Comments on: Daily Life of an Assistant Language Teacher in Japan

By: Austin

Austin — Mon, 19 Jul 2010 12:09:54 +0000

Less than 10%, but there would be no disadvantage of doing it in your 30s. They don’t choose base on ages, it just happens more people right out of college apply.

My advice – go for it!

If you have any other questions about the job/program, don’t hesitate to ask her or email me at austinhmorgan@gmail.com.

By: Crystal

Crystal — Sun, 18 Jul 2010 19:59:59 +0000

Thanks for the info. Just curious – how many ALTs are in their 30s? I’m approaching the age cutoff and was curious how much my age would put me at a disadvantage.

Thanks.

By: Dan

Dan — Thu, 01 Jul 2010 09:39:24 +0000

Yeah, at least 4-5 years. I’m in Tokyo now, and most of the direct hires here (what few there are) are veterans with 10+ years under their belts.

By: Austin

Austin — Thu, 01 Jul 2010 09:12:16 +0000

The direct hires I know of have been here 4-5 years. Is that true everywhere, Dan?

By: Dan

Dan — Thu, 01 Jul 2010 01:26:01 +0000

Direct hire means that the Board of Education of the city hire you directly, instead of using JET or a go-between company. Because there is no overhead (with managers and recruiters and whatnot in JET etc), the ALT receives more money. Direct hire jobs are very rare and usually very competitive.

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