Sector: Information Technology

No longer last on the list: Contracting in Japan’s financial sector is experiencing new-found popularity

Contracting has never been conventionally popular with Japan’s finance professionals, but increasingly this seems to be changing. There’s been a greater receptiveness to hiring contractors over the last two months, says a recruiter we spoke to. Demand poised to jump 20 per cent Contracting is becoming more popular largely because there are more hiring freezes [...]

By Shree Ann Mathavan, September 16 2011 • 2 Comments

Too many techies have left Tokyo, forcing banks to get generous in bid to replace their ranks

Japan isn’t immune to the dour global climate, especially with the impact of the March catastrophe still reverberating. Nevertheless, there are some bright spots in the country’s financial recruitment landscape. One of these is banking technology. Matthew Caddick, managing director, Aptitude Asia, says there has been “continued demand” for senior IT talent to replace people [...]

By Shree Ann Mathavan, September 2 2011 • 0 Comments

Revenge of the nerds: IT jobs take off in Tokyo

After a mostly grim 2009, demand for candidates to fill IT banking roles in Tokyo has come back with a vengeance. James Kikuchi, associate director of information technology at Robert Walters Japan, says the recovery started in the latter part of 2009, with a surprisingly busy Q4. “That has continued this year. It has been [...]

By Rob Goss, January 25 2010 • 0 Comments

Mizuho hiring goes electronic

Japan trails behind Europe and the US when it comes to electronic trading, but Japanese banks may finally be about to get in on the act. And that could mean job creation. Mizuho has hired 16 former Lehman Brothers employees, including Lehman’s former head of electronic trading sales in Asia, to form a new electronic [...]

By Rob Goss, November 25 2008 • 0 Comments

Tokyo techies search in SG and HK for jobs

With jobs drying up in Japan, more and more IT professionals are eyeing up vacancies elsewhere in Asia, with Singapore and Hong Kong heading their hit list. Matt Dunham, managing director at Singapore recruiters Confero, says in the last three months about a third of the foreigners his firm has placed in Singapore and Hong [...]

By Simon Mortlock, October 14 2008 • 0 Comments

Finance sector slump for IT jobs

The message from Tokyo’s recruiters is simple: now is not a good time to be looking for an IT job in finance. Bruce Lepore at Talent2 says current IT hiring levels are significantly lower than 12 months ago, with banks only hiring for IT positions that are “mission critical”. Shannon Pascoe of The Specialized Group [...]

By Rob Goss, August 21 2008 • 1 Comment