Voice of Success

I am currently working as a member of the ERP Group in the Global IT Strategy Office. We are working on the standardization of the ERP system used in our AGC group globally (NA, EU & Asia).

On top of that, I am working on the China IT/IS Project that ensure that our AGC China companies are in compliance with the latest Chinese Cybersecurity Law's provisions.

My job involves working with members around the world (mainly Belgium, US, China, Singapore and of course Japan). I also have many opportunities to travel for work, which allow me to broaden my horizons by meeting other global members directly and explore those countries and I would like the thank AGC for such opportunities.

As the first batch of fresh graduate foreign hires from the ACF in the IS Division of AGC, my douki (batch mate) and I have been welcoming new foreign members every year since we joined AGC in 2020. I am happy to be able to be part of the global transformation within AGC.

I feel that it is never easy to join a company in a foreign country especially as a new hire. It was especially difficult for me (and my douki) as we entered AGC in September 2020 when the COVID pandemic just began. However, the company has ensured that the onboarding process, from visa application, to travelling & quarantining in Japan and finally online OJT for our job was as smooth as possible.

I remembered having to isolate in a hotel for 14 days as part of the travel restrictions when I first arrived in Japan. At the last day of my isolation, I was surprised to see my then supervisor picking me up from the hotel to pick me up and fetch me to my accommodation (even though it was a Sunday)!

From this episode, I knew that joining AGC was the right choice, and I will always try to be as hospitable as possible to new employees in AGC (especially to my juniors who are living in Japan for the first time).

I love my job and would continue to be working on the same things I am doing currently for the near future. As I believe that life is not only about work, I would love to continue to explore all 47 prefectures in Japan!

As the famous saying goes "the world is your oyster" and I understand how excited each of you who are attending ACF are to be given a chance for the opportunity to work in Japan!
However, for those who are really interested, I will advise each of you to research more about living in Japan, as we should learn to respect the Japanese culture, while also promoting ours as global talents.

And lastly for the future new hire in AGC, I look forward to meeting and welcoming you to AGC!