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prlester · Joined: 08 Jan 2005 Posts: 92

I just got rejected at ecc. would it be prudent to reapply for an interview next month, or just a waste of time?

Dominique · Joined: 26 Aug 2004 Posts: 141 Location: Juso, Osaka

I'd wait until either Christmas Season or Summer Vacation in August. I think they really need people then because some teachers take off and don't return.

prlester · Joined: 08 Jan 2005 Posts: 92

would it be prudent to go to another recruiting place. I think the guy has it in for me there. Also, I think I had too much of a resume. Would it be possible to apply as a first applier and leave some work history out, or is there database going to red flag it?

bearcat · Joined: 08 May 2004 Posts: 367

prlester · Joined: 08 Jan 2005 Posts: 92

applied in n. america. how much do they keep track of failed applicants.

bearcat · Joined: 08 May 2004 Posts: 367

prlester · Joined: 08 Jan 2005 Posts: 92

I just applied in toronto. IT was in a guilding so i guess that he was a recruiter. he said that one needs to wait a year to apply again. Just want to know whats up. If it is worth while to go to los angeles, the only other place here.

Mark · Joined: 23 Jan 2003 Posts: 500 Location: Tokyo, Japan

I might just apply to other schools. If it's easy for you to go to LA, then go ahead. But you might be better off applying to the other schools that hire from abroad. They all have pluses and minuses and it's hard to know in advance which school you'll like. Despite NOVA's horrible reputation, some people do enjoy their time there.

If I were you, I'd apply to all the schools that hire from abroad and hold interviews in cities that are convenient for you to travel to. If you do that, you're bound to get at least one acceptance.

bearcat · Joined: 08 May 2004 Posts: 367

Zzonkmiles · Joined: 05 Apr 2003 Posts: 309

bearcat · Joined: 08 May 2004 Posts: 367

Vince · Joined: 05 May 2003 Posts: 559 Location: U.S.

Contact the people who sent the rejection letter to you and ask them if it was a matter of qualifications, compatibility, or timing. If they indicate that you displayed the requirements for the job but were beaten in that round by more qualified candidates, ask them if they would suggest that you attend the next round of interviews.

ndorfn · Joined: 15 Mar 2005 Posts: 126

their recruitment section suck big time. After the interview, I got accepted onto the waiting list. they didn't contact me at all after that. I eventually contacted them only to find out all the positions had been filled.

Despite this, they kept advertising the same positions, and continue to do so!

Also, the recruitment seems arbitary, I've known perfectly good teachers to be rejected.

Glenski · Joined: 15 Jan 2003 Posts: 12844 Location: Hokkaido, JAPAN

The Barbarian · Joined: 03 May 2005 Posts: 21

There's a sight sense in which the Japan Forum is obsolete in terms of it being a moaning forum.

The Japanese ESL job market is very ridiculous - this doesn't need to be stated and re-stated. Comparing experiences of Nova, ECC and the others is pointless because as so many of you noticed, the language businesses give everybody entirely different stories. This was sort of similar in Saudi and this was done to stop people uniting against any unfair treatment, in a sense a movement against unionisation.

When I was on the orientation lecture at the swanky hotel in Tokyo for the JET scheme the guy giving it simply said that when things get wierd just remind yourself why you came to Japan and focus on those issues.

If any of you came here to actually work then you won't be around long that IS for sure because the gaijin job market is whack to the power of a million.

How about a few of you moaners starting to propose solutions to these problems of unsatisfactory management and educational provision?