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eslteacherlooking · Joined: 18 Nov 2008 Posts: 32

has anyone received their assignment with interac yet? for april 2009?

elkarlo · Joined: 08 Dec 2008 Posts: 240 Location: Maryland

eslteacherlooking · Joined: 18 Nov 2008 Posts: 32

nothing yet

El_Mero_Mero · Joined: 27 Jan 2009 Posts: 45

I am anticipating an April start as well. I have no idea where they would try to put me. I have a girlfriend who lives in Tokyo, and I know that if I live in Tokyo I can make more money off the books. Obviously, I won't get Tokyo, but it'll be interesting to see what they say. Since I am being hired from overseas, they may think that they can ship me to wherever they'd like. I've been in Japan a few times before, so I'm not "green".

Anyone know when in April is the usual start date?

El_Mero_Mero · Joined: 27 Jan 2009 Posts: 45

I am anticipating an April start as well. I have no idea where they would try to put me. I have a girlfriend who lives in Tokyo, and I know that if I live in Tokyo I can make more money off the books. Obviously, I won't get Tokyo, but it'll be interesting to see what they say. Since I am being hired from overseas, they may think that they can ship me to wherever they'd like. I've been in Japan a few times before, so I'm not "green".

Anyone know when in April is the usual start date?

elkarlo · Joined: 08 Dec 2008 Posts: 240 Location: Maryland

Oh I think it is up to the BOEs on if you and when you get hired. So you can also be a last minute replacement or such. Who knows. I'm going either March 19th or the 23rd. It's really up to the BOE not Interac now.

At my interview I know this Jamaican guy blew it. They may have hired him anyhow. But his presentation was poor, and he kept using Japanese(poorly) despite being told not to. He ma have been hired by Interac, but the BOEs might not want him. He may have the last pick possible.Not saying that's you, but you may be down the list a little bit. So don't worry.

eslteacherlooking · Joined: 18 Nov 2008 Posts: 32

So basically if you get the dregs of placements and its not in an area you want. What do you do then?

seklarwia · Posted: Mon Feb 09, 2009 9:08 am Post subject:

They are sending out info on placements at the moment. You should have or will soon receive info on how it will be done. In case you haven't here's and extract from it:

We will contact you by phone to give you a placement option, we will then ask you to research the area online and get back to us with your decision. We do not expect a yes or no answer �on the spot� but we would appreciate it if you could get back to us within a day or two.

We will give you the assignment location, school information and any other details that we have at our disposal that will help you to make a decision. We are asking that you research the area of Japan on your own, we will be able to answer any questions that you may have, but we will not be sending links on the location.

We cannot give you a list of positions available to choose from as this would change almost continuously with ALTs accepting and declining assignments and would understandably be impossible to manage.

Should you not wish to accept the first position that we offer you then that is fine, we will get back to you with another option and we will continue this cycle until we can find a position that suits you. However, please be aware that the location that we offer you will be chosen with your preferences in mind as well as the needs of our clients and the longer that we wait the fewer positions we will have to choose from.

I think you need to be aware though that as new overseas recruits we are possible the last to get placed. Returning ALTs get first picks. Major cities like Tokyo, etc go to those with extra qualifications and japanese school system experience. I think internal recruits will get placed before us too as they will have housing already and may want to avoid transfer. So of course you may not get your ideal location, but we were told this during the interview presentation.

elkarlo · Joined: 08 Dec 2008 Posts: 240 Location: Maryland

El_Mero_Mero · Joined: 27 Jan 2009 Posts: 45

It'd be easier if they just gave 3 locations at once and forced you to choose 1. As it is now, if you reject the first one, you may get an even worse offer in the 2nd call.

seklarwia · Posted: Tue Feb 10, 2009 12:49 am Post subject:

But that wouldn't work. As they mentioned it would be impossible to manage. They would give you a choice of 3 (tough luck if they are all horrible), you choose one but then they would need to find people to fill the other 2 so eventually people will end up in exactly the same position as us now. Plus, that would just lengthen the whole process and the people who get placed last (i.e. us oversea new recruits) still end up with the placements that have been rejected by everyone else.

There is no perfect solution in this case. You can either make the best of where you get placed, or simply choose to pull out altogether. Even on JET you don't choose where you go, only give preferences. But from what ex-JETs told me, they don't even get the chance to turn down a placement without good reason.

elkarlo · Joined: 08 Dec 2008 Posts: 240 Location: Maryland

elkarlo · Joined: 08 Dec 2008 Posts: 240 Location: Maryland

orinlouis · Joined: 13 Apr 2008 Posts: 31

banishment...ha

am looking forward to doing just that

elkarlo · Joined: 08 Dec 2008 Posts: 240 Location: Maryland