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Originally Posted by Nyororin
I mean just what I said.
There are a number of well known cities in Japan. 90% of the people who want to teach English in Japan tries to move to these cities.
However, there are a lot more other cities in Japan, full of people and opportunities... but because no one has heard of them, or they aren`t the "cool" places to go in Japan - almost no one tries to move to or work in most of them.
So basically, if you`ve never heard of it and it`s a decent sized city - you`ll find far more opportunities with less competition there.
Then don`t. No one is going to force you to do so.
If it is your dream to work as an English teacher, then go through the normal routes to become a teacher - not a WHV.
Once you have the WHV in hand, what you do with it is really your own business. It is easier for a school to hire someone who is on the WHV for a year than get a working visa for someone. It`s not the school`s business to plan your holiday.
Most of the people working on the WHV that I have had contact with were working for 9+ months, and doing "tourism" on their days off and after their work term ended.
You are talking about blatantly lying and deceiving a school. No matter what your visa is, if you tell them you are available for a year of work then run off - you have deceived them.
If you only want to work in little bouts here and there... LOOK FOR LITTLE JOBS HERE AND THERE. You will have considerably fewer opportunities when compared to looking for longer positions, and the WHV won`t provide an advantage, but at least be honest.
Nowhere have I even so much as implied that a WHV gives an advantage when looking for very short term positions. I have only said that it is an advantage when you are competing for a LONG TERM position. It won`t give you an advantage for a short term position. That`s life - deal with it. Don`t go lying for your own personal satisfaction. It`s incredibly childish, selfish, and flat out disgusting.
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When I visit Japan next year, I just finished my A-Level here in Germany. I won't have a degree, but I am actually not planning on staying for more than a year anyway. I also want to visit Korea for 3 months too.
Really, the WHV is the best thing out there and for me! It's like a gift from somewhere else.. I can't really describe how happy I am that Germany and Japan have such an agreement with each other.
But again honestly, do you really believe that 6 months is a short time for a school to hire somebody on a WHV?? I could even work for 8 months if I have too. But the rest I need to travel around the country! We are not talking about 3 months here.. 6 months is half a year already, if this is not a lot of time what is?
Well, if that is life.. then I don't have another option other then telling them that I am available for the entire year, do I?