I am an angry man. I am an unattractive man. I think there is something wrong with my liver. But I don’t understand the least thing about my illness, and I don’t know for certain what part of me is affected.
Um. Never mind that.
OK, one interview down, four more to go. If I remember correctly, companies in America aren’t allowed to require people to disclose their birthdates. Not so in Japan. In most of the interviews I’ve been to in the last 7 years, these are the kinds of things I’ve been asked.
– What is your birthdate? Where were you born?
– What are your hobbies? Interests? What do you like/enjoy doing?
– What do you do in your free time?
– Where are all the places you’ve lived? How long in each place?
– Do you like Japan?
– Do you like Japanese food?
– What do you like about Japan the most?
– Why are you living in Japan?
– How did you learn Japanese?
– What is the status of your visa?
– Where are your parents from?
– Where do they live?
– Do you have any brothers or sisters?
– What kind of school is this? (Usually asked after squinting a for a few moments at the name of my school, Covenant Worldview Institute College of Christian Liberal Arts.)
– What did you study here?
– Is it an international school? (For whatever reason, they always ask this.)
– What are you future plans/dreams?
– If you get this job, how long do you intend to work here?
– What is your teaching experience? (Well, duh, of course … finally!)
– How many students have you taught?
– What age group do you like to teach the most?
From what I gather, these aren’t exactly the kind of questions American companies ask their prospective employees … or are they?
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