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English Conversation Teacher at ECC Japan
Accepted Offer – Reviewed Jan 7, 2013
Interview Details –
Hiring done once or twice a year, in major cities around the anglosphere (LA, NY, London, Sydney, etc)
Once CV/Resume is accepted, you are contacted for an interview day. There are hundreds of successful 1st stage applicants. You may have 40 people in your group on interview day.
Starts with a difficult grammar and spelling test. I have heard from an interviewer: ~30-50% failure rate for UK and AUS, ~50-70% failure for US and CAN applicants.
In groups, perform a 5 minute demo of your teaching abilities.
Finally, a one-on-one interview.
Interview Question – The Grammar test is tricky, the demo lesson is what will fail you. Research EFL teaching methods before hand and you will be fine. Answer Question
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ECC Native English Teacher at ECC Japan
Accepted Offer – Interviewed in Ōsaka, Osaka (Japan) Jan 2010 – Reviewed Jan 3, 2013
Interview Details –
Note: I was hired in Japan and this was not for the conversation school, but rather a different department.
I submitted my resume and was contacted about 2 months later. I was interviewed by 3 separate people (2 trainers plus the foreign department head). I was given numerous textbooks and we discussed those.
At the end I was informed that I had passed the interview, although we discussed actual work possibilities later.
The entire process was very different from most interviews I've had in Japan but it was by far the most professional. They looked at my passport (to verify my visa) and didn't ask any personal questions - they were solely concerned with my ability to be a professional teacher.
Interview Question – There really weren't any difficult or unexpected questions. Answer Question
Negotiation Details – There is no negotiation - everyone is offered the same terms.
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ECC Native English Teacher at ECC Japan
Accepted Offer – Interviewed in Toronto, ON (Canada) Sep 2008 – Reviewed Aug 8, 2012
Interview Details – Online Application then the interview consists of a grammar test and a mock lesson.
Interview Question – The most difficult part was the mock lesson. Answer Question
Negotiation Details – There was no negotiation.
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English Teacher at ECC Japan
Accepted Offer – Reviewed Jul 30, 2012
Interview Details – This interview was relatively easy, but make sure you brush up on your grammar beforehand. The first half is an information session and then a grammar test. If you don't pass the grammar test, you don't get to move on to the second half of the interview. The grammar test is not super easy, but luckily I passed. After that there is a teaching demo in which you are given a topic, for example colors, numbers, etc. and asked to teach it to your fellow interviewees as if they were 6 year olds. That was pretty much it.
Interview Question – There were no difficult questions, but I was slightly surprised by how hard the grammar test was. I definitely saw a couple of well qualified applicants not make it to the second half of the interview. Answer Question
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English Conversation Teacher at ECC Japan
Accepted Offer – Interviewed in Semba (Japan) Oct 2008 – Reviewed Oct 24, 2010
Interview Details – After passing an English proficiency test for knowledge of grammar, punctuation, and so forth, there is a group interview that includes teaching presentations. A good display of teamwork is looked upon highly. The teaching demos are about 10 minutes in length and it must include a slow, logical build of skills for the students (a part played by other interviewees). The process ends with a one-to-one interview with conventional questions such as your strengths, weaknesses, experience at last job, etc.
Interview Questions
- How would you describe your relationship with your coworkers at your last position? View Answer
- What would you say is your weak point? View Answer
Negotiation Details – There was not much negotiation, other than hours you will work. In this sense, ECC was very reasonable and the only school that was willing to negotiate for particular days off if you had a good reason.
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