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skomand
Joined: 03 Jun 2006
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Location: Philadelphia, PA
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 Posted: Wed Jun 07, 2006 1:00 am Post subject: Are the eikaiwa hiring? |
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Hello,
I recently applied to few Eikaiwa (AEON, GEOS, and NOVA). Does anyone know if they happen to be hiring right now?
I'm also considering ECC and James English School. Does anyone have any thoughts on these two schools?
Thanks for your time. |
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senza_vavoom
Joined: 11 Nov 2005
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Location: Toronto
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| Posted: Wed Jun 07, 2006 1:10 am Post subject: |
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| As far as I know they hire all year round but the peak times for hire are a little bit before April, May, to get in time for prep for the beginning of the school year on September. |
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ripslyme
Joined: 29 Jan 2005
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Location: Japan
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| Posted: Wed Jun 07, 2006 2:31 am Post subject: |
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| senza_vavoom wrote: |
| ... beginning of the school year on September. |
In what country? In Japan, the (academic) school year begins in April. Which btw, is also the peak hiring season in Japan. It coincides with university graduations in March. |
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24601
Joined: 25 May 2006
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| Posted: Fri Jun 09, 2006 6:15 pm Post subject: Re: Are the eikaiwa hiring? |
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| skomand wrote: |
Hello,
I recently applied to few Eikaiwa (AEON, GEOS, and NOVA). Does anyone know if they happen to be hiring right now?
I'm also considering ECC and James English School. Does anyone have any thoughts on these two schools?
Thanks for your time. |
I was recently (as in a couple days ago) hired by NOVA, and Geos, Aeon, and ECC all offered me interviews. Aeon quite aggressively in fact, they called me three times  |
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Tottori-Dood
Joined: 27 Mar 2006
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| Posted: Sat Jun 10, 2006 12:16 am Post subject: |
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Funny story about Nova,
I was walking down the street in Okayama and stopped by an English speaking Japanese old couple who knew how to speak English. They made small talk and asked me if I worked for NoVAcation.
Thats the end of my story 
P.S: no clue if the novacation thing is true or not, I don't work for NOVA, nor do I know anyone that does. It was just kind of cute to hear the old couple ask me that so I posted. |
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ripslyme
Joined: 29 Jan 2005
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Location: Japan
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| Posted: Sat Jun 10, 2006 2:35 am Post subject: |
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| Tottori-Dood wrote: |
| Funny story about Nova... |
what cracks me up about Nova (and other eikaiwa joints) is when I walk by a branch and the tissue lady asks me if I want to try an English lesson (my ethnic background is Asian). I'm like, "No, but howabout I give you one instead?" 
it was even funnier when it's a branch that I had worked at, and the tissue lady didn't recognize me in casual wear. |
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Dipso
Joined: 28 Apr 2004
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Location: England
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| Posted: Sun Jun 11, 2006 4:54 am Post subject: |
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| I started working for Aeon at the end of March but was actually interviewed in October. If you are overseas, it will probably be at least four months after the interview before you are despatched to Japan. Also, I actually asked my recruiter if I could be sent to Japan at the earliest possible opportunity. |
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Gordon
Joined: 28 Jan 2003
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Location: Japan
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| Posted: Sun Jun 11, 2006 5:28 am Post subject: |
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| I wonder if those tissue packs actually generate business for the eikaiwas. What a strange way to get customers. Blow your nose or run out of toilet paper.... hey I should learn English. |
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yamanote senbei
Joined: 28 Jun 2005
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| Posted: Mon Jun 19, 2006 10:22 am Post subject: |
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| They're always hiring. Nova, for example, has a 70% a year teacher turnover so they always need replacements. Berlitz's turnover is much lower and the other companies fit somewhere in between. |
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