me - but this is how I realized that all those things I was worried about were a waste of my time and energy.

Good luck, sweetie, I know you can do it.

Answer 4

Have you spoken to any Japanese people that are unemployed? Like any economy, they have their share of unemployment that they don't advertise.

Answer 5

having a education is the key to success.Shy or not.