Responses from Kids Duo Yaruki, Aeon, Kidsup

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1. 😭😭😭

2. Are you sending out resume without meeting the required qualifications? It looks like you are still in college (no degree) and you’re trying to teach with no certificate. I haven’t applied for English teaching jobs in Japan yet, but from all the job postings I’ve read, you need at least a BA and a TEFL/TESOL or teaching certificate of some kind. Maybe it’s different for people already in Japan.

3. you went to uni in Japan for 4 years and you are looking for a job that exclusively hires people that can’t read Japanese?

4. I recently interviewed with and got offered a position with Yaruki Switch. How are you sending them your resume? Like are you actually responding to a job advertisement on, for example, Gaijinpot jobs or JobsinJapan or are you just randomly emailing them?

   They also scout potential employees on Daijob, so I recommend making a free profile and filling in all your info, maybe they’ll contact you?

   Secondly do you actually fit all the criteria they require? Are you a native English speaker? Have you properly proofread your resume and cover letter? You would be surprised how many people apply for English teaching positions without checking their writing and later find it’s full of errors. Ok, Jobs like these aren’t really teaching English as much as they are keeping kids entertained after school in English, but it still doesn’t look good if your application is riddled with spelling errors and grammatical mistakes. Especially as Japan is a desirable destination so there are plenty of people applying for these roles, companies can be a little picky.

5. If you’re Japanese, I know one English teaching company that’ll respond real fast if you’re looking for a job.

6. I think that a lot of those companies prefer people with no Japanese as they require “all English” lessons. That was the case when I worked for Peppy Kids Club a very long time ago.

   I loved working there in the beginning, but the schedule is definitely for youngsters. And saving money is hard from year 2 when you’re paying crazy tax and health insurance prices.

   Good luck.

7. You can do better by finding a direct hire position. You do NOT want to work for these companies.

8. What on earth are you studying at a Japanese university that your career ambition post graduation is to teach English to kids as an unqualified teacher?

9. Is English your first language? If not, then it may be hard to get a job teaching English. Most of the commercial Eikaiwas want people who not only speak English, but also look and sound “English”.