View Single Post
(#34 (permalink))
Old
jasonbvr's Avatar
jasonbvr (Offline)
TrixR4Kidz
 
Posts: 771
Join Date: Dec 2006
Location: Japan
01-26-2008, 02:43 PM

Quote:
Originally Posted by MMM View Post
Since I had studied Japanese, part of interview was in Japanese. Since I put literature down as one of my hobbies I was asked, in Japanese, to compare the plusses and minuses of Japanese literature with the plusses and minuses of American literature. That was more than a little nerve-wracking.
Do you know what Interac asks of their potential hires? They have you do the standard interview, followed by a personality test, and then you make a five minute video introducing yourself in Japanese if you can and demo lesson. Five minutes to demo a fifty minute lesson without any idea of what level or grade you should be targeting. Then they take the video and show it to prospective schools. A video and personality test are a little bit overboard in my opinion for an ALT position. Seriously, talk about a complete waste of time when I can get hired for the same pay simply based on a resume and 10 minute phone call.
Reply With Quote