Quizzes

Hiring a leader in Japan: how ready are you?

A ten-question quiz, with an explanation and a source for every answer.

Thirty-five practical questions on hiring senior leaders in Japan: nenshu and bonus timing, notice periods and handovers, counteroffers and resignation letters, naitei and offer etiquette, references, the bilingual talent pool and life at a foreign-affiliated company. Each answer points to the book or a Hardest Market page.

Ten questions, about three minutes.

Newcomer 0–3 · Practitioner 4–5 · Professional 6–7 · Expert 8–9 · Master 10

Questions

How many questions are in this quiz?

Ten, drawn from a bank of 35 (3 easy, 4 medium, 3 hard). After each answer you see the explanation and the page it comes from.

How is my level decided?

By correct answers out of 10: Newcomer 0–3 · Practitioner 4–5 · Professional 6–7 · Expert 8–9 · Master 10.

The answers come from The Hardest Market in the World. Hiring a leader in Japan? Makana Partners runs executive searches here.

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