Inside Japan Podcast

The Inside Japan Podcast – HR Manager Melissa from MY English School

Melissa from MY English School drops in this week to talk about her jump from a large chain Eikaiwa to a smaller school, making the move from teacher to HR, and a lot more. Right-Click

Melissa from MY English School drops in this week to talk about her jump from a large chain Eikaiwa to a smaller school, making the move from teacher to HR, and a lot more.

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Topics

  • 03:48 – Intro – What Melissa Does These Days
  • 06:50 – What Melissa thought of working for a Big Eikaiwa chain
  • 09:10 – What made Melissa quit and how she found her next job
  • 12:15 – What makes a smaller school like MY English School different from a national chain?
  • 19:40 – Interview Advice
  • 24:45 – What education or certificates do you like to see on a resume?
  • 28:20 – Does working on JET add anything to your resume?
  • 32:50 – Final Advice

Peter Lackner is the Managing Partner at JobsinJapan.com and has had management-level positions at major job boards in Japan including: CareerCross.com, GaijinPot, CareerEngine and currently the managing partner at JobsinJapan.com.

Running a job board gives Peter the opportunity to speak with employers and job seekers every day and find out why some are successful and others are not. Speaking to both employers and job seekers has given Peter the ability to be able to see both sides of the hiring process. This is why JobsinJapan.com exists - to help job seekers find the jobs they want and employers to find the candidates they need.

Peter is active in the ETJ (English Teachers in Japan organization), a member of JALT’s School Owners SIG and currently on the Executive Board of the Tokyo Association of International Preschools.

You can often find Peter speaking to groups on how to get a new or better job, and to employers on how to avoid making a bad hire.

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