Tokyo alt positions

We have positions with various numbers of work days, and locations throughout eastern Japan in urban and rural areas. Heart Corporation prides itself on flexibility to accommodate new ALTs, and truly takes your individual personality to heart.

Living and working in Japan offers many great experiences and opportunities. Japan is a unique place for foreigners. Living in Japan gives you a great opportunity to really see and explore all of these interesting facets of Japanese society. For highly skilled foreigners, it may be less competitive in certain markets, as Japan ranks dead last among Asian countries for the number of skilled foreigners in the workforce, according to the IMD World Talent Ranking.

The jobs are there — you just have to work to get yourself in prime position for them. If you have decided not to re-contract — even before you sign the necessary papers and turn them into your school — start the job search.

First things first, bookmark GaijinPot Jobs , which is one of the largest databases of jobs for foreigners in Japan. While teaching positions are offered aplenty, others like those in the IT, human resources and recruitment sectors are gaining traction for foreigners here. In addition to the GaijinPot job board, there are also more bilingual jobs in Japan on Career Engine , which has bilingual employment and recruiting services and works with 11 foreign chambers of commerce in Japan.

Another option is simply a direct-hire position, where you become an employee of that company without a middleman. Some ALTs end up working not for the same school, but for the government in their area or elsewhere in Japan with a local tourism agency.

For example:. To that end, be sure to brush up your Japanese resume skills. Many ALTs make strong bonds within their program or immediate community, but often lack a broader connection to the foreign professional community in Japan.

Check out groups online or in person , Meetups, conferences or at the very least, do some networking on LinkedIn. LinkedIn worked incredibly well for me in Japan to make connections in Tokyo virtually, when I was living far out in the inaka.

As an example, I was interested in the travel industry in Japan, so I attended a free event from the Tokyo Chapter of a worldwide network called Travel Massive. From there, I knew I wanted to be more involved, so I ended up contacting the leader and asked if they were looking for volunteers to help with events. After a meeting, I joined this group as a Tokyo Chapter leader and helped plan and coordinate their next tourism events. The experience, although it took some extra work and time, opened up my network and gave me the chance to interact on a more meaningful level with CEOs and board members in Japan.

Maybe that means you start keeping a blog of your experience in Japan. Maybe that means you do comics, photography or even start your own YouTube channel on the side. The benefits of being a direct hire over dispatch companies Ask yourself what your plans are here in Japan, if you are someone who wants to work in Japan long-term and have good grasp of the language to work independently then the direct hire route could be your career choice.

When should I apply? Why did you come to Japan? Tell us about yourself. Why do you want to work as an ALT? How are you going to communicate with the Japanese teachers? Would you be okay with eating school lunch? Tell us a bit about your teaching method? How would you deal with a difficult class?

Which do you prefer elementary or junior high school? As for the Japanese interview goes the kind of questions you may consider are as follow: Why our city? Tell us something you enjoy about the Japanese culture?

How long have you been in Japan? Briefly introduce yourself in Japanese? You should hear the results of the interview within a month. How does it differ to a dispatch company? A short interview with a fellow direct hire ALT A good friend of mine who has numerous years of experience as a direct hire ALT spent a short time with me to answer some of the most common questions. Me: What do you need in terms of qualification?

Me: How much work experience would you suggest be adequate? Me : Japanese ability? Me : Any tips or words of advice? Good advice! Becoming a direct hire ALT is not unattainable! Search Search for:. Previous post. Next post. Working in Japan 6 things you must do to succeed at teaching a private English lesson. Working in Japan Five tips for teaching children English in Japan.

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