Hi there, brand new to the forum. My name is Dallas, I am Canadian, and I have applied for the Jet program for 2016.
A little about me:
-25 years old
-Graduating this spring with a double major-bachelor in applied linguistics/TEFL/TESL
Now this is extremely circumstantial and I am thinking ahead here but..
If I am accepted to participate in the jet programme for 2016, my girlfriend of nearly 5 years will be accompanying me.
She is also Canadian and will be graduating with a bachelors of psychology and a minor in business entrepreneurship, but not until the Fall. For this reason, she was not able to apply for the Jet programme.
She had had not really considered teaching English upon graduation but is certainly willing to if that is her only immediate option. She eventually would like to get into HR/recruiting of some sort, but currently speaks (no) Japanese so she understands that it may not be a realistic option in Japan.
So, I have a few questions: If I am accepted, and we arrive in Japan in August, this means she will not technically have a physical degree until roughly Sept-Oct. She will however, have the ability to obtain some kind of proof of graduation or official transcripts. She plans on applying for a working holiday visa and finding a full-time employer that will sponsor a full work visa.
-How difficult/easy will it be for her to find employment?
-Will she have the option to work part/full time (english cafe/eikaiwa) before actually receiving her degree?
note: none of these factors are really (make it or break it) for her or me. She has substantial savings, so if her only option is to sit around and study Japanese until her degree shows up than so be it.
Just trying to get a feel for what she/us should expect.
Thanks all.
A little about me:
-25 years old
-Graduating this spring with a double major-bachelor in applied linguistics/TEFL/TESL
Now this is extremely circumstantial and I am thinking ahead here but..
If I am accepted to participate in the jet programme for 2016, my girlfriend of nearly 5 years will be accompanying me.
She is also Canadian and will be graduating with a bachelors of psychology and a minor in business entrepreneurship, but not until the Fall. For this reason, she was not able to apply for the Jet programme.
She had had not really considered teaching English upon graduation but is certainly willing to if that is her only immediate option. She eventually would like to get into HR/recruiting of some sort, but currently speaks (no) Japanese so she understands that it may not be a realistic option in Japan.
So, I have a few questions: If I am accepted, and we arrive in Japan in August, this means she will not technically have a physical degree until roughly Sept-Oct. She will however, have the ability to obtain some kind of proof of graduation or official transcripts. She plans on applying for a working holiday visa and finding a full-time employer that will sponsor a full work visa.
-How difficult/easy will it be for her to find employment?
-Will she have the option to work part/full time (english cafe/eikaiwa) before actually receiving her degree?
note: none of these factors are really (make it or break it) for her or me. She has substantial savings, so if her only option is to sit around and study Japanese until her degree shows up than so be it.
Just trying to get a feel for what she/us should expect.
Thanks all.
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