1 00:00:00,000 --> 00:00:03,692 [COSTCO SUBS PRESENTS] 2 00:00:03,692 --> 00:00:07,440 [Previously unaired footage] 3 00:00:07,440 --> 00:00:09,592 How was the interview for that internship? 4 00:00:09,592 --> 00:00:10,840 I didn't get it. 5 00:00:10,840 --> 00:00:14,570 They said that I should find out for myself what I want to do. 6 00:00:14,570 --> 00:00:19,237 Masao, did you start playing in a band right after graduating from university? 7 00:00:20,351 --> 00:00:22,391 Actually, I went to grad school. 8 00:00:22,751 --> 00:00:24,991 -Oh, really? -He's bright... 9 00:00:26,319 --> 00:00:28,279 What did you study at university? 10 00:00:28,279 --> 00:00:29,939 -Wow, grad school... -At university... 11 00:00:29,939 --> 00:00:31,668 It may sound strange coming from me, but... 12 00:00:31,765 --> 00:00:36,128 I developed a diagnostic instrument for Metabolic Syndrome. 13 00:00:37,584 --> 00:00:38,514 Really! 14 00:00:38,514 --> 00:00:39,672 While I was developing the instrument... 15 00:00:39,672 --> 00:00:41,302 -He's really smart! -...I got Metabolic Syndrome myself, though. 16 00:00:41,302 --> 00:00:42,322 What is that? 17 00:00:42,322 --> 00:00:43,582 I have no idea. 18 00:00:44,843 --> 00:00:46,893 Were you interested in that kind of research? 19 00:00:47,083 --> 00:00:50,023 Yeah, I was especially interested in sounds. 20 00:00:50,023 --> 00:00:51,116 Something called ultrasound. 21 00:00:51,116 --> 00:00:52,886 So you were already going in that direction! 22 00:00:52,886 --> 00:00:55,893 Ultrasound is sound inaudible to the human ear. 23 00:00:55,893 --> 00:00:57,893 -That kind of... -Amazing! 24 00:00:57,893 --> 00:01:01,143 So I did my research, and since grad school is two years... 25 00:01:01,143 --> 00:01:05,573 I started job hunting in my second year, or perhaps the end of my first year. 26 00:01:06,406 --> 00:01:07,556 -More than... -So you did job hunting? 27 00:01:07,556 --> 00:01:08,386 I did. 28 00:01:08,560 --> 00:01:11,800 -Oh, really? -About 20 companies. 29 00:01:12,850 --> 00:01:16,410 Because I've been working with medical instruments, like that ultrasound one, 30 00:01:16,670 --> 00:01:18,090 I first applied for jobs in that area, but... 31 00:01:18,090 --> 00:01:21,560 At some point I realized I might as well do something different. 32 00:01:22,017 --> 00:01:24,637 That's when I started looking at a lot of different areas. 33 00:01:27,047 --> 00:01:31,054 Over time, I got pretty good at job interviews. 34 00:01:31,474 --> 00:01:33,464 Me too, I've... 35 00:01:34,384 --> 00:01:39,324 ... been able to enjoy job interviews lately. 36 00:01:39,324 --> 00:01:40,304 -Really? -Yeah. 37 00:01:40,304 --> 00:01:42,704 So you're having fun at job interviews? 38 00:01:42,844 --> 00:01:43,534 Yeah. 39 00:01:43,762 --> 00:01:45,082 You enjoy them? 40 00:01:45,342 --> 00:01:47,572 So the interviews are going well, then? 41 00:01:48,322 --> 00:01:50,752 I had two job interviews yesterday. 42 00:01:50,752 --> 00:01:51,892 Oh, how did it go? 43 00:01:51,995 --> 00:01:54,625 Well, I don't know about one of them yet, but... 44 00:01:55,192 --> 00:01:58,232 I passed the first round in the one I went to first. 45 00:01:58,232 --> 00:02:01,932 I'll have another interview this month. 46 00:02:02,405 --> 00:02:03,975 What kind of company? 47 00:02:04,575 --> 00:02:06,015 It's like a recruitment agency. 48 00:02:06,015 --> 00:02:07,300 You follow? 49 00:02:07,300 --> 00:02:08,465 Like a recruitment service. 50 00:02:08,465 --> 00:02:09,789 "You follow?" 51 00:02:09,789 --> 00:02:10,931 She's making fun of me. 52 00:02:10,931 --> 00:02:11,889 I'm not, I'm not! 53 00:02:12,414 --> 00:02:15,705 I'm not making fun of you. They offer recruitment service. 54 00:02:17,195 --> 00:02:20,125 Is that something you want to do? 55 00:02:21,685 --> 00:02:23,663 I've been really interested... 56 00:02:24,278 --> 00:02:27,448 ... in working in recruitment. 57 00:02:27,448 --> 00:02:28,678 Oh, really? 58 00:02:29,334 --> 00:02:31,504 So you'd want to work there if you pass? 59 00:02:34,249 --> 00:02:35,899 Yeah, well... 60 00:02:36,123 --> 00:02:37,967 I really don't know what kind of job suits me. 61 00:02:37,967 --> 00:02:39,757 Like, what it is I want to do. 62 00:02:40,690 --> 00:02:41,870 I see. 63 00:02:42,330 --> 00:02:44,710 But, you know this may be a nasty question, but... 64 00:02:44,930 --> 00:02:47,100 You had an interview for HR that you didn't pass, right? 65 00:02:47,100 --> 00:02:48,440 What went wrong there? 66 00:02:49,140 --> 00:02:52,420 Well... They usually don't give you a reason. 67 00:02:52,420 --> 00:02:54,570 Do you have an idea what it could be? 68 00:02:54,570 --> 00:02:56,550 I wonder what I'm doing wrong... 69 00:02:57,230 --> 00:02:59,660 Now that you say it, I really wonder... 70 00:03:00,125 --> 00:03:03,505 I think it'd be good if you figured that out for yourself. 71 00:03:03,505 --> 00:03:05,595 Yeah, definitely. 72 00:03:07,238 --> 00:03:07,988 That's true. 73 00:03:07,988 --> 00:03:08,918 It's difficult. 74 00:03:09,896 --> 00:03:11,971 It's kind of been bothering me 75 00:03:12,181 --> 00:03:14,145 that you gave up applying for jobs in the wedding business. 76 00:03:14,145 --> 00:03:17,673 I saw it on the show and thought... 77 00:03:17,673 --> 00:03:19,625 I don't want you to give up because of that. 78 00:03:19,625 --> 00:03:22,395 But those were just my thoughts when I was watching the show. 79 00:03:22,395 --> 00:03:23,496 Yeah, totally. 80 00:03:23,496 --> 00:03:25,026 If it's something that you want to do... 81 00:03:25,026 --> 00:03:26,784 You should do what you want to do. 82 00:03:26,784 --> 00:03:30,544 Even if you don't get hired, it just means that company didn't want you. 83 00:03:30,794 --> 00:03:35,120 There's no need for you to worry because of all the other stuff. 84 00:03:35,120 --> 00:03:38,090 I've been thinking about it a lot, and it bothered me. 85 00:03:38,471 --> 00:03:41,201 So I was wondering how your job hunting is going after that. 86 00:03:42,533 --> 00:03:48,430 But, well... It seems like you know what you want to do now. 87 00:03:48,430 --> 00:03:50,010 Yeah, that's right. 88 00:03:53,702 --> 00:03:58,382 Well, I still haven't figured out what it is I want to do. 89 00:03:58,842 --> 00:04:03,902 Right now I'm looking for jobs thinking I won't know if I don't try, so... 90 00:04:03,902 --> 00:04:04,664 Ah, I see. 91 00:04:04,664 --> 00:04:09,319 I mean, even if I found something I wanted to do... 92 00:04:09,319 --> 00:04:11,229 In order to know what it's like, I have to try it first. 93 00:04:11,229 --> 00:04:13,159 It's the same the other way around... 94 00:04:13,159 --> 00:04:15,559 Even though it wasn't my first choice, 95 00:04:15,559 --> 00:04:20,819 I might find a place that I really like once I start working there. 96 00:04:21,149 --> 00:04:25,059 It's sad that you had to get beaten down like that... 97 00:04:25,376 --> 00:04:29,066 I thought you needed to overcome that. 98 00:04:29,457 --> 00:04:31,607 But I see that you've managed brilliantly. 99 00:04:31,607 --> 00:04:34,007 I actually feel like you just taught me a lesson. 100 00:04:34,007 --> 00:04:35,077 No, no, no! 101 00:04:35,077 --> 00:04:37,127 Thank you so much. 102 00:04:37,985 --> 00:04:41,525 I'd like you to come to me for advice. 103 00:04:42,333 --> 00:04:44,403 Because I've been through it myself. 104 00:04:44,403 --> 00:04:46,043 Thank you, really. 105 00:04:46,043 --> 00:04:47,823 Sorry for bringing this up while eating. 106 00:04:47,823 --> 00:04:48,963 -Not at all. -Not at all. 107 00:04:48,963 --> 00:04:50,633 It just came up. 108 00:04:52,200 --> 00:04:53,910 Let's talk more some other time. 109 00:04:54,290 --> 00:04:59,550 [Translated and Timed by MrsChap] [Reviewed by koma & Mel]