Teaching in Japan.

Duffy the Vampire Slayer

Does anybody here have experience teaching in Japan and advice for finding a job? I'm currently teaching in Korea but I am interested in living in Japan in future.

micar

try the Jet Program.

My sister was there for 2 years.

R.D. aka MR.D

I'm currently interested in getting a job in Japan if things don't work out with stuff in China.

I was in Korea for a year and a half and now i'm home for a holiday.

I was just talking the other day to an american friend I had in korea. He just got a job in Japan but he was telling me that most of the jobs there start in April.

As i'm sure you're aware the market is over saturated so getting a job can be difficult.

He was also telling me that a lot of jobs there want some one who is already in Japan with the right visa. It's not like Korea where the school is attached to your visa and you really have to stick with the one school or you have no visa!

He also said that some of the schools who do hire from over seas can be a bit shady!

Sorry i can't offer any more information but as i say, i'm only looking at Japan as a fall back for China.

osarusan

http://teach.berlitz.co.jp/cgi-bin/opportunities.cgi

http://www.aeonet.com/

http://www.saxoncourt.com/jobs-abroad/shane-english-schools-japan/

Here are three schools who may hire teachers not already in Japan. I don't know much else about them though, including what help, if any, they are with visas.

http://www.westgate.co.jp/application/

Westgate are a recruitment/placement company. I have heard some bad things about them, but it might be a way to get your foot in the door.

Jobs start in April if you're in a job with semesters, but in language schools, they'll be hiring at other times of the year as well.

If you think you have the qualifications, you can even try here - list of part-time and full-time university/college positions.

http://jrecin.jst.go.jp/seek/SeekJorSearch?fn=0&dt=3&ln=1&page=1&sort=0&keyword_and=&keyword_or=&keyword_not=&bg1=00001&sm1=.....&bg2=&sm2=&bg3=00009&sm3=.....&bgCode1=00001&smCode1=.....&bgCode2=&smCode2=&bgCode3=00009&smCode3=.....&jobform=&jobterm=&dispcount=50

NeonCookies

I worked here for a year http://teaching-in-japan.gaba.co.jp/

They recruited me from abroad (but they do in-country too) It's an interesting company in how it's structured particularly in terms of the instructor contracts, but I enjoyed it and it worked well for me!