Recruiting FAQs

Recruiting

I have an engineering background. Can I apply for an administrative or a sales-related role?

Of course you can. With regard to sales roles in particular, knowledge of technologies is essential and most welcome.

I have already graduated. Can I still apply as a newly-grad?

Yes. Please get in touch if anything is unclear.

Is there an age limit?

There is no set age limit, but the older you are, the more experience and skill would be required.

I am currently studying at an overseas university. How can I apply?

Selection can be completed online. Please apply from the entry page.

I would like to visit alumni of my university who are working for SMK. Would you be able to make an introduction?

You are free to make contact personally through a school senior or Career Center of your school. Sadly, HR Department is unable to make introductions.

Departmental assignment and the job

How is our departmental assignment decided?

At the interview, we will ask your preferred job role. Please speak forthrightly about your own wishes and the kind of work you would like to do.
Our interviews are held with representatives of each division, taking into account your wishes. Finally, a decision is made on your assignment taking into account a range of matters including personal aptitude and the subjects you majored in as a student. Once you have joined SMK, if you do wish to change departments, it is possible to use the Personal Statement System to express your hope of transfer.

Where will I be working?

All of SMK's domestic locations are possible. In other words, if you are in a technical position, you are more likely to be in Tokyo, Toyama, or Hitachi (Ibaraki), and if you are in an office position, you are more likely to be in Tokyo, Toyama, Hitachi or other sales office. There are also overseas assignments, but in most cases, it is people with more than three years' work experience in Japan who are posted overseas.

Is there overtime or reporting to work on weekends?

It does happen depending on your job and the time of year. At SMK, the flextime system applies to all employees, so we make every effort to work in a planned, efficient manner to prevent overtime and working on a day off.
However, for a set period after joining the company, you will work an eight-hour day from 8:20-17:05 to get used to your role.

Training and benefits

What kind of training is available after joining SMK?

New graduate hires:
Group training is held at Head Office for about 10 days after starting with us. You will learn SMK's philosophy, action guidelines and management policies, the roles of each department, and the basics of operations. After that, we will provide on-the-job training in the department of your assignment. We also provide training in specialized fields for each job type.

Mid-career hires:
Once you start at SMK, you will receive on-the-job training at the department to which you are assigned. In addition, several days of group training for mid-career hires will be held at Head Office.

What sorts of benefits are there?

A range of benefits is available to make this a comfortable working environment. Details are found on this page. Go to Life & Work

Other

What is the Personal Statement System?

The Personal Statement System is a system for employees to make proposals, express hopes or wish for transfer to the company.

What are you doing about environmental issues?

SMK has obtained ISO14001 certification for all of its production sites in Japan and overseas, as well as its office divisions at Head Office. As stated in SMK's Environmental Charter, we are actively working to protect the global environment by practicing sustainable development. In order to provide stakeholders with a clear understanding of SMK's environmental activities, they are also set out in the Integrated Report.

How are you contributing to the community?

Based on the SMK charter for corporate behavior, as a good corporate citizen our business activities contribute to local development while respecting the customs and traditions of the communities that host our facilities. In addition, the SMK Group cooperates in disaster recovery by voluntarily collecting donations for victims of natural disasters and depositing donations combined with SMK's contributions.

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