Im planning to migrate in japan next year and kinda preparing for it. Im currently an I.T at a hospital and just have an intermediate level of english but im planning to switch industry more likely on the bpo this year to learn and speak english fluently and with accent.
I've researched about the alt company's and they all have question about tefl and tesol on their website. Im not a native speaker so i think im more prone of rejection if i dont have one. Im aiming at the lowest rank alt company and prepare for the worst. I already experience max abuse in my country and i think its better to be abused with x400% salary in japan lol. I currently earn just $450 a month as an i.t with almost 12hrs shift everyday and 6 days work here. No hazard pay since our office is outside the hospital lol.
Interac requirements is a bit high standard here since they need a teaching experience and they have an agency that has a fee.
My choices are borderlink, altia, owls, ecc and heart. I know its like suicide from what they have done to a lot of you here. Im still at a crossroad whether alt or eikaiwa. Can someone help me decide? I pass on the hourly rate eikaiwa like nova and gaba they seems like shadow games in real life lol.
English teaching route is the easiest way for us here too. The other one is insane mode the trainee route blue collar job with shared rooms and about 130,000 pay. Since im a degree holder better use it as advantage than become a trainee that is really the last boss of abuse.
by Sinichi_Oba