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philipjames · Joined: 07 Mar 2003 Posts: 37

I heard there was. Can anyone confirm this? Someone told me that they won't hire English teachers over the age of 30!! Sad

Thanks.
P. Jameson

japanman · Joined: 24 Nov 2005 Posts: 281 Location: England

Absolute rubbish. Some schools like the fresh energetic teachers and some like a calmer more mature type. The two types of schools attract different types of students accordingly.[/url]

Abider · Joined: 15 Jul 2007 Posts: 5 Location: Kanto

You might be thinking of JET program which has an age cutoff at 35.
But that's only one of many options for going to Japan.

flyer · Joined: 16 May 2003 Posts: 539 Location: Sapporo Japan

I am living proof if this being not true!

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

1. Please look more carefully at this site. On the same page you will see this very thread dealing with age. http://forums.eslcafe.com/job/viewtopic.php?t=57533

2. JET's upper cutoff is 40, not 35. Your information is outdated. And, even 40 is somewhat flexible in some situations.

3. Doing a search really helps here.

Dean A. Swanson · Joined: 01 Nov 2007 Posts: 12 Location: Gifu, Japan

I'm 36. I was hired through JET when I was 35. I'll likely stay on until I'm 38. Even though 40 is the current "age limit" I think they're willing to be flexible.