How I Became an ALT Teaching in Japan 🇸🇬→🇯🇵 (Full Timeline - It Took ~6 Months)

[@gculahore1827]

Alhamdulillah ❣️ selected as an ALT from Pakistan for the year 2025...🎉

[@LisaLostInJapan]

@@gculahore1827 Congratulations!! I’m so excited for you to start your life here ☺️✨

[@gculahore1827]

@@LisaLostInJapan thank you for your wishes !

[@gculahore1827]

@LisaLostInJapan are you still in Japan?

[@LisaLostInJapan]

@@gculahore1827 Yes! On my second year as an ALT now 😄

[@gculahore1827]

@@LisaLostInJapan that's wonderful ! I'll learn from your experience. Aren't you promoted to JET ?

[@vhic2009]

thanks for sharing,Godbless

[@mylinople700]

Hello Lisa! I subscribed to your channel and I would like to be assisted on my queries about the job application there!

[@LisaLostInJapan]

@@mylinople700 Hi, thank you for subscribing! What questions do you have? I’ll try to help if I can ☺️

[@edwardkoomson6758]

Hi Lisa thanks alot for your vid, it really helped me prepare for my second interview. Fortunately I got a positive feedback. Im trying to put my documents(certificates and english proficiency letters) together before the company request for them. I want to know if all the documents were sent my the schools I attended to borderlink directly or only the English proficiency letters were sent to directly by my schools? I'm asking this because I have my certificates with me.

[@LisaLostInJapan]

@@edwardkoomson6758 Hi! So your certificates (degree etc.) can be sent from your personal email to the company directly, but the only things that have to be sent from directly from your schools to the company are the letters certifying that you were taught in English! For example, a letter from your university saying your 3 or 4 years in university was taught in English, a letter from your high school saying your 4 years in high school was taught in English, and your junior high school and elementary school as well. Happy to hear your first interview went well ☺️

[@edwardkoomson6758]

@@LisaLostInJapan how about my university transcript?

[@LisaLostInJapan]

@@edwardkoomson6758 Ah, that’s right! The university transcript also has to be sent from the uni directly!

[@douglaslim6486]

Could you share about how you managed the spontanous teaching demo and how long did it take you?

[@LisaLostInJapan]

Hi 😁 So for my spontaneous teaching demo, if I recall correctly, I was asked to teach the difference between “good” and “bad” using fruits, and they gave me time to think before jumping into it. The interviewer acted as a student and acted confused, but I just used really simple English and a lot of easy examples to slowly explain the terms! It was quite short, probably not even 5 minutes. After that, I was asked to teach any song I wanted, so I taught “Head, shoulders, knees, and toes” with the gestures. The feedback I got was to take my time teaching the different parts of the body/face, and slowly practice with the “student”. Any fun song you know with gestures will work! I took about 5 minutes. As long as you’re cheerful and seem eager to teach, and use relatively simple English, you should be all good! 👍🏻

[@maitri_negi]

​@@LisaLostInJapanwow! That's really helpful. ❤ Thank you so much

[@CrystalJoyTorres-q8d]

Hi there, I’m planning to apply for any ALT position in Japan. What are the different requirements that I need to prepare? Thank you and Godbless.

[@LisaLostInJapan]

@@CrystalJoyTorres-q8d Hello! As long as you have a degree from any university and proof that you have 12 years of education conducted in English, you can apply to be an ALT! Let me know if you have any other questions ☺️

[@edwardkoomson6758]

Hi Lisa, when submitting your guarantee of employment to the embassy for your visa, did you include an document to the GoE?

[@LisaLostInJapan]

@@edwardkoomson6758 Hi! For my country, when applying for a VISA, I only had to submit the Certificate of Eligibility (CoE)! I didn’t need to submit the GoE.

[@dsudawat1112]

Can you tell me more about group interview, what sort of questions they asked or was there a group discussion? Over-all idea of the 1st interview

[@LisaLostInJapan]

Hi! For the preliminary interview, they will introduce the company first and roughly what the job entails, and then it’s a group interview/discussion where they ask you stuff like “What do you think being an ALT means?” or “How would you handle a dispute between the Japanese teacher and yourself” and “What are the biggest culture shocks do you think you will face and how will you overcome them?”

[@dsudawat1112]

Appreciate it 👍

[@maitri_negi]

Hey. I just gave my preliminary interview and they asked "what difficulties do you think you'll face with your homeschool teacher (under whom you will be teaching) and how will you handle it?" It was quite easy... Just make sure you look like you have points and engage in the discussion. Also in the end they'll let you ask questions... So do ask them

[@veramoraa5609]

What did you answer? What's the answer? ​@@maitri_negi

[@maitri_negi]

@@veramoraa5609 as for myself, I said that - The Japanese teacher (under whom) we'll be teaching, might see some problems with the way of our teaching or might not like something... So we should discuss about it after we get to know or before hand (like is there anything specific they want us to do) Someone else said - There might be favouritism so if you are children's favourite then you should take the japanese sensei's side and you should not encourage this kind of behaviour... - You might notice Japanese sensei doing some things that you don't agree with. Like, if they are teaching in japanese (which is not allowed) then you should talk to them and shouldn't directly go to the HR.

[@njbarayuga]

Hello! I am graduating this September, BS Psychology, and it has been really my dream to work in Japan and with children. How can I apply? What are the qualifications? Thank you so much!!! ::^))

[@LisaLostInJapan]

Hi! You can search for jobs as an Assistant Language Teacher on Google and find a company that suits you! There are companies like Borderlink, Interac, Heart Corporation and more. You just need a Bachelor’s Degree in any field and 12 years of education taught in English 😁

[@njbarayuga]

@@LisaLostInJapan will do, thank you so much!!!!!

[@Happy-q8h1q]

Please tell me what types of question they asked during the preliminary interview

[@LisaLostInJapan]

@@Happy-q8h1q I’m so sorry I just saw this comment!! I hope your interview went well!! In case you haven’t gone for the interview yet, it was more of a slide show introducing the company and the job, and they asked a few questions throughout for anyone to answer or share their thoughts. I think they asked questions like “What do you think an ALT job entails?” and “What kinds of culture shocks do you think you will experience?” or “How do you think you can overcome these culture shocks?” They basically just want to see if you know what you’re signing up for and if you will be able to work in a new country for at least the duration of your contract 😄

[@TH-bl7nr]

Hi! I love your channel! Can I ask what major did you study? I'm worried my degree won't fit their criteria :(

[@LisaLostInJapan]

Hey! Glad you enjoy my content 💕 I actually studied something totally irrelevant to teaching (Criminology), so you have nothing to worry about 😂 ALT dispatch companies usually accept any degrees from a university!

[@jonathansakura]

Hello 👋 😊

[@LisaLostInJapan]

Hi!! I see you’re in Japan too 😆 Will check out your videos some time 😁👍🏻

[@abdm1492]

How to provide the letter that 12 years education were conducted in English, if institution do not send the email?

[@LisaLostInJapan]

@@abdm1492 My company was really strict, so I had to call the schools and get them to send an email to the company… You can try emailing the company to see if there’s any other way you can prove the 12 years of English instruction 😅

[@abdm1492]

@@LisaLostInJapan thank for the comment, if I will provide medium of instruction certificate from the institution instead of email, does it work?

[@LisaLostInJapan]

@@abdm1492 In my case, one of my schools was willing to send me the certificate, but did not want to email the company directly. I asked Borderlink if I could just send the certificate to them, but the company insisted that it has to be emailed from the school email to the company. I’m not sure if they have changed that regulation, but that was how it was like when I applied. I hope you find a way around it!!

[@abdm1492]

@@LisaLostInJapan thank you so much for the kind updates

[@victorudogu3493]

What topic were you given to discuss during the one on one interview

[@LisaLostInJapan]

Hi! So after they were done asking about why you want to teach, why specifically in Japan (because they want to make sure you can overcome the culture shock and stay for the length of the contract), how you deal with disagreements with co-workers (because they want to make sure you can get along with the Japanese teachers even though your culture differs so much), and how you good you are with classroom management (though the Japanese teachers are responsible for managing the class, it would help if we are able to help if the teacher’s hands are full), they went on to the actual classroom demonstration. So the interviewer acted as a student, and if I recall correctly, I was tasked to teach the difference between “good” and “bad”. Hope this helps!

[@fromesang7193]

Hi can i ask what was your score in progos and what is the mimimum that an applicant has to get

[@LisaLostInJapan]

Hi! I didn’t have to take progos :)

[@fromesang7193]

​@@LisaLostInJapan ohh 😀 anyways thanks for replying 😊

[@milacross-z9z]

hello what company you were in?

[@LisaLostInJapan]

Hey! I managed to get a position with Borderlink 😊

[@milacross-z9z]

@@LisaLostInJapan even that the applicant is here in the Philippines, can we still be able to apply through their website?

[@LisaLostInJapan]

@@milacross-z9z Yes, you can! Actually there are a lot of Filipino ALTs here 😄

[@dianaelizabethnoces2661]

Hello, can I apply for this year if next year 2025 pa ko makakagraduatee??

[@LisaLostInJapan]

Hi!! They will need to see your degree, but you can try applying when you're about to get your degree 😁

[@ZhannaZhumabayeva-jq8ot]

Hi. Is there any way to not provide those letters about 12 years of study? Would it be enough to add school names in my resume and cover letter? Some of my schools don't even have website. Just wondering is there any hidden unknown ways with this 12 years of study thing?

[@LisaLostInJapan]

Hi! So my company in particular strictly requires a letter proving that the language of instruction at each of your schools was English, and it had to be sent from the school’s official email directly to the company. I did give them the names of my schools, but that was not enough. I would recommend calling the school or emailing them if you are able to find their phone number or email. I tried my best to explain my situation to the company but they told me they had to have the letters emailed to them to continue the application process. But this is just my company! Maybe other companies won’t be as strict, you can email them to check. Best of luck to you!

[@ZhannaZhumabayeva-jq8ot]

Thank you. Did you get your visa for 1 year and then just renewing every year?

[@LisaLostInJapan]

@@ZhannaZhumabayeva-jq8ot Yup! I got a 1-year visa and once it was about to expire, I renewed it and got a new 1-year visa!

[@maitri_negi]

Is this Borderlink company?

[@LisaLostInJapan]

Hi! Yes, I ended up accepting the offer from Borderlink 😄 I’ll be happy to answer any questions you might have!

[@maitri_negi]

Why am i not able to see my replies? 🥲

[@LisaLostInJapan]

@@maitri_negi Oh no! It should appear under your notifications!

[@maitri_negi]

@@LisaLostInJapan i replied atleast 3 times and everytime KZbin deletes it.

[@maitri_negi]

@@LisaLostInJapan YT is deleting replies. it deleted again