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yangyoseop

Hello all,

I've got an interview lined up with a large eikaiwa (back up job in case my real one goes south for whatever reason) and I'd like to be placed in Osaka. I'm sure they're going to ask me why, and I'd like to give them a decent answer. Unfortunately, my real reasoning is nowhere near decent. Anyone have any suggestions? I don't care if it's a lie or not, I'm fine with bullshitting people.

projectrook · Joined: 08 Jan 2010 Posts: 45

Lying to the hiring manager? What a great start. I can only imagine that if you find it so easy to lie to get a job, it wouldn't be hard for you to lie to managers and other staff. Gee, I really hope you work at the eikaiwa I work at because I look forward to being lied to also......

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

If you can't come up with a decent one, don't lie. Have an alternate location or two in mind.

Just what is your reason, if you don't mind answering?

wayne432 · Joined: 05 Jun 2008 Posts: 255

My guess would be "I want to party a lot in a city"?
That's a not decent answer I could think of...

yangyoseop · Posted: Sat May 08, 2010 7:25 pm Post subject:

Mr_Monkey · Joined: 11 Mar 2009 Posts: 661 Location: Kyuuuuuushuuuuuuu

The "unique in Japan" culture?

The dialect?

The centrality of the city?

Namba Bridge?

yangyoseop · Posted: Sat May 08, 2010 10:26 pm Post subject:

^Thanks Mr_Monkey, these are actually really useful suggestions! Smile

seklarwia · Posted: Sat May 08, 2010 11:25 pm Post subject:

Apsara · Joined: 20 Sep 2005 Posts: 2142 Location: Tokyo, Japan

Basically the only reasons that are going to have any real weight are to have family or a fiance(e) in a particular area. Those are going to be hard to lie convincingly about, so you are just going to have to try your luck with the less important reasons and see if they will accommodate you.

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

I agree with Apsara. "Unique culture or dialect" (and certainly any sightseeing site) are not going to cut it.

Mr_Monkey · Joined: 11 Mar 2009 Posts: 661 Location: Kyuuuuuushuuuuuuu

OneJoelFifty · Joined: 06 Oct 2009 Posts: 463

yangyoseop · Posted: Mon May 10, 2010 7:29 am Post subject:

genesis315 · Joined: 30 Mar 2010 Posts: 116 Location: Japan

If you were really hoping to find good advice on lying and cheating, I think you could do a lot better than this website. Why not try the Anarchist's cookbook?

projectrook · Joined: 08 Jan 2010 Posts: 45

The fact that you refuse to give a reason makes it hard for people to really want to help you.
I am not all that happy that you would choose to lie, but that is just my tough luck. I would hope that you would be a more honest person, but hey what the heck. Everyone chooses their own path.
What I (and I assume some others) find rather poor is your refusal to give a reason for why you want Osaka. Even if not the full reason, just a basic idea. Of course there is a matter of privacy and such and any reason is your own. But......the fact that you keep it so secret is more on the side of being shaddy. You are leaving it up to the imagination of the reader, and well let's face facts, when doing so usually a worse thought is what comes to mind. It could be anything from illegal reasons to just, well I don't know. And because of that, few people are really going to want to offer you advice.

As others have said, nothing really short of having a serious reason for needing to be there is going to cut it. You can always request Osaka, and if there is a spot then that is where you will go. But by your own words, you don't have a serious reason. You can lie, you might even get away with it. But there is always the chance that whichever school you go to finds out and while chances are they cannot cancel your contract, they WILL make your year a living hell. And rightfully so. Showing such disrespect by lying to get your own selfish ways does not come off well in almost anywhere, especially Japan.
I suggest you evaluate your priorties. What is more important? Being in Osaka or having a teaching job in Japan? If you answer Osaka, then I would imagine that you really dont care all that much about being a teacher and you took a job away from someone who really wants to teach. And in closing, as I have read your posts in the past and you come off as pretty blunt, allow me the same. Unless you change your tune, I HOPE YOU NEVER, EVER, EVER, NEVER EVER, WORK IN JAPAN.