Comments for Year of the Dog's Weblog http://yearofthedog.wordpress.com ALT life, life after japan, and man-child nonsense Sun, 22 Nov 2009 02:07:21 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 Comment on Unpoetic description by Userla1310 http://yearofthedog.wordpress.com/2009/07/16/unpoetic-description/#comment-333 Userla1310 Sun, 22 Nov 2009 02:07:21 +0000 http://yearofthedog.wordpress.com/?p=220#comment-333 Join the military. That should help. ;) Join the military. That should help. ;)

]]> Comment on Pros and Cons of Working for OWLS by yearofthedog http://yearofthedog.wordpress.com/2008/03/18/pros-and-cons-of-working-for-owls/#comment-332 yearofthedog Mon, 09 Nov 2009 07:36:59 +0000 http://yearofthedog.wordpress.com/?p=51#comment-332 I don't know of any that haven't done someone wrong. Chat with people on gaijinpot or on Fukuoka Now. I've been away from Japan for almost a year now. I don’t know of any that haven’t done someone wrong. Chat with people on gaijinpot or on Fukuoka Now. I’ve been away from Japan for almost a year now.

]]> Comment on Pros and Cons of Working for OWLS by mandy conti http://yearofthedog.wordpress.com/2008/03/18/pros-and-cons-of-working-for-owls/#comment-331 mandy conti Mon, 09 Nov 2009 00:44:50 +0000 http://yearofthedog.wordpress.com/?p=51#comment-331 What schools in Kyushu would you recommend working for, in terms of fairness etc? What schools in Kyushu would you recommend working for, in terms of fairness etc?

]]> Comment on ALT Companies by yearofthedog http://yearofthedog.wordpress.com/2008/04/15/alt-companies/#comment-320 yearofthedog Thu, 16 Jul 2009 08:02:07 +0000 http://yearofthedog.wordpress.com/?p=80#comment-320 Don't go work for OWLS. Apply for the JET program, if they still do that. You'll get paid at least 100,000 yen more per month than working for any of the private ALT companies. Your visa is still good to switch to another company, but you can't just change your field all willy-nilly. You can't have a specialist in humanities visa and then go work as an artist or general laborer. JETRO frowns upon that. You can change to another school without any problems. It's easiest to find a job in Japan about 1-2 months before school starts back up. However it's slim pickin's afterwards. You might find a another ALT job if somebody quits and they need someone to fill the spot. It happens, but I wouldn't count on it. If not you'd have to work at an eikaiwa juku, like G-Nova or AEON or a smaller no-name company. If you are fluent in Japanese there might be more opportunities for you, but you're better off in a more international city like Tokyo or Osaka. Have fun. Don’t go work for OWLS. Apply for the JET program, if they still do that. You’ll get paid at least 100,000 yen more per month than working for any of the private ALT companies. Your visa is still good to switch to another company, but you can’t just change your field all willy-nilly. You can’t have a specialist in humanities visa and then go work as an artist or general laborer. JETRO frowns upon that. You can change to another school without any problems. It’s easiest to find a job in Japan about 1-2 months before school starts back up. However it’s slim pickin’s afterwards. You might find a another ALT job if somebody quits and they need someone to fill the spot. It happens, but I wouldn’t count on it. If not you’d have to work at an eikaiwa juku, like G-Nova or AEON or a smaller no-name company. If you are fluent in Japanese there might be more opportunities for you, but you’re better off in a more international city like Tokyo or Osaka. Have fun.

]]> Comment on ALT Companies by potential Owl http://yearofthedog.wordpress.com/2008/04/15/alt-companies/#comment-319 potential Owl Tue, 14 Jul 2009 18:19:30 +0000 http://yearofthedog.wordpress.com/?p=80#comment-319 I'm moving to Japan next month and I don't have a job yet. I'm considering taking a job with OWLS because it seems fairly easy to get in. If the job is horrible, how easy is it to find a new one? Can you still use your visa? Also, do they provide accommodations? What are the typical work hours? Can you find a job in Fukuoka apart from Interac, OWLS and KBS? I’m moving to Japan next month and I don’t have a job yet. I’m considering taking a job with OWLS because it seems fairly easy to get in. If the job is horrible, how easy is it to find a new one? Can you still use your visa?

Also, do they provide accommodations? What are the typical work hours?

Can you find a job in Fukuoka apart from Interac, OWLS and KBS?

]]> Comment on Depressing Truth by kcjacinto89 http://yearofthedog.wordpress.com/2009/06/19/depressing-truth/#comment-318 kcjacinto89 Sat, 20 Jun 2009 13:27:42 +0000 http://yearofthedog.wordpress.com/?p=211#comment-318 hi..your blog is one of my inspiration in writing <a href="http://justcoolnweirdstuff.wordpress.com/2009/06/19/depressing-truth-for-job-hunters/" rel="nofollow">THIS (CLICK HERE TO SEE THE BLOG)</a> article. hi..your blog is one of my inspiration in writing THIS (CLICK HERE TO SEE THE BLOG) article.

]]> Comment on Depressing Truth by Peter Gingiss http://yearofthedog.wordpress.com/2009/06/19/depressing-truth/#comment-317 Peter Gingiss Fri, 19 Jun 2009 16:39:24 +0000 http://yearofthedog.wordpress.com/?p=211#comment-317 You might try the U of H. Check out https://jobs.uh.edu. I see they have openings for academic advisors, for example. You might try the U of H. Check out https://jobs.uh.edu. I see they have openings for academic advisors, for example.

]]> Comment on Pros and Cons of Working for OWLS by Owls Stooge http://yearofthedog.wordpress.com/2008/03/18/pros-and-cons-of-working-for-owls/#comment-316 Owls Stooge Wed, 13 May 2009 09:16:54 +0000 http://yearofthedog.wordpress.com/?p=51#comment-316 They have misinformed, misrepresented information, or broken labour laws and standards concerning the following issues: paid holidays, withholding final pay, health insurance options, fines for contract cancellation, company arranged apartment expenses, non-renewal of contracts, and no salary for the month of August. They have misinformed, misrepresented information, or broken labour laws and standards concerning the following issues: paid holidays, withholding final pay, health insurance options, fines for contract cancellation, company arranged apartment expenses, non-renewal of contracts, and no salary for the month of August.

]]> Comment on ALT Companies by Owls Stooge http://yearofthedog.wordpress.com/2008/04/15/alt-companies/#comment-315 Owls Stooge Wed, 13 May 2009 09:13:24 +0000 http://yearofthedog.wordpress.com/?p=80#comment-315 Interesting comment Bill. KBS & OWLS coordinators are the same then. The female I had to deal with was a trained monkey. If OWLS said the sky was green today she would pass the message on without hesitation or logical thought. The amount of micromangement is insane, hilarious in a way. The best ever was when i was told to make sure the Principals stamp my monthly work report at the same ink thickness. Some were slighty darker then others! The best advice i would give an ALT is that these companies are insane FULL STOP. move on and get a new job. Interesting comment Bill. KBS & OWLS coordinators are the same then. The female I had to deal with was a trained monkey. If OWLS said the sky was green today she would pass the message on without hesitation or logical thought.

The amount of micromangement is insane, hilarious in a way. The best ever was when i was told to make sure the Principals stamp my monthly work report at the same ink thickness. Some were slighty darker then others!

The best advice i would give an ALT is that these companies are insane FULL STOP. move on and get a new job.

]]> Comment on Who is Year of the dog? by Brody Sanders http://yearofthedog.wordpress.com/about/#comment-314 Brody Sanders Tue, 05 May 2009 02:35:06 +0000 #comment-314 Dan, If you want to add Facebook or email sharing buttons to your blog posts, there's a plugin that does it for you: http://tinyurl.com/sharebuttons Hope you find it helpful! Cheers, Brody Dan,

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