How I Became an ALT Teaching in Japan 🇸🇬→🇯🇵 (Full Timeline

How I Became an ALT Teaching in Japan 🇸🇬→🇯🇵 (Full Timeline - It Took ~6 Months)

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10 ай бұрын

I remember being very anxious throughout the whole process of applying to be an ALT and the time between each step felt like eternity. This is my experience and I hope this will be helpful for people who are interested in becoming an ALT.
Timeline
4th October 2022: Applied online
5th October 2022: Passed initial screening
13th October 2022: Orientation and preliminary interview
14th October 2022: Passed orientation and preliminary interview
31st October 2022: 1-on-1 interview
2nd November 2022: Offered position as an ALT
4th January 2023: Received Guarantee of Employment
13th February 2023: Got my VISA
20th February 2023: Confirmation of date to fly in to Japan
18th - 22nd March 2023: Training
28th March 2023: Went to the city hall and set up a bank account
3rd - 5th April 2023: Training
6th April 2023: Introduction to schools
10th April 2023: First day of work
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@vhic2009 28 күн бұрын

thanks for sharing,Godbless

@TH-bl7nr Ай бұрын

Hi! I love your channel! Can I ask what major did you study? I'm worried my degree won't fit their criteria :(

@LisaLostInJapan Ай бұрын

Hey! Glad you enjoy my content 💕 I actually studied something totally irrelevant to teaching (Criminology), so you have nothing to worry about 😂 ALT dispatch companies usually accept any degrees from a university!

@douglaslim6486 Ай бұрын

Could you share about how you managed the spontanous teaching demo and how long did it take you?

@LisaLostInJapan Ай бұрын

Hi 😁 So for my spontaneous teaching demo, if I recall correctly, I was asked to teach the difference between “good” and “bad” using fruits, and they gave me time to think before jumping into it. The interviewer acted as a student and acted confused, but I just used really simple English and a lot of easy examples to slowly explain the terms! It was quite short, probably not even 5 minutes. After that, I was asked to teach any song I wanted, so I taught “Head, shoulders, knees, and toes” with the gestures. The feedback I got was to take my time teaching the different parts of the body/face, and slowly practice with the “student”. Any fun song you know with gestures will work! I took about 5 minutes. As long as you’re cheerful and seem eager to teach, and use relatively simple English, you should be all good! 👍🏻

@maitri_negi 29 күн бұрын

@@LisaLostInJapanwow! That's really helpful. ❤ Thank you so much

@dsudawat1112 Ай бұрын

Can you tell me more about group interview, what sort of questions they asked or was there a group discussion? Over-all idea of the 1st interview

@LisaLostInJapan Ай бұрын

Hi! For the preliminary interview, they will introduce the company first and roughly what the job entails, and then it’s a group interview/discussion where they ask you stuff like “What do you think being an ALT means?” or “How would you handle a dispute between the Japanese teacher and yourself” and “What are the biggest culture shocks do you think you will face and how will you overcome them?”

@dsudawat1112 Ай бұрын

Appreciate it 👍

@maitri_negi 29 күн бұрын

Hey. I just gave my preliminary interview and they asked "what difficulties do you think you'll face with your homeschool teacher (under whom you will be teaching) and how will you handle it?" It was quite easy... Just make sure you look like you have points and engage in the discussion. Also in the end they'll let you ask questions... So do ask them

@veramoraa5609 27 күн бұрын

What did you answer? What's the answer? @@maitri_negi

@maitri_negi 27 күн бұрын

@@veramoraa5609 as for myself, I said that - The Japanese teacher (under whom) we'll be teaching, might see some problems with the way of our teaching or might not like something... So we should discuss about it after we get to know or before hand (like is there anything specific they want us to do) Someone else said - There might be favouritism so if you are children's favourite then you should take the japanese sensei's side and you should not encourage this kind of behaviour... - You might notice Japanese sensei doing some things that you don't agree with. Like, if they are teaching in japanese (which is not allowed) then you should talk to them and shouldn't directly go to the HR.

@njbarayuga 10 ай бұрын

Hello! I am graduating this September, BS Psychology, and it has been really my dream to work in Japan and with children. How can I apply? What are the qualifications? Thank you so much!!! ::^))

@LisaLostInJapan 10 ай бұрын

Hi! You can search for jobs as an Assistant Language Teacher on Google and find a company that suits you! There are companies like Borderlink, Interac, Heart Corporation and more. You just need a Bachelor’s Degree in any field and 12 years of education taught in English 😁

@njbarayuga 10 ай бұрын

@@LisaLostInJapan will do, thank you so much!!!!!

@jonathansakura 8 ай бұрын

Hello 👋 😊

@LisaLostInJapan 8 ай бұрын

Hi!! I see you’re in Japan too 😆 Will check out your videos some time 😁👍🏻

@victorudogu3493 Ай бұрын

What topic were you given to discuss during the one on one interview

@LisaLostInJapan Ай бұрын

Hi! So after they were done asking about why you want to teach, why specifically in Japan (because they want to make sure you can overcome the culture shock and stay for the length of the contract), how you deal with disagreements with co-workers (because they want to make sure you can get along with the Japanese teachers even though your culture differs so much), and how you good you are with classroom management (though the Japanese teachers are responsible for managing the class, it would help if we are able to help if the teacher’s hands are full), they went on to the actual classroom demonstration. So the interviewer acted as a student, and if I recall correctly, I was tasked to teach the difference between “good” and “bad”. Hope this helps!

@ZhannaZhumabayeva-jq8ot Ай бұрын

Hi. Is there any way to not provide those letters about 12 years of study? Would it be enough to add school names in my resume and cover letter? Some of my schools don't even have website. Just wondering is there any hidden unknown ways with this 12 years of study thing?

@LisaLostInJapan Ай бұрын

Hi! So my company in particular strictly requires a letter proving that the language of instruction at each of your schools was English, and it had to be sent from the school’s official email directly to the company. I did give them the names of my schools, but that was not enough. I would recommend calling the school or emailing them if you are able to find their phone number or email. I tried my best to explain my situation to the company but they told me they had to have the letters emailed to them to continue the application process. But this is just my company! Maybe other companies won’t be as strict, you can email them to check. Best of luck to you!

@ZhannaZhumabayeva-jq8ot Ай бұрын

Thank you. Did you get your visa for 1 year and then just renewing every year?

@LisaLostInJapan 29 күн бұрын

@@ZhannaZhumabayeva-jq8ot Yup! I got a 1-year visa and once it was about to expire, I renewed it and got a new 1-year visa!

@fromesang7193 4 ай бұрын

Hi can i ask what was your score in progos and what is the mimimum that an applicant has to get

@LisaLostInJapan 4 ай бұрын

Hi! I didn’t have to take progos :)

@fromesang7193 4 ай бұрын

@@LisaLostInJapan ohh 😀 anyways thanks for replying 😊

@dianaelizabethnoces2661 5 ай бұрын

Hello, can I apply for this year if next year 2025 pa ko makakagraduatee??

@LisaLostInJapan 5 ай бұрын

Hi!! They will need to see your degree, but you can try applying when you're about to get your degree 😁

@user-vp3bt5uz9i 6 ай бұрын

hello what company you were in?

@LisaLostInJapan 6 ай бұрын

Hey! I managed to get a position with Borderlink 😊

@user-vp3bt5uz9i 6 ай бұрын

@@LisaLostInJapan even that the applicant is here in the Philippines, can we still be able to apply through their website?

@LisaLostInJapan 6 ай бұрын

@@user-vp3bt5uz9i Yes, you can! Actually there are a lot of Filipino ALTs here 😄

@maitri_negi Ай бұрын

Is this Borderlink company?

@LisaLostInJapan Ай бұрын

Hi! Yes, I ended up accepting the offer from Borderlink 😄 I’ll be happy to answer any questions you might have!

@maitri_negi Ай бұрын

Why am i not able to see my replies? 🥲

@LisaLostInJapan Ай бұрын

@@maitri_negi Oh no! It should appear under your notifications!

@maitri_negi Ай бұрын

@@LisaLostInJapan i replied atleast 3 times and everytime KZfaq deletes it.

@maitri_negi Ай бұрын

@@LisaLostInJapan YT is deleting replies. it deleted again