Kevin Stephan

Background

About Kevin Stephan

When you have a goal, just dash forward" After graduating my Master 1 degree in Language, Business and Foreign Trade at the university, I somewhat get tired of studying and decided to work with one goal in head : settling as soon as possible in Japan. As jobs related to my field usually require former professional experience in France and are not suited to be left right away, I decided to put my linguistic capabilities and my aptitude for communicating with people to use and worked as a receptionist at the hotel "Logis l'Orée de Chartres". Once I earned enough money to start my new journey and completed the necessary formalities and researching, I took a flight to Japan. Thanks to my former experience and my linguistic knowledge, I worked as a receptionist in the Japanese business hotel "Rose Court Hotel" located in Nagoya so that I can "feel" the Japanese society and active world. Moreover, if I wanted to step up in my career in Japan, a former experience as an active worker is highly valued so I thought it was a good move. and I have been proven it was. When I wanted to find a new job more related to my studies in France, I had no difficulty to prove my ability to speak advanced Japanese language, to communicate and to adapt thanks to that experience of 2 years and a half in the highly standardized and merciless Japanese service field. Afterwards I worked as a sales representative for nearly 4 years in the automotive industry. It was an enriching experience as I had the chance to work directly with the Japanese greatest names of the sector as well as in an international environment. However, the COVID-19 crisis hit hard and I felt that I was no longer needed in that company which was no longer looking to expand as far as America or Europe. Thanks to that experience, I found that I was thriving in an international environment so I looked for similar working conditions and found a position in the chemical industry which, in 2022, is growing a lot. Many opportunities are waiting to be caught and I will try to catch as many as I can.