(Podcast) Who Says You Can't Go Home? - Rafael

Rafael stopped by this week to regale us with his tale of multiple jobs in Japan, both teaching and non-teaching, and eventually deciding Japan wasn’t the best place to continue his career. Who says you can’t go home? Enjoy!

(Bonus props to Rafael for creating the vintage Japan-esque header image.)

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Topics

02:20 – Intro
06:00 – How did you get a scholarship to study in Japan? What was it like?
10:13 – I think being a ski-lift attendant would be a sweet job, but what was your experience like?
13:35 – Rafael gets accepted to the JET Program
20:27 – What he thought of JET and his next career move
27:00 – Rafael’s first non-teaching job and how he got it
34:20 – Why Rafael decided to leave Japan
43:25 – Final Advice

Peter Lackner

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.