I mightʻve played myself here. I got my BA and TESOL certification from my home country (US), came to Japan and got an MA (Linguistics) thinking it would be my ticket to a decent NON-BLACK job, whether it was in higher-level academia or heck even a business. My advisors were so supportive of me and assuring me that my MA could get me a good job. Sadly, here I am, about to turn 26, feverishly applying for other eikaiwa-esque jobs since my current contract expires this month (because I stupidly chose to not renew. I am going to miss my students so bad).
I applied for university teaching positions, office positions, and so on. All rejected. I have journal articles. I have good references. I have N2 certification (working on N1).
Any advice?
by WHinSITU