Important Dates

Below are some important dates on our upcoming Recruiting and Training calendars.

Generally, from mid-December through late March, and again from June through to August, we are fully focused on recruiting within Japan with multiple weekend interview dates in select cities including Sapporo, Sendai, Tokyo, Shizuoka, Okayama, Hiroshima, Fukuoka and of course here at our head office in Nagoya and our Kansai office in Osaka. However, we will still accept applications and conduct interviews on an ongoing basis and as needed.

In May and June, and again in October and November, we typically hold interviews for overseas applicants in cities such as London, Brisbane, Melbourne, Los Angeles, Portland, Seattle, Denver, Chicago, Cincinnati, New York, Charlotte, Tampa and Austin.

*Due to the current ongoing conditions caused by the coronavirus, we will NOT be conducting face to face interviews in our overseas locations. Instead, we will be temporarily resorting to a web-only system using Google Meet for all overseas interviews until further notice.

We are now finalizing the last few overseas interviews for positions starting in April 2023
We will resume accepting overseas applications in late April
Interviews will begin in May
Interviews will be conduted through Google Meet online
Please be aware that due to COE and visa processing times it is unlikely we could consider new applicants to start with the new school year at the begining of April 2023.

Successful applicants can expect longer than usual processing times for COE and visa applications at this time. This is likely a result of Japan lifting its strict entry restrictions put in place during the coronavirus pandemic. Your patience and understanding are appreciated.

*Due to the current ongoing conditions caused by the coronavirus, we will be using a web-only interview system using Google Meet for in-country applicants until further notice.

Now accepting all in-country applications for the new school year starting in April 2023
Interviews will be conduted through Google Meet online
Interviews for mid-year and sudden openings will be on an ongoing/as needed basis

We hope to resume face to face interviews with in-country applicants again in the future when it is safe to do so.

Training dates may vary for some. All newly hired ALTs will be told of their specific Orientation/Training event during the hiring process and it will be confirmed by email when they are officially introduced and welcomed.

Main Dates -

Orientation/Training is scheduled to start on Monday, March 27th, or March 28th for anyone with previous ALT experience.
More Orientation/Training will be conducted on an as needed basis

Orientation/Training is typically held for 5 days and you will need to plan to arrive in Nagoya on or before the day before your training event. We will have a hotel prepared for you from the night before and throughout the training event.