Confused about italki’s Business category
Hi everyone,
I am a Japanese teacher on italki, and I am a little confused about how the “Business” category is supposed to work.
I do not have a degree or certification in business management, finance, marketing, etc. However, I do have professional work experience in IT and other fields in Japan. I also have experience with Japanese job interviews, workplace communication, keigo, resume checking, and practical communication used in Japanese companies.
I contacted italki support, and they explained that the Business category requires qualifications or proof of experience related to business fields. That part makes sense to me.
But my real question is this:
If I do NOT teach business management or academic business subjects, can I still teach things like:
- Japanese interview preparation
- workplace Japanese
- keigo for work
- resume checking
- communication in Japanese companies
under the General Japanese category instead?
Are other teachers already doing this?
I would really appreciate hearing about your experiences or how you handle this on italki.