Based in Tokyo Japan, Daniel Bamford is a thought leader in recruitment and talent. Taking a holistic and rigorous approach, Daniel helps some of the world’s biggest tech companies solve highly difficult talent puzzles.
Daniel works at Forbes World’s Most Admired recruitment firm Robert Half where he is an Associate Director – APAC in charge of the technology recruitment practice in Japan.
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- Expanding on ACCJ’s Article on the Japan Talent Crisis
It was an honour to be interviewed by the prestigious ACCJ Journal, published to an audience of CEOs and business leaders. The article Future Ready is a good read. However, they backed away from the real issue at hand (the Japan talent crisis), in favour of a softer tone. Japan (especially in technology) is in a severe talent shortage crisis, and ACCJ acknowledge this. “We have a big problem. It’s a serious talent crisis that is going to get much worse”, was the quotation of mine they highlighted. That can sound heavy and scary, but without the substance and detail it also can sound like fear-mongering or hyperbole. The default […] - I asked ChatGPT for 7 reasons software engineers should move to Japan.
Out of curiosity, I decided to ask ChatGPT to share some reasons why software engineers should move to Japan. It was a question asked in my live interview with LinkedIn, but I don’t think there is a good answer that works for a wide audience. In this blog entry, I will react to ChatGPT’s response. Not a bad effort ChatGPT! If the candidate is from a certain place geographically and career wise, I could find myself agreeing somewhat with most of ChatGPT’s reasons. However, some things need clarification. “High Demand” Is Confusing Demand for software engineers in Japan is at an all-time high, despite the layoffs made famous in Big […]