Westgate Corporation

All applicants are required to go through the online application procedure. There are three stages you must go through before moving on to the next step. Please note that that we evaluate applications at each stage and that only successful applicants will be invited to continue through to the next step. Incomplete applications, or those that contain spelling or grammatical errors will be rejected.

1st stage: Applicants will be asked to fill out the following pieces of information:

Qualification Check
General Information
Education Background & Certificates / Credentials
Teaching Experience

* Please note that applicants need to complete all four sections at one time.

2nd stage: Applicants will be asked to fill out the following pieces of information:

Westgate Program
Other Work Experience (besides teaching), Volunteer Experience, Memberships
Languages, Preferred Departure City, Other Information
Pre-Interview questions

* Please note that applicants will be provided with an ID and password so that they can complete the form, section by section, in the order above.

3rd stage: Applicants will be asked to read further information, fill out certain sections, and to send the application materials. Note that in this stage applicants do not have to follow the order in which the sections are written.

- References

* Three professional references are required (references submitted through applicants will not be counted). Applicants will be asked to provide the following information for each referee:

The name of the company/school (required)
The name and title of the contact person (required)
Email address of the contact person (required)
Fax number of the contact person (optional)
Phone number of the contact person (optional)

* We accept references from your employers/supervisors/teachers at your previous work places/schools, not restricted to teaching jobs. In addition, we need to receive at least one reference from the applicants' current or most recent EFL/ESL related teaching job.

* Our database system will automatically send the email questionnaires to the referees once the required information is submitted.

- Program Information (must be read)
- Check list prior to the interview
- Materials to be sent

* Applicants will be required to send the following application materials. Submitted application materials will be kept confidential and will not be returned.

Six actual photos/one photo image of you in business attire with plain background (45 mm [h] by 35 mm [w])
A hard/digital copy of your resume/CV
A photocopy/digital image of your University diploma(s)
A photocopy/digital image of your transcript / academic record / diploma supplement for your university degree(s)
* You may be able to submit this later than other materials if you need time to obtain it. If your university does not issue such documents, please consult us when you reach the 3rd stage.
A photocopy/digital image of your EFL/ESL certificate or any teaching credentials
A photocopy/digital image of your passport (valid through the employment contract)
A photocopy/digital image of your alien registration card (if applicable)
A photocopy/digital image of your visa (if applicable)
A photocopy/digital image of your re-entry permit (if applicable)

After we receive all of the required application materials and references, we will review your application and contact the applicants whom we would like to have an interview with. Interviews will be conducted over the phone or in person at our Tokyo office.

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