You can thrive on the production floor and on the front lines!

I used to work in mechanical design, but now I work in sales.
The general workflow for sales is as follows:
1. Based on the customer’s request, we will ask relevant personnel within our company to review the specifications and prepare a cost estimate.
2. Assess equipment costs and prepare quotes based on the equipment specifications received from within the company and the compiled quotes.
3. Proposing equipment specifications and prices to customers.
4. When an order is received from a customer, notify the relevant personnel within the company of the order details and request production.
5. If there are any changes to the customer’s order, repeat steps 1 through 4 above in accordance with the changes.
6. Follow-up until the completion of final commissioning and handover.

Regardless of your role—whether it’s mechanical design, sales, or another position—at our company, you’ll frequently interact not only with clients but also with internal stakeholders, vendors, and other companies as you carry out your work. Whether working with people inside or outside the company, you’ll have the opportunity to collaborate with a wide range of stakeholders and figure out how to move projects forward smoothly, all while developing your own approach to the work. Conversely, because you must chart your own course, you’ll naturally develop judgment, decision-making skills, and negotiation abilities through repeated trial and error. Furthermore, when you work with various stakeholders to resolve challenges or problems that you couldn’t solve on your own, you’ll experience a deep sense of accomplishment upon reaching a successful resolution.

Since there’s often a significant gap between working adults and students, I personally think it’s important to gain some part-time work experience—any kind will do—while you’re still a student. If you can truly understand how hard it is to earn money through part-time work during your student years, I believe you’ll be able to work hard at your job once you enter the workforce. When you enter the workforce, I encourage you to calculate your monthly salary on an hourly basis and compare it to the hourly wage you earned from your part-time jobs as a student. If you approach your work while constantly asking yourself whether you’re performing at a level that justifies that hourly rate, I’m confident you’ll gradually become a fully-fledged professional.