Borderlink gave me an offer. I accepted it in the meantime whilst I’m still interviewing with other companies.
But to officially accept they need me to send a photo of my passport information page and a passport size photo. They state its to ‘start the visa application process smoothly’. But I don’t want to go with them unless my other interviews fail.
My question is can they start the process of getting me the COE from immigration even though they will just have my passport info/photo but won’t have my degree or other necessary docs?(we agreed that my degree and other docs will be sent later cause I graduate later)
Thank you very much for reading.
PS: I am applying from overseas.
Edit: thanks so much for the advice, guys!
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Be aware that all of these companies have salaries so low that you will likely be struggling. You are free to “shop” around all you want but none of them are going to pay much more than the others. If you have not signed a contract, you can do what ever you want.
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I would advise you to rethink this. If your plan is to come for a year to party and then return home, this kind of “work” is perfect for you. However, if you plan to stay in Japan any longer you should be aware that these jobs are a trap and it will be extremely difficult to move on to better paying work.
Whatever you do, do what’s best for YOU, and only feel obligated to follow the law at a bare minimum. The bare minimum is all you will get from these companies, and sometimes less, even below what the law requires.
I would say use them for the visa but then when you get here immediately look for something better. Your visa is not tied to them. if you end up getting a 5 year visa, you can just quit after a few months and you don’t have to worry about a new visa for a few years.
To be honest, i’d you can afford it, and if teaching is not your dream job, then look for a job at a convenience store or restaurant. You’ll be able to practice your Japanese daily (something you’ll soon realize is very hard when your job is to speak English all day) and bigger companies often look at English teaching jobs as worthless when it comes to your work experience.
However, if you do want to work for them, just keep looking around for something better.
You are not signing a contract. You can send pictures and change your job info once you’ve got a visa.
I was considering them for my first job but the pay was just terrible to go through with a place like that. The interview did give me a much better impression of the company. They are inclusive, very responsive to emails, and have big support network. I just feel the pay was off, especially since i didn’t see any mention of housing or transportation. I’m sure 200k yen goes fast when you got to pay rent and ride a train.
An American person sent me the following words, hope it will work for you. By the way, he came to Japan a few years ago because he got a teacher offer from Borderlink. Now he’s working for a small English school in a small town.
“Many westerners like to come to Japan, or enjoy pop culture, but when they live here, they find out it’s not always fun or like what they thought. So a lot of people leave after one or two years. Finding a teaching job is usually easy but anything else is very hard.”