English is the international language of business and the key to any company’s success in a globalised world. The need for your staff to use English effectively and confidently in their everyday work has never been greater. The British Council’s range of English and Business Skills courses can help develop your company into a truly global player. We offer courses at our conveniently located centres in Iidabashi, Marunouchi, Mejiro and Yokohama or we can supply teachers to deliver custom-made courses at your company’s premises.

Our methodology of communicative, student-centred group classes ensures maximum opportunities for realistic practice of both the language and soft skills your staff require to perform their work through English. The classes are delivered by expertly qualified and experienced teaching professionals in a lively, supportive and fun atmosphere. Contact us now to arrange a free demonstration lesson or for more information.

Canning Professional is a Tokyo-based talent development organisation. As part of the UK’s Canning Group, established in 1965, we have delivered programmes to more than 120,000 executives of 70 different nationalities in over 70 countries.
Increasing globalisation presents clients with many challenges:

• Division joins a global team without communication skills to influence strategy
• Japanese firm needs talented leaders for global growth
• Manager for promotion lacks English skills
• Team sent abroad doesn’t know the culture and its impact on business

These recent examples show we pride ourselves in the ability to design, develop and deliver highly customised programmes to solve problems. With strong client partnerships, we use our expertise and experience in Talent Management, Business Communication Skills, English for Business Leaders, and Global Mindset.

Areas of Expertise:

• Leadership Development Planning & Delivery
• International Presentation, Meeting, Writing, Negotiation and Teleconferencing Skills Training
• Cross-cultural Training
• Business English Training for Senior Executives
• Executive Coaching

Cedar Hill Group is an American owned company that specializes in short- term executive leadership solutions to augment or substitute existing resources depending on client need. These solutions are able to provide clients efficiency and cost effectiveness, adding to strategic competitiveness.

The firm has established a core team with over 175 years of combined executive years in the Japan market. The company will open October, 2011.

• Interim management
• Board appointments
• Consultant HubTM (senior consultant resources)
• Advancement of senior level/board competencies

Dale Carnegie pioneered corporate training.

Businesses in 86 countries benefit from his performance enhancement ideas, including 80% of the Fortune 500 companies. How to Win Friends and Influence People has become a timeless classic and consistent worldwide bestseller. Getting a team behind the leader’s goals, gaining cooperation, improving communication, making the sale—all require people skills. Continuous client feedback and constant refinement over the past 99 years has made Dale Carnegie the “go to” team for business solutions and organizational change. Dale Carnegie is famous for “global employee” development, has 8mn graduates worldwide,

and trains in 30 languages. Dale Carnegie Training has been improving business outcomes in Japan, in English and Japanese, for the past 48 years. For real and measurable performance results, just make one call to us in Tokyo.

• Global employee
• Leadership
• Management
• Presentations
• Sales
• Team member engagement
• Change management
• Communications
• Customer service
• Stress management

Ecentral is the official job placement site for the British Chamber of Commerce in Japan, as well as 11 other foreign chambers here, serving their members’ bilingual professional hiring needs.

Ecentral is your trusted source for hiring bilingual Japanese candidates. Benefits include:

• Multi-posting of jobs online—Your posting on Ecentral is automatically placed on 12 foreign chamber of commerce websites and other partner sites, giving you maximum exposure.
• Search resumes—Proactively search for candidates using targeted keywords.
• Resume alert—Get notified if a new candidate matches your specific job criteria.
• Job Mail—Have your jobs emailed in our Job Mail.
• And much more … BCCJ member discounts available!

• Recruitment of mid-career bilingual Japanese job candidates

We are the experts in recruiting qualified, professional and skilled people across a wide range of specialised industries and professions. We operate across the private and public sectors, dealing in permanent positions, contract roles and temporary assignments.

At Hays, we believe the right job can transform a person’s life and the right person can transform a business. We’re passionate about connecting our candidates with the right job for them.

We operate in 47 locations in the Asia Pacific and our worldwide operations span 31 countries. We find permanent jobs for more than 15,000 people a year and temporary and contract assignments for more than 25,000 people annually, of which we employ more than 10,000 at any one time.

We’re proud to be celebrating our 10th year in Japan.

Our areas of expertise in Japan include:

• Accountancy & finance
• Banking
• Finance technology
• Human resources
• Information technology
• Insurance
• Legal
• Office professionals
• Pharma
• Property
• Sales & marketing
• Supply chain

We are in the business of helping organizations increase their profitability and competitive advantage through talent acquisition, development, and continuous learning.

Talent Acquisition: We partner with organizations to find the right people for their HR and mission-critical positions in less than 90 days—guaranteed! At the same time, we coach our clients on how to use the HireRightTM recruiting methodology to find, attract and retain top talent.

Training & HR Consulting: We help businesses increase their organizational capabilities through a combination of training and HR consulting interventions designed to increase employee competencies, motivation and engagement.

HR Learning & Publishing: We provide continuing education and learning opportunities to HR professionals through our HR publications, events, knowledgebase, network and resources geared to help advance the practice of the HR profession in Japan.

JAC International is a specialised recruitment agency, wholly owned by JAC Recruitment, with more than 20 years’ experience in Asia. JAC International builds exclusive partnerships with top multinational firms in Japan to connect brilliant people with some of the most exciting firms here and globally. Based on JAC’s unique history, culture and market strength, JAC International provides dedicated support to multinational corporate clients in Japan. Our consultants are experts

in many industries and functions and have extensive multicultural experience. We work hand-in-hand with our network of group firms in Asia and Europe to source the best bilingual talent for our customers.

Our Services

• Bilingual and multilingual candidates
• High-calibre international candidates in multinational firms in Japan
• Japanese candidates with experience of working abroad
• Hard-to-find, highly specialised candidates

Industries

• Finance
• Finance technology
• Information technology
• Accounting and finance
• Commerce

Mannet is one of the finest recruitment companies headquartered in Tokyo that focuses mainly on placement, staffing, outsourcing and HR solutions. Mannet has been working closely with multinational firms and has become a reliable source of help to succeed in Japan. Established in 1986, we have gained a solid reputation for providing quality and cost-effective service.

We welcome candidates of any nationality and aim to find the most suitable jobs that match their request, cultural background and experience.

Our service covers a broad range of fields such as office/clerical, manufacturing, sales, distribution, construction and maintenance/repair.

Area of Expertise:

Mannet proposes strategic solutions tailored to businesses in need of facility maintenance, event management, sales promotion, marketing and payroll services. With our wide span of expertise and connections, we can provide you with the staff you need.

Robert Walters is one of the world’s leading specialist professional recruitment consultancies for permanent and contract recruitment.

Robert Walters Japan possesses the distinct advantages of size and a proven track record, allowing you to tap into an unparalleled global network that enables clients and candidates to come together in the most efficient and productive way possible.

Our Tokyo and Osaka-based offices have been active in building integrated partnerships with clients and bilingual professionals – consistently delivering the most relevant match of skills and culture. This remains our ultimate goal as recruitment and sourcing specialists.

Areas of Expertise:

• Advertising & Media
• Asset Management
• Banking & Securities
• Chemicals
• Consulting & Related Services
• Entertainment
• Healthcare
• Hospitality
• Insurance
• IT & Telecom
• Logistics
• Luxury & Consumer Goods
• Manufacturing & Components
• Real Estate
• Retail

A unique HR consultancy in Japan under one roof, TMT / Glasford International Japan specializes in retained executive search and pioneered labour/personnel policy consulting which strategically address people problems, pay systems, costs and restructuring in an organization.

Since 1978, TMT has provided unparalleled services in personnel policy, management consulting, and in scouting capable candidates for hard-to-fill positions at more than 700 multinational firms in Japan.

In partnership with Glasford International, represented in about 40 countries, our clients are assured of consistent and personalized executive search solutions across diverse business cultures.

Founder Tom Nevins has authored several books, including Gaijin Boss’s Power Pill (revised 2011), which is available free to corporate clients.

Area of Expertise:

Executive Search

• Talent acquisition solutions
• Experts in sourcing best available market-entry managers, industry specialists, and next-generation leaders

Personnel Policy Consulting

• Strategic rules of employment
• Compensation & benefits—design and change
• Problem employee solutions
• Union and personnel relations