Every year, hundreds of new teachers flock to the land of the rising sun. Their plans are to enjoy the following 12 months or more teaching English in Japan. It’s a fascinating opportunity - some will either hate it or love it. It’s rare to fall in the middle. Amongst fellow English teachers I know of, the ones that love their new lifestyle are usually the ones that have made the effort to learn Japanese. It helps you become more independent and fit into society.
However, learning Japanese is not an easy feat. Especially with the distractions of the internet. Furthermore, as an English teacher, the opportunities to learn Japanese is rather low. Reason being is that you are always in the classroom teaching English. It’s even worse if your students are children, as there will be no opportunity to build an outside the class friendship.
Ideally it’s best to do a few months beginners course before heading abroad in the search of ESL jobs in Japan.
[Keywords: Teaching English in Japan, jobs in japan ]
July 27th, 2007
Looking for work is not something that people tend not to enjoy, but if you’ve done it, I’m sure you have stories to share of absurd moments or experiences that brought a smile to your lips. JobMob helps people find jobs in Israel and around the world, with part of that keeping things funny and enjoyable while helping you with your job hunt. Here are some examples of the hysterics you can find on the site.
Top 10 Best Job Ads of the World
You can probably think of a half-dozen ads that you’ll never forget. Like a terrific resume stays lodged in the mind of a recruiter, a great ad can make a company and its brand. Courtesy of Adsoftheworld.com, below are 9 companies from around the globe that are trying to do just that. Warning: you may want to close your door so that no one else hears you laughing out loud…
http://jobmob.co.il/blog/top-10-best-job-ads-of-world/
Top 10 Funniest Job Horror Stories
Passover is the celebration of the Israelites’ deliverance from the hands of their ancient Egyptian taskmasters. Although Jacob Richman’s 2007 Salary Survey Results showed that 92% of Israeli hitech workers are satisfied with their jobs, many people elsewhere feel that they too could use an exodus of their own and if not that, perhaps a plague or ten for their bosses and cohorts. In the spirit of the holiday, here are the Top 10 Funniest Job Horror Stories.
http://jobmob.co.il/blog/top-10-job-horror-stories/
Funniest Strangest Job Titles Ever
If all recruiters followed the solid, classic rules of job advertisement writing, you would only see the same job titles over and over when scanning job listings. Too often, hiring staff will only get creative when it comes to glossing over job description details that might otherwise repel candidates. However, there are times when the actual job name is remarkable enough on its own and clearly needs no embellishment.
http://jobmob.co.il/blog/strangest-job-titles-ever/
Come on over to http://jobmob.co.il/ and tell us your funny job stories!
[Keywords: funny, jobs, israel, israel jobs, jobs in Israel, funny job titles, funny job stories ]
June 8th, 2007