Career event networking: Exploring Career Opportunities

💬 [と] after a name is what you use before [申します] or [言います] to mark what someone is called. You can swap in any name: [田中と申します] or [アナといいます]。

💬 [申します] is a humble, polite way to say [I am called] or [my name is], used instead of plain [言います] in formal self-introductions. At networking events, [^FIRST^ ^LAST^ と申します] sounds natural and professional.

🇯🇵 This is standard-polite for first meetings in business settings. It sounds more appropriate than casual [です] introductions when you're meeting recruiters, company staff, or new contacts.

💬 In self-introductions, put the name before [と申します]: [田中と申します]. [申します] is more formal than [言います], so this whole pattern is very useful in business situations.

🇯🇵 This is a safe, polished way to introduce yourself at career events or professional mixers. It sounds respectful without being stiff.

🇯🇵 At a first meeting, [はじめまして] is the natural opener before exchanging names or backgrounds. You usually say it once per new relationship, not every time you meet again.

💬 [どんな] means [what kind of], so it asks for a type or category, not just a yes/no answer. You can reuse it with many nouns: [どんな会社] or [どんな業界]。

💬 [探しています] literally means [am searching], but for jobs it often means [am looking for] in a broad sense. The [か] at the end turns it into a polite question.

💬 [どんな] asks for a type: [どんなお仕事] = [what kind of job]. The ending [探していますか] is a polite [are you looking for...?], and you can swap in other things like [どんな会社を探していますか]。