| For literally thousands for recently graduated | | | | * Successful Applicants Receive Notification - May / |
| students, finding a job abroad is a career goal - | | | | June / July |
| especially for those who have an adventurous heart. | | | | * Successful Applicants Receive Placement |
| Although thee are basically three roads to finding an | | | | Information - July |
| entry level teaching job in Japan, many opt for the | | | | * Pre-Departure Orientation - July / August |
| JET program over other work - mainly large | | | | * Departure on Designated Day - July / August |
| conversations schools and work as an ALT for some | | | | It's generally more difficult to get a JET position than |
| very good reasons. In this article we'll look at why | | | | an ALT or eikaiwa position for other reasons as well. |
| many hold out for JET jobs. | | | | For instance stable predictable teaching hours, 8 a.m |
| The first and probably best known reason reason | | | | to 4 p.m. or so and often subsidized apartments. Not |
| why the recently graduated choose The JETprogram | | | | all JET's enjoy these cushy extras because hiring |
| which stands for "The Japan Exchange and Teaching | | | | bodies or BOE's are all different. So it stands to |
| Program" is that this program pays more money than | | | | reason that living and working conditions will vary as |
| both the ALT (Assistant Language Teacher) positions | | | | well. And they do. Many get cushy jobs with big |
| and mainstream "eikaiwa" or English conversations | | | | apartments while others get none of this. Also like |
| work. How much you ask? About 50,000 yen per | | | | ALT and big "eikaiwa" positions you'll have no say in |
| month. | | | | where you will be stationed. Rural assignments are |
| This is usually enough to persuade most to endure | | | | quite frequent. |
| their application process. Many who've set their sites | | | | There are three possible positions a JET can get. |
| on The JET Program have to endure a fairly rigorous | | | | They are ALT, CIR and SEA. ALT stands for |
| application process which begins in October. Here is a | | | | Assistant Language teacher. CIR stands for |
| blow by blow description of the process: | | | | Coordinator for International Relations. SEA stands |
| Here we go... | | | | for Sports Exchange Adviser. SEA positions are very |
| * Early Applications Accepted - Late November | | | | difficult to get as only 10 positions nation wide are |
| * Application Deadline* (Varies by Country) January | | | | offered. CIR and ALT positions are far more |
| * 1st Notice Sent to Applicants - February / March | | | | numerous. So most wind up in these positions. |
| * Interviews at Japanese Embassies / Consulates - | | | | Although working conditions vary greatly in the JET |
| Late March / April | | | | program, it is still considered overall to be the best |
| * Interview Results Sent to Tokyo - April | | | | deal and so in addition to being most difficult to get |
| * 2nd Notice Sent to Applicants - May | | | | into, it is the most sought after. Which is why most |
| * Submit Health Check and Reply Forms - | | | | recent grads try this program first before applying |
| May-August | | | | for ALT and general conversation jobs. |