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markthatdown
Joined: 23 Sep 2004
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 Posted: Mon Sep 27, 2004 12:05 pm Post subject: Year two |
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Need some advice/pointers, at the very least a glare in the right direction would be nice. So, I'm in Japan now, a few months into my yearlong contract and I figure it's not too early to think about taking a step up from the eikaiwa job that got me here, regardless of how much I enjoy it, and I do enjoy it.
My presumptions, however cursory, about job hunting while in Japan are as follows:
- Either there is quite a scant selection of teaching jobs available outside the Kanto region (perhaps Osaka and Kyoto excepted), or those jobs that are available west and north are not as openly advertised.
- Upon accepting a new job, while I may be able to give the required one month's notice, chances are I won't be able to give the sufficient advance notice required to satisfy the conditions for the end-of-contract bonus, however small it is.
- As I move away from the urban environment (which is what I would like to do), cost of living might even out or even increase - food and utilities may be cheaper, but I would have to pay for my own health insurance.
- On the other hand, it is fairly easier getting a job in Japan the second time around than it was the first (but what?).
I was hoping someone might straighten me out on these points, and also take the time to answer one or more of these questions:
- What Internet job resources are available while in Japan (Jobs in Japan and GaijinPot excluded, knew about them before I left)? Non-Internet resources?
- Figuring this is a pretty bad time in the year to look for a job, how much time in advance of leaving should I look?
- How much can be made of just hopping the shinkansen to a distant area in search of a new job? (can't imagine much, but I don't really know)
- How much should I worry about the possibility of ultimately renewing my contract, only to have to turn in my papers a short time thereafter when I accept a new job?
I imagine I do have a few more questions, but I'll leave this as it is for now. |
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Glenski
Joined: 15 Jan 2003
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Location: Hokkaido, JAPAN
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| Posted: Mon Sep 27, 2004 1:45 pm Post subject: |
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| those jobs that are available west and north are not as openly advertised. |
Hokkaido Insider, by Ken Hartmann seems to be the only place that offers exclusive info on jobs up here. It's worth the 5000 yen subscription. Tell him I sent you.
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| As I move away from the urban environment (which is what I would like to do), cost of living might even out or even increase - food and utilities may be cheaper, but I would have to pay for my own health insurance. |
Why would rural life mean paying for your own insurance? Granted, many employers use the loophole to not pay half of it, but that's anywhere, not just in the big cities.
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| On the other hand, it is fairly easier getting a job in Japan the second time around than it was the first (but what?). |
Sorry, I don't understand your question here.
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| What Internet job resources are available while in Japan (Jobs in Japan and GaijinPot excluded, knew about them before I left)? Non-Internet resources? |
www.eslcafe.com
www.eltnews.com
www.gaijinpot.com
www.jobsinjapan.com
www.ohayosensei.com
http://www.fukuoka-now.com/forums/forum.php?forum=tech
http://www.teaching-english-in-japan.net/
http://mcentyre.com/forum/index.php
http://www.kfm.to
http://www.kto.co.jp
www.kansainow.com
For private lessons:
http://www.nativeconnection.net
http://homepage1.nifty.com/y-dream-support/englishteacher/
http://www.findateacher.net
www.eigotown.com/database/teacherdb_eltnews/teacher_form.shtml
http://www.go-girls.jp/english/?GSID=626d07c639bec762408e16b841f587e3
http://www.a-kaiwa.net/english/index/indexFrameset.html
http://www.senseibank.com/sensei
www.teacher-navi.com/home_english.html
Non Internet resources:
The Japan Times
Any other paper you can find.
Word of mouth.
Information centers, church bulletin boards, community centers, etc.
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| Figuring this is a pretty bad time in the year to look for a job, how much time in advance of leaving should I look? |
I'm sorry. You are a few months into your job and are thinking of quitting??? Why? Plan on any new job taking 2-4 months to find. Depends on what you want and where.
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| How much can be made of just hopping the shinkansen to a distant area in search of a new job? (can't imagine much, but I don't really know) |
Where? Seriously, unless you know someone in a new location, you are pretty much not going to find work there just by going there, I think. You have to rely on ads and such. This is such a generalization that it's bound to draw fire.
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| How much should I worry about the possibility of ultimately renewing my contract, only to have to turn in my papers a short time thereafter when I accept a new job |
You are already worrying too much, far too early, especially since you said you enjoy what you are doing. Relax, make contacts, keep your ear to the ground, and learn how to be a good teacher. You make your own breaks. |
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markthatdown
Joined: 23 Sep 2004
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| Posted: Mon Sep 27, 2004 2:53 pm Post subject: |
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| Glenski wrote: |
| Hokkaido Insider, by Ken Hartmann seems to be the only place that offers exclusive info on jobs up here. It's worth the 5000 yen subscription. Tell him I sent you. |
Thanks, for this and the link list. Should be helpful.
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| Why would rural life mean paying for your own insurance? Granted, many employers use the loophole to not pay half of it, but that's anywhere, not just in the big cities. |
At the moment, I don't have to pay for my health insurance - or in the most technical sense, 100% of the cost of my health insurance is added to my salary. Can't imagine that that's a fairly common circumstance in other jobs. If it is, great. If not, I'd like to know.
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| Sorry, I don't understand your question here. |
Just trying to confirm if it's easier to get a job while you're in Japan, or more importantly to get someone to point out that it may be more difficult, if that's possible. Especially since I had to deal with English-speaking staff at the hiring office back home, and chances are I won't have that luxury when I canvass the schools or smaller companies.
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| I'm sorry. You are a few months into your job and are thinking of quitting??? Why? |
You know, I would've thought that you, of all people, despise people who twist words around. Just making an observation.
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| Where? Seriously, unless you know someone in a new location, you are pretty much not going to find work there just by going there, I think. You have to rely on ads and such. This is such a generalization that it's bound to draw fire. |
On an Internet forum, whatever will I do? Thank the Lord I have you to protect me. 
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| You are already worrying too much, far too early, especially since you said you enjoy what you are doing. Relax, make contacts, keep your ear to the ground, and learn how to be a good teacher. You make your own breaks. |
Not big on multitasking, are you? Alright, then...remember driver's ed? The farther down the road you look, the more information you have, and the more prepared you are. My hope is that you, a fellow teacher, can understand the importance of avoiding the habit of doing things off the cuff.
I was merely exploring the possibility of the worst coming to light if, one or two months after the start of my second year, I were to put in my notice. How that turned into "you're quitting already?" is a process that I imagine would be worthy of a Nova documentary. Not for nothing, but before this turns into some probe of my deepest, darkest motivations, if you lack a proper answer then discretion is strongly advised, good sir.
Think for a moment that if you won't answer for me, then answer for the next guy.
In any case, I sincerely thank you for the rest of your reply. For as much, you'll get no animosity from me. Much appreciated. |
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Sweetsee
Joined: 11 Jun 2004
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Location: ) is everything
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| Posted: Mon Sep 27, 2004 10:23 pm Post subject: |
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| I know a job working for a great guy in the montains of Yamagata in January. |
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Celeste
Joined: 17 Jan 2003
Posts: 814
Location: Fukuoka City, Japan
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| Posted: Mon Sep 27, 2004 10:24 pm Post subject: |
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Markthatdown-
I am glad you cleared up your first statement:
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| So, I'm in Japan now, a few months into my yearlong contract and I figure it's not too early to think about taking a step up from the eikaiwa job that got me here, regardless of how much I enjoy it, and I do enjoy it. |
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| I was merely exploring the possibility of the worst coming to light if, one or two months after the start of my second year, |
I too thought that you had only been in Japan for 2 months.
As for locations, you might consider Shikoku. It is rural and beautiful from what I hear. Southern Kyushu is also nice. Out of curiousity, what company are you with right now? Are they big enough to offer you a transfer? |
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