<p>My step S is about to graduate college and is obsessed with living and working in Japan. He will be applying for the JET program in November (I believe that when the next round is) and will hopefully get there by teaching through this program. Has anyone had experience with this? </p>
<p>Has anyone found another way to get jobs in Japan right out of college. He’s an International Business major - he hasn’t taken my advice to use the college’s career services yet, but keeps saying he will. He is not great at networking - kind of sheltered and painfully shy so I thought I would help him out ask you guys for thoughts.</p>
<p>As I recall there are at least two different programs for teaching in Japan, with JET being the older and more selective program. Our nephew and his wife did the JET program and liked it. I think they often place JET fellows in relatively rural or small city areas - not so much in Tokyo / Osaka / Kyoto. I’d encourage your step S to look beyond JET for other possible programs. Does he speak any Japanese?</p>
<p>Those who are “painfully shy” will have a hard time securing a teaching job in Japan. Cheerful, outgoing people who can get shy language learners talking suit the market better.</p>
<p>My older sister is in Japan working for the JET program as I type this. She lives and teaches in Kagoshima Prefecture and seems to like it overall. She seems to be homesick at times; but I think is enjoying herself for the most part, as she chose to stay for the maximum amount of time that she could. I don’t really know anything beyond that.</p>
<p>GlobalNomad - he’s and International Business major and graduates end of summer 2013.</p>
<p>Thanks dadx3 for the link!</p>
<p>I think he will attempt JET and will have him look at this other. He has taken Japanese in college, but I have not lived under the same roof as this kid and have no real idea how much he absorbed.</p>