BCIT CST graduate who returned to Japan with seven major IT new-grad offers
After arriving at 17, clearing IELTS 6.5, and finishing BCIT Computer Systems Technology, Mao secured seven Japan major-IT new-grad offers—using Canada study as a career springboard home.
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Profile
Mao studied in Vancouver from age 17 and completed BCIT Computer Systems Technology. Attributes: career changer (未経験) for engineering; age band unknown; confidence low.
Current role
Between BCIT completion and starting Japan employment, contracted ~1 year on e-commerce site work for a Malaysia-based startup (Japanese CEO) covering frontend and backend. Not a Canada full-time hire narrative.
Japan experience
Career changer / no Japan engineering employment before study. Left high school early; considered Japan university then shifted to overseas study after family discussion. About four months of language school in Japan before departure. Japan new-graduate recruiting later treated programming languages on the resume as a differentiator among peers.
Path to Canada / North America
Arrived in Vancouver at 17; ~1 year of language schools (three schools; progressed to IELTS prep) then entered BCIT CST at 18 after meeting IELTS Academic 6.5. Demanding program (heavy course load); built from near-zero IT fundamentals to conversational peer level with experienced Frog members over two years.
Outcome
Received offers from seven major Japanese IT employers as a new graduate after BCIT. Intended to start Japan employment; Malaysia contract bridged the gap. Canadian local hire not the stated endpoint.
Based on Frog’s Japanese-language interview. English summary for scanning (partners / employers). Original interview (Japanese)
confidence=low in attributes; Canada employment not the outcome.