**Employment Thread: New Hire Edition**
We have had a large number of employment posts recently. Many of these are questions that are specific to you, asking for advice, or new-hire questions. I have already removed many such posts as they do not warrant a full thread and it may take away from more important topics. Therefore I have made this sticky post which will remain until the end of the new employment season.
Please post your employment related questions here.
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How bad can the classroom get, in terms of the students’ behavior? Like if I get assigned to a bad school, am I going to be punched, have things thrown at me, stuff like that? How good of a job do the JTEs do controlling the classroom?
Dealing with a violent classroom is probably the only thing that would make me leave early.
Hello. I made a post earlier, but it got removed (when I think about it, it was probably the type of post that fit the ones described above), so I thought that asking here might be ok.
So, I have been teaching at an “international”/bilingual preschool/kindergarten for the past few months. Since I replaced someone who quit mid-contract, I was given an initial 6 month contract (they sponsored my status of residence change). The curriculum is actually alright and I had opportunities to plan lessons. I was originally planning to stick it out for another year, but the hours, working conditions and the overall atmosphere are awful and it’s been getting worse and I would like to find something else by April.
However, how to interview while already working full-time? I guess calling in sick is an option, but it would become suspicious if done more than once or twice within a month or so, wouldn’t it (also, taking time off here seems to be really hard and the boss always insists on disclosing the reasons before she gives her approval)? Would it be alright to ask potential employers whether interviewing before/after hours or on weekends is a possibility (for the first interview, at least)? Or would they label me as “not flexible or not passionate enough about the position”?
Also, would quitting after 6 months be seen as a red flag even if didn’t break the contract, but rather chose not to renew? This is my first job out of college. (I had two part-time stints (a year each, teaching-related) during college.)
What’s the September hiring season like? Is there much available compared to April? And is it right to suspect that many or most roles opening up will be unsavoury ones that the previous hire fled from mid-contract?
I’ll be looking for direct hire ALT jobs (edit:JHS and SHS) and also roles that require quals in STEM and humanities content areas. Would love to hear about people’s experiences finding work that time of year.
Im on a spouse visa and was wondering if I can teach english without going through the jet program. I just graduated with a bachelors in general business so I dont have experience.
How long did it take for you to get your coe and visa?
What is the hiring like in July? I currently am at a Hagwon in Korea but I want to transition to a position in Japan and my contract ends in July. What would the process be like to switch from Korea to Japan? As well I have tried to look for recruiters like there are in Korea but there seem to be less in Japan am I just looking in the wrong place?