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mikeydaudlin



Joined: 11 Apr 2007
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PostPosted: Thu Apr 26, 2007 10:37 pm    Post subject: How is NOVA???? Reply with quote

I just had an interview with NOVA and it seems pretty good. I was just wondering if any one had some info and/or the inside scoop on NOVA. One more question. I do not have my BA/BS, is anyone in the same boat as me? How hard was it for you to find a job in Tokyo? I am looking for jobs now but can only find jobs in rural areas. Does anyone have any suggestions?

Thanks for the help,

Michael D.
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furiousmilksheikali



Joined: 31 Jul 2006
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Location: In a coffee shop, splitting a 30,000 yen tab with Sekiguchi.

PostPosted: Thu Apr 26, 2007 11:19 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Type "NOVA" into the search function. You won't believe your eyes.
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muji



Joined: 19 Apr 2007
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PostPosted: Thu Apr 26, 2007 11:38 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Glenski gave me these links. Found them extremely useful

http://markcity.blogspot.com/teaching.htm
http://vocaro.com/trevor/japan/nova/level_up.html
http://www.grassrootdesign.com/articles/nova.asp

What is a sekiguchi?
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furiousmilksheikali



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PostPosted: Thu Apr 26, 2007 11:46 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

muji wrote:
What is a sekiguchi?


A "stone mouth" obvioulsy.
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jademonkey



Joined: 30 Mar 2007
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PostPosted: Fri Apr 27, 2007 6:53 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Working for Nova is kind of like working for the Gestapo. It's a decent job, but you may sometimes wonder whether management is really up to something sinister.
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furiousmilksheikali



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Location: In a coffee shop, splitting a 30,000 yen tab with Sekiguchi.

PostPosted: Fri Apr 27, 2007 7:30 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

jademonkey wrote:
Working for Nova is kind of like working for the Gestapo. It's a decent job, but you may sometimes wonder whether management is really up to something sinister.


I feel inspired.

Working for NOVA is kind of like...

...working for the gestapo: You spend all day trying to get information from those who refuse to talk.


...joining the army: You have to follow ridiculous rules, a rigid dress code and it specializes in wasting young lives.

...working in a brothel: All your customers pay good money and get fucked.
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jademonkey



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PostPosted: Fri Apr 27, 2007 8:01 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

furiousmilksheikali wrote:
jademonkey wrote:
Working for Nova is kind of like working for the Gestapo. It's a decent job, but you may sometimes wonder whether management is really up to something sinister.


I feel inspired.

Working for NOVA is kind of like...

...working for the gestapo: You spend all day trying to get information from those who refuse to talk.


...joining the army: You have to follow ridiculous rules, a rigid dress code and it specializes in wasting young lives.

...working in a brothel: All your customers pay good money and get *beep*.


Haha, OK. Smile

...working for McDonald's: Most customers don't expect a decent product, and they don't get one.

...working for the Russian KGB: If your performance is poor, you will be transferred to a special place where your very soul is dragged out of you.

...working as a trained monkey: you dance on command and get paid peanuts.
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furiousmilksheikali



Joined: 31 Jul 2006
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Location: In a coffee shop, splitting a 30,000 yen tab with Sekiguchi.

PostPosted: Fri Apr 27, 2007 8:56 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

...working at the immigration office: You're surrounded by people making incessant demands in pidin English (and that's just the teachers).
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David W



Joined: 17 Jan 2003
Posts: 457
Location: Japan

PostPosted: Fri Apr 27, 2007 12:18 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Never heard of them. You may get lucky and find someone who has worked for them but don't count on it. (Insert twitching smilie)
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sallycat



Joined: 11 Mar 2006
Posts: 303
Location: behind you. BOO!

PostPosted: Wed May 02, 2007 10:44 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

why do you ask????

(i think we both go to the same cheap punctuation outlet store. you got the four-for-the-price-of-one deal too, right????)
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Chris21



Joined: 30 Apr 2006
Posts: 366
Location: Japan

PostPosted: Wed May 02, 2007 10:52 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Stop being so lazy... there's only about 5 million posts about NOVA in this forum.

Use the search button!

(Where's Canuck? Somebody call him and tell him he's needed on this thread)
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Glenski



Joined: 15 Jan 2003
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Location: Hokkaido, JAPAN

PostPosted: Wed May 02, 2007 12:40 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

mikey,
If you have already interviewed with NOVA and do not have a bachelor's degree, I can only assume that they accepted you for an interview because you are eligible for a working holiday visa (which does not require a degree). I think NOVA accepts WHV holders only for PT positions.

Clue us in, though. What are your nationality and age?
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