As so many others are doing, I'll share my interview experience as well. Thanks to everyone for your help in the last few weeks, as I've had a lot of questions to ask. And good luck to everyone!!

Rather than repost my lengthy writings here, here is a link to my post about it on my own LJ. I apologize if it is not quite the tone or writing style it ( Read more... )

I've looked through the tags, and I'm fairly certain this has not been asked/answered before, but if it has, I apologize.

The description on the JET webpage of what sorts of offices CIRs are placed in is quite vague, saying just "CIRs are placed in offices of local authorities or related organizations ( Read more... )

Are these two worth mentioning in my application?

• Tutoring (Japanese kids English) on my own - about a month every summer
• Mentioning grandparents when explaining why I want to be placed in a certain location.  One of them is not really in good health, which I think is important enough to say, but I sort of feel a bit guilty for "using" that as a ( Read more... )

Hi, I'm applying for the program and had a few questions about locations. I'm really indecisive, and would love to get second opinions. ^.^ And I'm pretty sure I'm looking mostly at places on Honshu.

( Places I'm looking at right now )

Hello fellow JET-setters (I really needed to work that gag in, I'm sorry ( Read more... )

Thanks again to everyone who replied to my initial post yesterday; the experiences recounted by everyone make me feel a lot better about being old. *winks ( Read more... )