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Applying to the JET Program - Vlog #1 - Get the Application!
Applying to the JET Program - Vlog #1 - Get the Application!
The start of a new series. This series will focus on applying to the JET Programme. Topics I'll cover in upcoming vlogs: getting started the essay the other documents needed question areas of the application itself anything you guys ask me about Here are the important links!! The JET Programme homepage: http://www.jetprogramme.org/ Application FAQ: http://www.jetprogramme.org/e/aspiring/faq.html American JET hopefuls - go here for the online application: http://www.us.emb-japan.go.jp/JETProgram/application.html UK JETs go here: http://www.jet-uk.org/ Other countries, go here and select your home country (where you have a passport): http://www.jetprogramme.org/e/aspiring/countries.html Good luck! More vlogs coming soon. Thanks for watching! -Jasonカテゴリー :People & Blogs
投稿日 :2008-09-29
更新日 :2008-09-29
投稿者 :myargonauts
評価 :5.00
表示回数 :162
タグ :ALT, application, apply, Jason, JET, program, programme, vlog
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myargonauts 2008-09-30
thanks - question answered in a comment below. :)
myargonauts 2008-09-30
You don't work for an individual school - you work for the Board of Education (or the Prefecture in case of HS). You have to tell them if you want to recontract in February and your contract ends in July.
JET is certainly scaling back and hiring fewer people, as many school boards are using other companies to hire ALTs since they pay less than JET.
stringtofate 2008-09-29
Hey Jason, I'll be looking forward to this series, thanks for taking the time. What was your major?
sheerblade 2008-09-29
Great video Jason, informative as always, keep at it for those that wanna be JETs.
Nozokimidayo 2008-09-29
I have noticed that in the last 3 years since I came here the usual basic wage offered to teachers at most places has not increased. I often see adds offering a 250 000 starting pay. I think in the last 3 years cost of living has gone up slightly so it makes me wonder if teachers basic wages will ever improve. When I worked in China we got paid a lot less but because the cost of living is so low and you often get a free apartment to live in it feels like you have a lot of money to throw around.
fisge 2008-09-29
I want to do JET for 5 years beginning in 2011. Since you have to renew each year, is it a good idea to apply to schools directly before each anniversary in case your renewal is denied (if you want to continue working in Japan)? Do they let you know they want to renew long before you are set to go back home for that year?
Also, you haven't heard anything about JET possibly being discontinued, have you? That'd be just my luck if they did. =/
myargonauts 2008-09-29
Yeah - I think it's a decent wage for what we do. It would be nice to get a raise if you stick around, like I have, but you know you won't get one before you recontract, so it's just another thing to consider.
If I didn't have to send money home, like I do each month to cover some domestic debt, then the JET salary would be more than enough to live off of and enjoy myself here in Japan.
myargonauts 2008-09-29
I'm sure you'll get the interview, unless you were too busy in college watching J-horror flicks and you ended up with a 1.5 GPA... :D
myargonauts 2008-09-29
Nope - your salary is the same no matter where you are placed.
SchoolhouseTechno 2008-09-29
I almost passed over this video because I thought you were re-posting one of your previous JET videos.
Nice to see more JET videos though, since it's something that I can see myself doing in the future.
hitmanlineman54 2008-09-29
say by some chance you luck out and get put into Tokyo or Osaka or Kyoto where the cost of living is very high... will the salary go up in those cases or will it stay the same
emergencyincas 2008-09-29
Thanks for the new JET series! Always interesting and informative.
rodgerswan 2008-09-29
jason, thanks so much for this video series! Yeah, I saw the application went live a few days back, so I'm hoping to start on it this week. Gosh, I hope I can make it into JET...again thanks so much for this series, i'm sure it will be really helpful!
Nozokimidayo 2008-09-29
How do you feel about it, do you feel you have a decent standard of living?
myargonauts 2008-09-29
It will certainly look good on your application, and in your post-JET career to have it, but you do NOT need it to become a JET.
myargonauts 2008-09-29
I graduated from UCSD with a BA in American History and a minor in Japanese Studies.
myargonauts 2008-09-29
every JET makes the same salary - the only thing that varies is cost of living and taxes based on your country of origin.
3,000,000yen per year.
Carly1223 2008-09-29
Do you have TEFL OF ESL certification? Do you think it's better to have that before applying or does it matter if you have it as long as your a native english speaker? I've been trying to decide whether to get mine because I'm in my final year at college so I really wouldn't have any teaching experience besides being around my mom who is a teacher and learning from her. Do think it would be good to have the TEFL because I don't have any certified exerience?
lon21 2008-09-29
Maybe you'll cover this later, but out of interest do you mind me asking what you got your degree in?
Nozokimidayo 2008-09-29
what is the story with pay and Jet, does it vary much on where you go or is there a set pay across the board?
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