FY2025 ~Job hunting strategies for those aspiring to become journalists, science communicators, etc.~ Essay writing seminar information

Event Outline
Date and Time:
Tuesday, November 4, 2025 15:00~17:00
place:
Online (Zoom)
Capacity:
20 people
deadline:
Tuesday, October 28, 2025 16:00
Eligible participants:
Hokkaido University University Graduate School Doctoral course Student (DC), post-doctors (PD) (PD), Master's Programs Student (MC)
*If the number of applicants exceeds the capacity, priority will be given to DC and PD (on a first-come, first-served basis).
Please check Hi-System event guidelines for information on advance preparation and correction of individual work.
*This seminar will be conducted in Japanese only.
Lecturer
Mr. Seiji Matsuo
Representative Director of Innovators Career Support Inc. (ICaS)
profile
After working in the human resources business at companies such as Recruit Co., Ltd., he went independent in 2010 (establishing Sea Terrace Co., Ltd. in 2014). He provides consulting, training, etc. to companies. At the same time, from 2010 (until 2020), he was involved in doctoral human resource development projects as a specially appointed associate professor at the Osaka University Industrial Collaboration Office. In 2020, he established Innovators Career Support Co., Ltd. with the aim of helping doctoral students develop rich careers and connect them with companies, and is working to support the careers of doctoral students. He is a visiting professor at Osaka University's Transdisciplinary Innovation Doctoral Program. He is a doctoral human resources consultant Hokkaido University.
program
You will learn the mindset needed for job hunting as a journalist or science communicator, as well as how to create basic stories for essays that are applicable to all industries.
This course is intended for people who do not usually have many opportunities to write essays.
- Mindset for those aiming for popular industries such as journalism and science communicator
- The effect and importance of mindset
- How to do Mindset
- Individual Work
- Key points for essay writing during the selection process
- Key points for writing
- Common mistakes
- Individual Work
- Q&A
Organizer, co-organizer, and supporter
Organizer
Hokkaido University Institute for the Advancement of Graduate Education Center for Advanced Human Resource Education and Development Superior Skills Station S-cubic
Teacher in charge: Takuya YOSHIHARA, Rieko MURAKAMI
Co-organized by
- Hokkaido University Institute for the Advancement of Graduate Education Center for Advanced Human Resource Education and Development Superior Skills Station I-HoP
- Hokkaido University Institute for the Advancement of Graduate Education Center for Advanced Human Resource Education and Development Consortium Office for Fostering of Researchers in Future Generations COFRe
- Consortium for Career Development of Ph.D.
cooperation
Hokkaido University Career Center
Contact
Hokkaido University Institute for the Advancement of Graduate Education
Center for Advanced Human Resource Education and Development Superior Skills Station S-cubic
TEL: 011-706-3275
E-mail: s-cubic@synfoster.hokudai.ac.jp