Recruitment
Please tell us how and why did you decide to join SHIP?
I worked with Mr. Ienaga, our CEO, as a partner for about three years. He was exceptionally talented, and I respected him a lot while receiving advice from him throughout my work. During this time, I was asked if I wanted to join SHIP. This led me to work at SHIP. I decided to join the company because I wanted to learn under Mr. Ienaga and thought that working overseas (Japan) would help me improve my skills.
Please tell us about your current work.
I am an IT communicator who acts as the point of contact between the development team and the client or clientele.
My job is not just to convey information, but to explain things to the development team in an easy-to-understand way. Rather than handing over the developed product as it is, we also conduct verifications to determine whether the product meets a certain level of quality and its requirements. I want to have a deeper understanding of development, and I want to be able to multitask!
Do you believe that you have grown personally through your work?
When I first graduated and had just started working, I did not understand any Japanese, have any IT knowledge, or know how to work in Japan. However, I learned from my experiences at my previous job and was taught from scratch by the CEO (Mr. Ienaga) while studying and now I think I am able to do a full range of work as an IT Communicator. In addition, through my work, I actually get to listen to and speak in conversations with clients and company members in Japanese. This has led to knowledge and experiences that I could not have learned by studying Japanese during my university days.
How is the atmosphere like at SHIP?
It feels like ‘home’. Its close to a family, or a relative. I can express my opinions and my team and company members listen to me as well. We get together and talk, have drinks and everyone is friendly, so its fun and motivates me to work properly.
Finally, what are your current challenges?
I am in the process of learning, so everything is a challenge. One of the challenges that i feel is the excessive kindness at work. I believe that it is important to have a balance between kindness and strictness. Being kind at work should not lead to a decrease in the sense of responsibility of development members or a drop in the quality of the project. What is the best way to communicate this to the development team members while keeping them motivated and not stressing them out? What can we do to improve quality? I think we must think about this constantly to create that kind of atmosphere.