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Leon30
Joined: 18 Sep 2006
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 Posted: Wed Mar 14, 2007 1:32 am Post subject: Big 4 / Dispatch ALT / Small Ekeiwa - which would be best??? |
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Howdy.
Am thinking of working in Kansai (preferably Osaka) towards the end of summer this year.
As a person with only a BA and three years teaching in Korea (1 at a public school) which I know counts for zilcho in Japan - what would you guys who've been in Japan a while suggest is the best route for me to go
I see that realistically I have three options.
1. Go for an ALT job with a dispatch company (I don't want to go through the Jet in-home-country hiring proccess)
2. Go for an Ekiwa job with one of the big four.
3. Go for an Ekiewa job with a smaller / independant company.
From what I've read on here, I might as well just apply with the big four. Most likely more stable and used to working with Gaijin than smaller companies... Teaching doesn't sound too bad from what I've read, dull yes, but little prep required and small classes...
I've heard that a lot of the dispatch ALT jobs are unreliable and a little dodgy...? Also I guess they'd often be OUTSIDE of the main urban areas, whereas I'd want to live in Osaka preferably....
So yeah, which of the above three choices would you opt for and which would you run like a bat out of hell away from....
Which sounds most comfortable workwise and financially....? Which would offer the most (if any) benefits such as paid flights / paid vacation / apt prices / bonuses / salary after taxes / best working hours etc....
Any other options, hey, please let me know...!
Cheers
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canuck
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Angelfish
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| If you've got your heart set on the Kansai region, I'd advise against the Big 4 Eikaiwas. You are placed where they need a teacher, not where you say you'd like to be. All the time I've been here, and admittedly it's not been that long, none of the other teachers I've spoken got their choice of location, except a couple that really wanted to go to Tokyo and got lucky. |
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markle
Joined: 17 Jan 2003
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Location: Out of Japan
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| Posted: Wed Mar 14, 2007 2:33 pm Post subject: |
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| Apply for everything and see what you get. Of the three options all of them are mangy dogs just differnt kinds of fleas. Small eikawa however can be either really good or the worst nightmare imaginable. You just have to be aware and do research. |
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Glenski
Joined: 15 Jan 2003
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Location: Hokkaido, JAPAN
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I see that realistically I have three options.
1. Go for an ALT job with a dispatch company (I don't want to go through the Jet in-home-country hiring proccess)
2. Go for an Ekiwa job with one of the big four.
3. Go for an Ekiewa job with a smaller / independant company. |
Where are you now, Leon? The big four usually recruit only in native English speaking countries, so if you're still in Korea, you won't have much of a chance. At least one of them does no interviews in Japan, but if you have the opportunity, you might want to look up the others on a visit here to see if they'll interview you in their headquarters. Otherwise, it's like JET in that you have to wait for their scheduled recruitment back home.
As for smaller eikaiwa, scant few do phone interviews, otherwise you're going to have to be here physically to get interviewed. |
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seanmcginty
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