Job hunting can be challenging for university students. After attending a couple of employment seminars last year, Toyo University student Ryo Kikuchi knew he didn¡¯t stand a chance of outdoing his competitors if he went the usual route.
¡°Let¡¯s face it, I was 25 years old and still had no skills at all. Plus, I used to be a shut-in (¡¯hikikomori¡¯). So I knew I had to do something different,¡± said Kikuchi, a high school dropout who spent six years tucked away in his room before managing to enter university in 2010.
Kikuchi, now 26, came up with a unique solution: launch a website to promote himself. Peppered with witty jokes and eye-catching visuals, his site includes a short self-promotional clip in which he assures potential employers he is ¡°the world¡¯s most highly adaptable¡± individual. In no time, his website received an enormous and positive response.
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