How long does it take to get a job if you’re overseas ?

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1. 2 months and nothing here. I am non-native though so maybe that’s why. I didn get an interview 1 month into applying, messed it up and didn’t get the job.

   Since you are native it will be way different, but this is all the info I can offer from my side.

2. If you just wanted to do something with an ALT dispatch company you could probably get an offer in 2-3 months if your application and interviews went well enough

3. Keep in mind that you can’t job hunt on a tourist visa. It’s illegal. If caught, that’s a 10 year ban from entering the country.

   Companies also won’t interview tourists. If one offers to, that’s a red flag, as it means they’re willing to break labor law. What other ways will they break it? I don’t think you’d want to be hired and find out.

4. I’m a Canadian who just moved here in May, so this is based on my recent experience.

   After you sign a contract, your employer will submit that to immigration along with some other documents of yours to receive a Letter of Recommendation, which will take 1-3 months to receive. They will either mail it to you or send you a scan (I used a scanned pdf with no issue), then you take that letter + a couple forms and your passport to the Japanese consulate/embassy (or mail them in some places) and wait about 5 days. After you get the visa you’re all set!

   So all in all, 2-3 months.

5. I applied to a big chain eikaiwa in October. Had my in-person interview 2 weeks later. Two weeks after that I had a follow-up zoom interview. Received an emailed offer a week later. Got my COE stuff in the mail in January, I arrived in Japan the beginning of March, got my first paycheck mid-April.

   Oh yeah, for anything to boost your application: smile a lot, speak clearly, and earnestly thank your interviewer for any constructive criticism they give you.

6. Months