Hello, I'm new to this group, but I just wanted to get some inside perspective, and possibly some closure. I have wanted to move to Japan since 2022 because I took Japanese language classes in college, and was passionate about learning the language/being a part of the culture. I wanted to go to Japan to aquire further fluency. I then became more interested in how one aquires a second language, and took classes in that as well as earned my TEFL. When I finished my Bachelors of English, I thought there would be a lot of opportunity, especially since all of my job experience is in education (including ESL work that I've done online). This was not the case.
I understand that the market is somewhat oversaturated right now, but it does not seem like my resume is even really being looked at. How long did it take for those of you that got one of these positions in Japan overseas? I have had two offers, but one of them reached out a few days later and took back their offer because they didn't realize how long my COE would take. The other one later took back their offer because they realized all the daycares in their area were full (I told them that I planned to use a nannying service for my sons, but they still said "no").
I do think that maybe the fact that I have kids is where I've gone wrong in their eyes, but many employers led me on to believe they work with families. I don't mention that I have kids, but eventually I'm asked. I always say that they are coming to Japan independent of me on their own visas as well as my husband, who has his own job there. He works online, so this allows me to be completely flexible in my placement.
Are there any last stitch things I should try, or do I cut my losses? I have compromised many things in life to achieve this, and I guess it's just hard to be told 'no'. Thank you to those of you that considered this post, and actually read until the end.
by togetherrain