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[Sweetsee]

I would like to refute Glenski's claim that nobody pays transportation to interviews, seeing as how I was paid for transportation for the last interview I attended. Not only that, but they paid for my travel expense to give a demo lesson, as well. I realize that it may be a rarity, never the less, the fact remains, they do and did pay. A nice touch I would say and something that sets them apart from the others. Sorry Glenski, you are wrong this time.
Has anyone else ever been compensated for travel expenses incurred while interviewing?

[ripslyme]

Actually, at the end of my interview for my current job, they offered to pay my transportation costs for the interview as well. I declined though. I figured they might look more favorably on my job app. I'd rather have the job than the 1500 yen.

[Sweetsee]

Ride on Rip, that makes two of us! Anyone else?

[gaijinalways]

Now that I think about it, I did have a few interviews where they paid some of the transportation fees. I wouldn't say it's the norm, but it does happen sometimes.

Though Sweetsee, I don't think it's usually a matter to be negotiated prior to going to the interview. It's not a matter I would normally raise, anyway, as noted earlier, it doesn't make one appear too eager to work for that firm.

Impressions do matter, and first ones with prospective employers are crucial. You don't know what might prejudice an employer aganist you, so why look for reasons for them to reject you?

[Sweetsee]

The lesson is out here in the sticks. The lessons are to commence the day after tomorrow and they have yet to find a teacher. I wouldn't mind teaching a class of mentally challenged young people for six one-hour Friday lessons, but I don't feel like forking out my hard-earned e-plurbius to do it.
People keep on about this employer and that employer. Hello?!?! They are a dispatch company! They are the ones taking the food out of the mouths of my children.
Again, how much do you think they are getting from the BOE?

[furiousmilksheikali]

[Sweetsee]

Well, than I will tell you: try 9-10 times what they pay you.

[Sweetsee]

That's right. lol!

[bluefrog]

I was also offered transportation money but that was AFTER the interview. Out of 15 jobs I've interviewed for that was the only school that offered. Not the norm but certainly not unheard of.

Dispatch companies make bids for contracts of X amount of teaching hours, usually 100-200 a year. Those bids, for obvious reasons, are kept secret. It's a very poor system rotten with cronyism. I knew a guy who was involved in the process and said one bid he made was "around" 5 million yen. I don't know the specifics of the contract, so you should not read too much into that number. He didn't get the contract though.

[Glenski]

Sweetsee (and anyone else who cares),
I don't recall what I wrote, and I don't give a hoot. Find all the exceptions you will to people who get paid to travel to their interviews. Sweetsee himself admits it's an exception, so we are for once in agreement over something, and at least one of the others who have posted here to "support" him agree that it's a rarity. Done deal.

Now, can we move on to something a bit more practical and sensible here instead of starting a post to "refute" someone, and then using the post to continue a locked thread discussion?

Followup by Sweetsee:

[Sweetsee]

Allow me to refresh your memory, you wrote: "Nobody pays for transporation to interviews..." That is simply not true. Period.
As for your question, well if you can bring yourself down to my level, I would gladly respond. If not, this thread is finished. Thank you.
Enjoy,
s

[Glenski]

[furiousmilksheikali]