Long story short, I left a Korean hagwon early because of issues with management. I want to apply for an ALT position in Japan with a private company. Should I mention it in my past employment or will it look bad to have an uncompleted contract on there?
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Well first chances of an employer in Japan calling and checking to see if you worked at X place for as long as you state on your resume is effectively nil. Just say you worked from X to X. ALT positions (especially ones that are through dispatch companies) pay is low and the only thing they require is that you have a bachelors degree (for visa). If you from a native English speaking country your good to go. Don’t sweat.
I left a job in the middle of a one-year contract before. When my next job asked me about it during the interview, I just said there wasn’t enough autonomy for me. No issues after that. Though, to be fair, I had enough previous jobs where I *did* stay the full length of the contract, so this one where I didn’t was obviously not a habit.
ALT positions aren’t going to check references, especially overseas ones
Who has worked at a Korean hagwon that hasn’t had problems with toxic workplaces?
They are not checking overseas. Do as you please. I would just omit it.
I’m assuming you gave notice and didn’t take off in the night with a box full of hard drives. It happens sometimes – a better offer comes along, a loved one gets bad news, it wasn’t a good fit for you. If they ask, think of an answer you can give that indicates that you’re a responsible human being who has to leave a job sometimes.
I wouldn’t include it and it adjust your resume accordingly… easy for it not to come up