Q: What is your common communication language at Sony Japan? Should I be able to speak Japanese before application?

A:　Japanese is a common working language at Sony Japan while English works as well. In order to ensure smooth communication at office so that you can perform tasks efficiently and precisely, we will provide language training of Japanese once you are recruited and you are expected to be capable of speaking Japanese through the language training. However, fluency in Japanese is not required before application. The whole interview process will be conducted in English.

Q:　Where are the jobs located?

A: Main locations are in Tokyo with a few opportunities in other cities in Japan.

Q: When do the jobs start?

A: Jobs generally commence either in June or September after you complete your degree and take a few-month Japanese language training.

Q: What about the probability for foreign employees to get a promotion in Sony Japan?

A: At Sony, whether an employee can get a promotion depends on his/her performance, skills and other factors instead of his/her nationality.

Q: What kind of training will I receive after I join Sony Japan?

A: Once you get recruited, we will first prepare a few-month language training of Japanese for you. After you join Sony Japan, we will continue to provide training in language, cross-cultural education and other related technologies.

Q: What about the remuneration and other benefits?

A: You can get the same benefits with the Japanese fresh graduates recruited within Japan.

Q: How much would my net income be?

A: Please check the "guidelines for applicants" trough our online application system. https://www.global-careers-student.sony.net/u/job.phtml

Q: How to apply for the jobs?

A: Since all the resumes will be screened in Tokyo, you are required to fill out your resume with our format and submit it online by our system before the deadline.

Q: I did not receive any email describing my ID after application. How can I get my ID?

A: Please contact us at https://www.global-careers-student.sony.net/u/contact.phtml

Q: How can I get to know about my status in the application?

A: Please provide us a correct email address when you fill in an application from so that we can send email to inform the results of each stage to all applicants timely.

Q: What is helpful in my interview?

A: It is important that you should clearly explain your skill and talent based upon actual experiences and achievements so that Sony can understand your competency.