Heart English School Reviews

Pros

Countryside, nice students , safe area

Cons

low salary, low-level students, principals constantly change

Pros

Will give you a visa promptly. They will also help set up housing and a car for you. All you have to do is sign. They leave you alone for the most part and are very nice if you forgot to send them something.

Cons

They won’t help with anything after you sign the paperwork. No reimbursement for traveling, gas, insurance, plane ticket, and bonuses. They will not help you sign up for a phone, Internet, and they will not help you figure out how to pay for your water, gas, and electricity. You will also have to survive the first two months without a paycheck as well as August, September and January because you will not get paid. You only get paid if you work. Also you have to watch out because they may give you extra work that is “mandatory”. For example, after school activities such as plays, sporting events, speeches, and performances. You will not be compensated for these. They call their salary a semi full time position. It’s a way to get out of paying full time benefits. There are also no get togethers with other ALT’s other than when we have meetings. Lack of training is another concern. We had just two days of “training”. We just learned about basic teaching techniques. We practiced a couple times and that was it.

Pros

Will hire anyone Easy way to get into Japan

Cons

Lack of support settling into Japan Training is unpaid No pay during summer and winter vacation Lack of communication between the school and ALT

Pros

They will contact all applicants because they have to

Cons

No transportation pay, no training ( 3 days!) pays less than Social Welfare

Pros

They will get you to Japan. They'll hire you even if your English isn't fluent.

Cons

This company seriously has no benefits, unless you are extremely desperate to get to Japan. Go apply for Interac. They will charge you for every little thing, and take it right out of your paycheck. I made the mistake of getting an apartment through them, they conveniently didn't tell me that they would charge me an additional 20,000 yen EVERY MONTH just because they "helped" me find the place. One of my fellow teachers has another apartment that is 2 bedrooms, but it's just her living there alone. They don't shop around for the cheapest apartments, they just give you what's available. They refuse to let her move, and just keep charging her extra for what she doesn't need or want. They don't give paid time off. They charge the school district for worked days even when you don't work, and say we get paid for days off. They lie to the school district about how they treat their employees. The "training/orientation" is a huge unpaid waste of time. Most of my training was spent listening to Kent (the senior teacher) ramble and complain about his personal life, and how he wished he had stayed in the U.S. to pursue an acting career. Very 'greasy car salesman' vibe. THEY DON'T CARE ABOUT THEIR FOREIGN EMPLOYEES AND THEY WILL TREAT YOU ACCORDINGLY. RUN FAR AWAY.