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From: caslokid@yahoo.com (Granola Bar)
Newsgroups: fj.life.in-japan
Subject: Re: Teaching (work visa)
Date: 20 Oct 2003 11:10:47 -0700
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> What kind of teaching are you interested in?  University?  Kindergarten? 
> Language school (eikaiwa)?  They have different requirements.

I would prefer to teach adults rather than children... I dont care if
it's at a university.

> apply for a work visa, and that requires a bachelor's degree.  Do you have one?

yes I have a B.S\M.S\MBA

> 
> You have very few places that will interview/hire/sponsor you from outside
> Japan.  So, you can go that route (NOVA, AEON, GEOS, ECC, Altia, James English
> School, Peppy Kids Club, Language House, American Language School, Westgate
> Corporation, and the JET programme), or you can fill your pockets with money
> (about US$4000) and come here to improve the odds.  

From what i've read NOVA, AEON and those guys have horrible hours and
work you to death. I'm just wondering if I fly to japan, say next week
as a tourist, will it be dificult to find a school to work at? Will I
be unable to begin working for 2-4 months while I wait for my work
visa?