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tebrighteyes · Joined: 09 Dec 2011 Posts: 13

Yeah I'm in the US. Really sorry to hear that Jar.

jar · Joined: 31 Jan 2005 Posts: 39 Location: UK

Here no worries, I was a participant in 2003/04 so at least I experienced it once. I really really wanted it again though - but it serves me right for being a little naive thinking I'd be a cert for an interview.

From your experience, how long was the process from you applying to getting accepted with other companies? 2-3 months? I'm going to have to look at other options now. If I apply to Interac etc they prob won't let me start until August. I would have been OK waiting that long for JET, but now that doesn't look like it's gonna happen I wouldn't mind getting sorted asap, if I can find something decent that is...

Good luck whatever you end up doing!

tebrighteyes · Joined: 09 Dec 2011 Posts: 13

Just wondering, did you get the location you wanted for JET?

I think I started 2 months before the application was due getting everything ready for JET. Then after that I saw there were other options so I started applying to other schools. Mainly I just went to Gaijin pot, Craigslist, and Ohayo sensei.

Well guess I'll see if I get my JET interview soon. Makes me feel kind of guilty since I put a lot of effort into my JET application and if I get the interview I may not even go if I go with something else.

And thanks Jar! You too.

jar · Joined: 31 Jan 2005 Posts: 39 Location: UK

Others may disagree but if you get accepted with JET, I say definitely take it. If you don't like it you can always get another job after a year in a location you prefer. JET is by far the best way to get into the country and make a decent wage.

I was bumped up from an alternate and I got my first choice: Fukuoka City.
From what I hear though, it's pot luck where you're placed.

Is location the be-all and end-all for you?

Glenski · Joined: 15 Jan 2003 Posts: 12844 Location: Hokkaido, JAPAN

tebrighteyes · Joined: 09 Dec 2011 Posts: 13

If I do make it into JET I definitely wouldn't turn it down.

When I said feel guilty. I didn't mean for the company just that I may have ended up with something better in the long run. Esp since I put the most work into applying for JET in regards to anything else. Guilty probably wasn't the right word. And, yeah Glenski I know, didn't even cross my mind Smile

tebrighteyes · Joined: 09 Dec 2011 Posts: 13

Well I didn't make it into JET. Oh well I tried my best so that's what counts. Everything else is free game now I guess. lol

It's Scary! · Joined: 17 Apr 2011 Posts: 823