New York Times: Japan Seeks Edge With Global Talent Brendan White, a senior at Temple University’s Japan campus, says he has it all figured out. He is dressed in his “job hunt” black suit, accessorised with shiny leather shoes, a crisp white shirt — plain, no stripes and no wrinkles — and a black briefcase, for which he ponied up $20, just for this job-hunting season. He also knows how to finesse his way into an interview room, Japanese style: You must knock three times, etiquette experts say — not once, not twice. Once in the room where interviewers are seated, “you close the door without turning away from the interviewers,” said Mr. White, a Massachusetts native. “You are not supposed to show your behind.” Every move thereafter, including sitting down, should follow the interviewer’s cue, he noted. nytimes/2014/08/25/world/asia/japanese-companies-seek-international-graduates.html?_r=0
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