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This Charming Man · Joined: 07 Mar 2007 Posts: 6

I'm still a couple of monthes away from getting my degree, but since I will have it by the time I start working, can I start applying for jobs already? It usually takes a few months to get the job anyway, right?

wintersweet · Posted: Thu Mar 29, 2007 11:58 pm Post subject:

Don't know about bachelor's degrees, but I've been told there's no point in applying before I have my master's in hand.

wabisabi365 · Joined: 04 Feb 2007 Posts: 111 Location: japan

I'm one year into a two-year MA. When I applied for a university position that stipulated a minimum of an MA was needed, I included my acceptance letter from the university and proof of payment towards the degree in my CV package. I was given an interview and got the job.

It can be done.

ws365

This Charming Man · Joined: 07 Mar 2007 Posts: 6

zorro (3) · Joined: 19 Dec 2006 Posts: 202

For some reason, the responses you got were not addressing your initial post. Maybe they thought that you were applying for university jobs.

You only need a bachelor's for the positions that you are applying for.

With regards to your initial question, I'm not sure. Somebody will have an idea though. Anybody?

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

Go ahead and apply. You will need to prove to immigration that you are definitely going to get a bachelor's degree, or they will not consider you eligible for a work visa. Some certified letter from your university will usually suffice.

Best of luck.

wintersweet · Posted: Sat Mar 31, 2007 4:21 am Post subject:

Sorry, I mentioned master's degrees because the OP wasn't specific.

jademonkey · Joined: 30 Mar 2007 Posts: 180

Eikaiwa (easy, mindnumbing entry level job) = need a bachelor degree, but any is ok.

International School = Masters & 2+ years actual teaching experience (I was told this).

University = More. Minimum of a Masters, I believe.

canuck · Joined: 11 May 2003 Posts: 1921 Location: Japan

johanne · Joined: 18 Apr 2003 Posts: 189

You need a teaching certificate to work at an international school. You can sometimes get hired without the 2 years classroom experience, but this is rare. The school I work at has 1 teacher out of 65 who was hired after having had one year of teaching experience in her home country. It is virutally impossible to get hired without a teaching certificate at a reputable international school - everyone at the international school I work at has one. A MA, in almost anything, will usually get you a slightly higher salary.

Gordon · Joined: 28 Jan 2003 Posts: 5309 Location: Japan

There are two types of international schools in the world: ones in name only which pay accordingly and take anyone with a degree (and low pay) and the reputable ones (like Johanne's) which require a BEd or PGCE or equivalent teacher's certificate.