How easy is it to get a job teaching English in Japan?

Question

Am going to apply through the bigger ones, like Nova, AEON and Geos. Anyone have any other suggestions on companies that provide schemes? Or maybe any tips in general.

Thank you in advance.

Maybe I should have stated that although I've been attending English speaking schools from the age of 9, I am not a British citizen, and can hence not apply to the JET programme. (but thank you for the suggestion)

Answer 1

WE DONT NEED ANY MORE GAIJINS (害人） "TEACHING" ENGLISH HERE IN JAPAN!

Dont take it for granted that you can make 3000-6000 yen an hour just by speaking your damn language here.
NOVA, AEON, GEOS, ECC, GREG...they all suck!, so do all the gaijin "teachers" who come here for nothing but easy money.

Many Japanese students are working very hard for 800-900 yen an hour all-night long to pay the ridiculously expensive tuition to those damn "English Conversation Schools."

"How easy is it to get a job teaching English in Japan?"
SHAME ON YOU!
I know its damn easy for you. But its not easy for many hard-up Japanese students to pay the tuition.

Answer 2

If you attended English schools only since the age of 9, then the Japanese govt. does not think you are a "native English speaker"

The visa rules are quite strict that you must have "12 or more years" of schooling done in English to qualify as "native English" if you are not a citizen of a "native English" country.

You will probably be rejected by the big schools on this point.
There must be a way to get a visa for a non-native speaker, but they won't want to do the extra paperwork Choosing another person would be easier.

If you are perfectly fluent in English, and think that you can seem like a native English speaker, then you might want to rethink if your memory of being taught in English ONLY from age 9 is so clear, maybe it was 8? or 7? 6?

Of course, you shouldn't LIE on an application.

Can you get a working holiday visa from your country? Then you could probably work for NOVA.

Answer 3

Yes. I live in South Korea. I know of several people who teach english with just a bachelor's degree that's not in english or teaching. They pay well, too. There was one place that actually offered me a job that paid $40 an hour (well, okay, until they found out I was still working on my bachelor's)

Answer 4

You will need a degree, for a start. Some of the schools expect you to have completed a TEFL course (they will snap you up), but by far the best way to teach in Japan is through the JET Programme. Ganbatte ne!

Answer 5

If you have a BA, you can get a job tomorrow. Having a university degree is a minimum requirement for getting a visa.

I have been here for 3 years. The bigger schools have stability but the smaller schools may not have all the big company bs. Make your own decision.

Answer 6

Hotjobs, Monster and Careerbuilder are some of the largest job boards where you could apply for jobs based on your qualifications and upload your resume. Since,Craigslist allows free job postings,many companies post their job vacancies on this online classifieds website. Check this out for more details
http://www.pcworkathome.net/jobwebsites.html

Answer 7

You ever hear of the Japan Exchange and Teaching Programme? It's sponsored by the Japanese government, so the pay, benefits and support are good.

Answer 8

Madd easy. Dont do the Jet program. They will stick you in the country somewhere. Check out interac. I work for interac.

Answer 9

check out Gajin Pot.com for good lists of Japanese jobs, also ohayo
sensei or japanesejobs.com, if you dont have a British, Australian, Canadian, American or New Zealand Passports some companies wont accept you, I worked for AEON for two years if you have any questions about them email through my Japanese page
http://thejapaneseeye.blogspot.com/

Answer 10

I hope you could help Japanese improve their miserable English.

Good Luck!