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Ntalksicated · Joined: 01 Apr 2010 Posts: 10 Location: Sacramento

Hey there! I was recently put on the AEON waiting list. During the information meeting, the recruiters made it sound like being put on the wait list was more "competitive" than getting offered a position straight out. I was wondering if anyone here was put on a wait list, what length of time they waited until they were matched, and if anyone has waited the full 6-months without getting matched. I will continue to apply to other ESL jobs, but I would like to know so I can be more confident in pursuing some temporary (up to one year) work locally.

Also, if anyone would like another perspective of the AEON interview process, I will gladly relate my own experience!

Thanks

Clandest · Joined: 30 Mar 2010 Posts: 5

Hey, hopefully you get placed somewhere!

I am planning on applying to AEON in a couple years and any info would help out greatly in my preparation. Do you have teaching experience or just a bachelors?

Thanks

Shiggy · Joined: 27 Jan 2004 Posts: 86

My AEON interview was on Monday. I would be happy to share my experiences, as well.

mc · Joined: 20 Jan 2003 Posts: 90 Location: Aichi, Japan

Ntalksicated · Joined: 01 Apr 2010 Posts: 10 Location: Sacramento

I would appreciate responses from people who have actually been put on a wait list rather than interpretations from those who have not. Thanks for your input anyways.

@ Clandest: I have a bachelors and less than a year of tutoring/teaching experience with kids. Like others have said, previous experience is not required and may even work against you if it seems that you may not take to the AEON process easily.

Shiggy · Joined: 27 Jan 2004 Posts: 86

I was less concerned with the AEON process than I was with the way they conducted business.

LaniB · Joined: 28 Jan 2010 Posts: 35

I guess I would be considered "currently" waiting. I had my interview on March 7th and found out I was successful 2 weeks later. However, I have since (1 week after she called to say I got in) heard back to say she's found two possible schools for me. I picked one and am waiting on the results - if I got it I'll head over in August.

Ntalksicated · Joined: 01 Apr 2010 Posts: 10 Location: Sacramento

OK. I have been on the AEON waitlist about a month. Since I was told to call back ~ every month to "check the status of my application," I did just that last week. I made it through 2 rounds of interviews on March 6th-7th, waited 2 weeks for the call back, but I was put on a "waitlist."

When I called back a month later, I discussed my preferences with the recruiter, but made it clear that I was flexible (rural, suburban, city, leave asap, etc). After this call, the recruiter called back a day later to ask if I had graduated from college (since when I went through the interview process, I had 1 week left before I graduated). I confirmed this with the recruiter and that was that. Got a call back several days later and was offered a job at a B school in Tokyo. I leave in August!

So as a response to my original post, I sat on the AEON waitlist for about 5-6 weeks to get placed, possibly due to a misunderstanding about my graduation date or maybe no schools matched my preferences (and vice versa).

If anyone would like my version of the interview process, let me know. I pretty much killed them both (group and personal interviews).

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

Hey, thanks for sharing. It does sound like they were just waiting for confirmation on the degree.

lapat008 · Joined: 28 Mar 2010 Posts: 5

Hi there,
Could you please let us know how your Aeon interview went and what made it such a success?
I have my group interview with Amity this week.
Did they call you back right at the 2 week mark?