It's Sunday, and I want to enjoy my family, so this will be a short list.
They said that "the one exception" to getting airfare paid is JET. Rare case, yes. Only exception? Nope.
You don't need it [experience] if you're looking for a plain meat and potatoes entry level English conversation instructor position. The fact of the matter is that the biggest English schools hire students left and right without experience.
Um, they don't hire students. They hire teachers.
your salary is fairly attractive, 250,000 yen per month, for those just starting out. Some schools pay more.
Opinion about whether 250K is "fairly attractive", especially if you live in Tokyo. The factual error here is the omission, not the fact. Yes, some schools pay more, but a lot pay less, too!
Nice summary to compare Big 5 eikaiwas. However, none of the employers actually provides the visa. Immigration does.
AEON has changed how much it subsidizes for rent. It is no longer anything over 42,000 yen. It is anything over 55,000 yen.
If memory serves, NOVA does not give national holidays off. In fact, this is one reason why NOVA is nicknamed NOVAcation. After the first 6 months you are allowed to take off 10 days of paid vacation.
Expect to be paid 250,000 yen per month for a standard contract. This is the "minimum wage" for full-time sponsored ESL instructors.
They are covering their butts by putting those quotation marks in, but there is no further explanation for what they mean, so I will strike out by saying that there IS no minimum wage of 250K for ESL teachers.
A comment about the JET Programme (constantly misspelled as Jet Program) is: "Annual turnover is a meager 2500 to 3000 positions." Considering that there are 6000 positions, I'd say 50% turnover is more than "meager".
Don't be surprised if after you're gone, your host wipes down the floors where you walked. Note: this applies to private homes, cultural landmarks and such, and not to department stores, banks and post offices etc.
Balderdash!
They ask for "visa processing fees" or some other administrative fee. Payment of these fees is the responsibility of your employer and not you.
There are no visa processing fees that an employer has to pay. It is up to you to pay the 4000 yen for the stamp. A generous employer may do so, but it is not obligatory.
Keep in mind that Nova, Aeon and many other giant English conversations schools don't hire from within Japan.
While true most of the time, this is not an absolute.
Most large chain schools don't hire teachers over 35.
No substantiation to this at all.
Full-time positions start at 250,000 yen.
They used to, but a huge number these days are lower. This site has not been updated for a year, but this information is pitifully out of date.
Don't get me wrong. The site is loaded with good, accurate information. It definitely needs some proofreading, but by and large it is a good site.