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[maryknight]

i'm thinking about takign a job hunting trip in the next couple of months then moving to japan in either september 2006 or january 2007. do any of you have an in to get me an interview at with your employer? (answer only if you like your employer, obviously!)

[azarashi sushi]

Hi Mary,

Having never met you, I doubt many people will recommend you to their employer.

The next couple of months (particularly February and March) is a good time to be looking for a job, although I think most employers who would interview you in this time, would also require you to start fairly soon, perhaps April. I think it's unlikely (of course, not impossible) that an employer would guarrantee you a job starting in 6 to 9 months time, unless it's NOVA or AEON or one of those, in which case you could interview in your home country. It might be a bit of a waste of a trip and waste of money, unless of course you just want a brief holiday in Japan to see if you like the place.

[Zzonkmiles]

Sorry Marry, I don't think anybody will take you up on your request.

First of all, nobody here knows you. Nobody here knows anything about your qualifications or even what kind of job you're looking for.

And secondly, people are not going to be so inclined to post the names of the schools where they work or the schools' contact information on the internet.

And third, people are a bit skittish about possibly introducing new competition for the jobs THEY currently have. What if you are more qualified for my job than I am and then my school suddenly "decides not to renew my contract?"

Amyway, since you're not in Japan at present, you don't have many options for coming here to work. Glenski has a good list of schools that hire from abroad, aside from the Big 4. After you come to Japan and work for a while, you can trade up. That's what most of us here did.

[parrothead]

Try the 'International Jobs' link right here on Dave's, or go to gaijinpot.com. There are new job listings every day.

[PAULH]