Dimitree wrote:
I was just concerned by the fact that when i search for Jobs in Japan they always want a native English speaking person.
I have met several non-native English speakers teaching English here in Japan. I can't imagine it would be as easy for you to get an English teaching job as a native, however. Personally, I would bank on other skills.
Dimitree wrote:
So will a diploma from England be a better thing to go for.
Or my Bulgarian one will do the same thing ?
As long as it's a halfway decent school, I don't think it would matter where you went to school (barring war-torn or poverty-stricken countries, that is). I think what matters more is what the degree is
in. A creative writing, literature or philosophy degree isn't going to get you much of a job anywhere in the world (learn from my mistakes, PLEASE).
When I scan through the want-ads here in Japan (in Japanese and in English), most of the jobs that are in high demand (with decent pay) require computing degrees (engineering, networking, programming, webpage design, etc.), mechanical engineering degrees (mostly automotives), electrical engineering (wireless technology, microprocessors, robotics, etc.) and business degrees (advertising, marketing and the like).
If you're dead-set on a humanities degree, by all means go for it. Just be aware that you will struggle much harder for a so-so job, whereas someone with a tech or business degree will have an array of good jobs to choose from. And that holds true anywhere, really. But especially for non-native English speaking foreigners in Japan.
Dimitree wrote:And can i combine my Photoshop, CorelDraw and so on skills with my English + German Diploma from the univ ?
With those skills, I would look at a degree related to computerized image processing. This is currently a growing field here in Japan. Minor in English and German.
Most companies consider foreign language skills to be an added bonus, not your main, solitary skill (unless, of course, you are an interpreter). Companies want accountants and engineers and programmers, etc. And if they can speak (a) foreign language(s), then all the better.
Someone with a language ability and a couple of un-certified skills is not what companies really look for. I don't want to sound mean - I just want to explain what I learned the hard way after graduating from college (and graduate school - I didn't even learn my lesson the first time around!).
Dimitree wrote:
Btw if you have UK citizenship do you need to get visa too ?
No matter where you are from, you need a visa to enter Japan.
