An interview response that impressed my eldest son during his job hunt | Announcer Shinichiro Azumi

My eldest son, a university senior, began his serious job hunt this spring.

In the midst of this, there is a video (audio only) that my son recommended, saying it was amazing.

“I wasn't really interested in him before, but...”
With that preamble,

“Shinichiro Azumi is amazing! I listened to his TBS announcer interview test, and the way he casually made everyone laugh in such a tense situation. His way of speaking to draw attention to himself is also subtly skillful. Mom, you should listen to it too.”

This is the content of Shinichiro Azumi's (currently a TBS announcer) interview when he was 22 years old.

Interested in my son's story, I listened to it right away.

His personality that puts those around him at ease, his humor, and the quickness of his wit—I was just as impressed as my son was. Above all, the humility that can be glimpsed even while he is still active on television today must be a quality he has possessed since that time.

In an interview, which is the most nerve-wracking situation, he created an atmosphere that put people at ease (in the video, it was just audio), and his way of speaking almost seemed to win the interviewers over to his side.

He apparently aimed to become an announcer because he happened to love watching rugby matches and wanted to liven up the scene by providing play-by-play commentary, but it made me think that no matter what profession he had entered, he would have become someone held in high regard.

In the midst of a job hunt that tends to be nerve-wracking, Shinichiro Azumi, who impresses and puts job seekers at ease, must have a wonderful personality—a 'comforting character' (as I've dubbed him).

Let me return to the story of my eldest son.

When he entered university, he was enthusiastic about starting internships in his third year to lead to employment, but in reality, due to the COVID-19 pandemic and a prolonged period where he couldn't move due to a pneumothorax (including hospitalization, surgery, and home recuperation), he was unable to carry out the activities he had envisioned.

Also, he has many super-talented friends around him. There was a time when he compared himself to those overly talented friends.

The expression 'talent' is vague, but he says they possess a level of excellence that he cannot compete with in every aspect, including their motivation to learn, how they use their time, the speed at which they absorb things, their ability to build interpersonal relationships, the breadth of their connections, their self-expression, and their mental and physical strength.

While his close friends are quickly securing job offers from major, excellent companies, my eldest son has only had two interviews so far. Furthermore, since he finished them with unsatisfactory results, the current situation is very bleak.

While there were times he felt an inferiority complex about being left behind, he has now resigned himself to the fact that they are just 'peers I cannot compete with,' and he is proceeding with his job hunt at his own pace.

Let me return to the theme.
My eldest son, who is job hunting, found the interview test of announcer Shinichiro Azumi on YouTube, listened to it, and told me how incredibly impressed he was. A job hunt where you acknowledge and learn from the wonderful qualities you lack yourself is not bad at all.

So, in our house, the situation is that my eldest son is moving forward while struggling with his job hunt, taking over from my second son who has finished his university entrance exams.

Good luck, my eldest son.

Thank you for reading🍀