Toshiba Recruitment Talk @ NTU

It all started with a mail invitation for the Recruitment Talk by Toshiba Inc , Japan.

As usual, It started from a registration desk and some guides/freebies about Toshiba corporation and Life @ Japan was given and we made our way towards LT19 (LT – Lecture Theatre).

My expectation was high and peppy when I saw too many heads inside the hall and eventually faded with some hilarious, irritating replays of Toshiba’s profile in the main screen that too in Japanese :(

I happened to browse the freebies given in the bag to find a sheet which displayed the salary to be 2,30,000 Yen per month. for the undergrads and a infinitesimally small increase to it for Masters and PhD graduates. It was also mentioned in the sheet about the 60,000 Yen room rent per month and 20% – 30% of the salary will be deducted as Tax by the Japan Government.

I then started with a simple calculation.

Salary in hand per month = 2,30,000

Room rent per month      =    60,000

Tax (assume 30%)           =    35,000

Monthly Expense             =    50,000

   Remaining amount Left    =   80,000 Yen = 40,000 INR = 1100 SGD

Is it really worth going to Japan to work for Toshiba Inc with three years bond? Think and act wisely.