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Evil Giraffe · Joined: 05 Feb 2003 Posts: 32 Location: Kofu, Japan

Since I'm a JET alternate I have to face the fact that I might not get in. So I'm looking around. Nova? Aeon? Does anyone have any useful info about these schools?
and.....
Anyone know anything about this organization? www.winbenet.com
I just heard about its existence today.

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

Giraffe,

As Dave Sperling has announced in the very first posting in this section of the discussion forums, if you want to look around for info on jobs, please check out the job information journal in this web site first. Lots of people have left messages about NOVA and AEON. People post about them on the regular forums all the time as well, so there is no shortage of posts.

I also assume you have read their web sites, but I am not sure, so here they are.
www.aeonet.com
www.teachinjapan.com

PAULH · Joined: 28 Jan 2003 Posts: 4672 Location: Western Japan

If you are looking for something more than a glossy company blurb, I would also look at the NOVA teachers union website which tells you things to watch for that they wont tell you in the interviews

http://www.asahi-net.or.jp/~fs5c-kprw/nut.html

Also have a look at the news section of http://www.genunion.org for latest goings on against the company by local unions.

Evil Giraffe · Joined: 05 Feb 2003 Posts: 32 Location: Kofu, Japan

thanks, guys. i'll look into those sites. guess no one's heard of winbe. i email them a week ago but they haven't gotten back to me. sure is a lot of waiting involved with this line of work. or at least in looking for work. and i'm not good at that.
thanks again.