The WinBe Rejection - I had applied to this company through http://www.gaijinpot.com to be an English teacher for one of their schools in Mie. I heard back from their recruiter pretty quickly about setting up a telephone interview. Here's their English site and their Japanese site, in case you are interested.
Upon doing some research about the company itself, I learned some unsavory information... most of it was heresay, and therefore unconfirmable. People on forums like to talk, so I took it for what it was, at least. Upon further investigation, it became apparent that some people are on a private crusade against WinBe. Check out this link, for example:
http://winbe0.tripod.com/index.html
Troublesome, yes? Dilemmas, dilemmas... It would be very discouraging if I signed a contract with a company and was stuck with a nightmare job because of it.
The phone interview was, to say the least, bizarre. The interviewer was an English speaker who clearly had not used his English in a very long while. Somehow, I ended up blabbing on about my Modern Languages and Cultures Seminar. Then, I asked him some questions about the school, about transportation and living costs, etc. My school day would have been from 1-9pm. It's basically an afternoon studying school. The students range from preschool to adults. The interview didn't take very long, and he said I would hear from them in 7-10 days.
I didn't get my hopes up. Not too much, anyway. After 12 days, I received an email politely rejecting me. Such is the job search? I'll keep trying, anyway.
See the problem is that many teaching firms in Japan will only look at your application if you are already living in Japan and have a valid working visa. To get a valid working Visa, you need a Certificate of Eligibility. You get your Certificate of Eligibility from your employer in Japan. Do you see the dilemma?
Oh, and I've also been turned down by NOVA Group. That was a big disappointment. I think I might try with them again, though; they are such a big company that they may not notice that I've applied twice already. Or, they will blacklist me. Either way, it should be interesting.
On a side note, I have several other jobs prospects in mind. I would prefer to be an English Teacher, as opposed to an ALT (Assistant Language Teacher). My impression of ALTs is that they get jerked around a lot and don't have much of a say in what they do.I've also been deviating from English Teaching into other possibilities, like... INVESTMENT BANKING! zzz...
I finish my TESL Certification pretty soon, by mid-September. Maybe that will make me more marketable.
Upon doing some research about the company itself, I learned some unsavory information... most of it was heresay, and therefore unconfirmable. People on forums like to talk, so I took it for what it was, at least. Upon further investigation, it became apparent that some people are on a private crusade against WinBe. Check out this link, for example:
http://winbe0.tripod.com/index.html
Troublesome, yes? Dilemmas, dilemmas... It would be very discouraging if I signed a contract with a company and was stuck with a nightmare job because of it.
The phone interview was, to say the least, bizarre. The interviewer was an English speaker who clearly had not used his English in a very long while. Somehow, I ended up blabbing on about my Modern Languages and Cultures Seminar. Then, I asked him some questions about the school, about transportation and living costs, etc. My school day would have been from 1-9pm. It's basically an afternoon studying school. The students range from preschool to adults. The interview didn't take very long, and he said I would hear from them in 7-10 days.
I didn't get my hopes up. Not too much, anyway. After 12 days, I received an email politely rejecting me. Such is the job search? I'll keep trying, anyway.
See the problem is that many teaching firms in Japan will only look at your application if you are already living in Japan and have a valid working visa. To get a valid working Visa, you need a Certificate of Eligibility. You get your Certificate of Eligibility from your employer in Japan. Do you see the dilemma?
Oh, and I've also been turned down by NOVA Group. That was a big disappointment. I think I might try with them again, though; they are such a big company that they may not notice that I've applied twice already. Or, they will blacklist me. Either way, it should be interesting.
On a side note, I have several other jobs prospects in mind. I would prefer to be an English Teacher, as opposed to an ALT (Assistant Language Teacher). My impression of ALTs is that they get jerked around a lot and don't have much of a say in what they do.I've also been deviating from English Teaching into other possibilities, like... INVESTMENT BANKING! zzz...
I finish my TESL Certification pretty soon, by mid-September. Maybe that will make me more marketable.
posted by Margaret at 13:25
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