The HUNT…
If you are searching for a job in Japan or your home country, here are some places to start to get you rolling. Career and job hunt websites are listed in alphabetical order by country. Also included are International Opportunities and Volunteer Opportunities , followed by a section of educational opportunities . But first, a resource beneficial to all JETs:
JET ALUMNI ASSOCIATION
The JET Programme Alumni Association (JETAA) has 48 chapters in 14 participating home countries. Chapter activities include assisting the local Japanese embassy or consulates with JET Programme application interviews and pre-departure orientation: offering support and providing information in the form of career fairs and resource guides to those Programme participants returning home; organizing Japan related events, etc. Chapters maintain their own homepages, publish newsletters and also hold annual meetings.
CLAIR, in support of JETAA, assists in areas such as funding and publishes a number of alumni-related resources including the JET Streams newsletter. The newsletter provides a forum for alumni to share their activities and experiences with one another internationally as well as updates on changes to the JET Programme.
Membership forms are sent to all JET participants completing their tenure on JET prior to the end of their contract. All JET Programme alumni are strongly encouraged to join the association chapters in their respective areas. For further information on JETAA, please refer to the homepage: http://www.jetalumni.org
JETAA offers the following career guidance and resources:
THE JETAA JOB GUIDE WEBSITE http://www.cheno.com/job/
The JETAA Job Guide is a website that provides general information for those JETs who are career planning or looking for employment. For further information regarding the JETAA Job Guide website, please visit their homepage. The website features the following:
- The JETAA Job Bank
JETs can browse through a database filled with job opportunities and check out numerous companies that are looking to employ former JETs.
- The JETAA Job E-Mail List
The list provides you with e-mail updates of the website as well as other employment-related notices.
- JETAA Mentor Network
A network of JETS and JETAAs interested in professional networking to gather career information, find a foothold for future employment or simply seek a ‘senpai’ for some advice. This website offers users the opportunity to search a database of registered JET mentors.
JETAA E-LISTS
jetaawebtech-subscribe@yahoogroups.com JETAA Web Tech. A forum for JET Alumni Webmasters and others involved in the promotion of the JET Alumni Association through web pages and related technology.
groups.yahoo.com/group/jetaajob JETAA Job E-List. There are nearly 600 subscribers to the JETAA Job E-List. Get on this to hear about jobs which are Japan-related or related to skills garnered on the JET Programme. E-mail jetaajobs-subscribe@yahoogroups.com.
AUSTRALIA
WORK PERMITS/VISAs
l www.immi.gov.au Australia has strict immigration laws. There are a number of different visas depending on the type of visit you are planning. For example, the conditions and entitlements of a working-holiday visa are very different from business entry visas. The Australian Department of Immigration and Multicultural Affairs has a detailed web site listing all the types of visas and conditions.
WORK RELATED
l www.careersonline.com.au Offers career advice and has job listings in Australia.
l www.careerone.com.au Career One
l www.mycareer.com.au My Career.com.au
l www.futurestep.com.au Future Step
l www.seek.com.au Seek
l www.yellowpages.com.au Yellow Pages (has company listings in each geographic area).
l www.whitepages.com.au Country Employment Office: The Australian employment bureau is Employment National. It has a job-seeker hot line number and over 200 branches across Australia. Local addresses and phone numbers can be found in the White Pages.
NEWSPAPERS
Daily newspapers and some trade journals and magazines include employment ads. Some of the most popular newspapers for advertising jobs are:
l www.smh.com.au The Sydney Morning Herald (New South Wales). job ads listed in Saturday, IT job ads listed on Tuesday
l www.afr.com.au The Australian Financial Review (Australia Wide) (most of these jobs are in financing and banking or high level executive positions)
l www.theage.com.au The Age (Victoria) has a separate employment section on Saturdays.
l www.news.com.au The Australian Newspaper (Australia wide) has extensive employment section on Saturdays.
CANADA
l www.workopolis.com Lists jobs available throughout Canada. This site also includes career advice, career profiles and links to MBA programs.
l www.jobsineducation.com Lists a variety of ads related to education jobs throughout Canada
l www.educationcanada.com Lists teaching opportunities throughout Canada with links to provincial sites.
l www.tesl.ca Lists job postings for English as a second language positions.
l www.jobs.gc.ca Advertises current jobs and program opportunities in the Canadian federal government.
l www.Canadajobs.com Has links to databases, job banks, employment agencies and newsgroups.
l www.monster.ca Monster Board- offers career resources, a resume database and career opportunities.
l www.canadiancareers.com Canadian Career Page- Canadian career page with information on employment and job postings arranged In directory fashion by job categories. Also searchable by keyword.
l www.careerexchange.com Career Exchange is an Internet career search database allowing job seekers to apply for the positions on-line or use Career Exchange People Match to bring jobs to your email.
l www.canjobs.com Canadian Employment Search Network
l www.jobbus.com Search engine and directory of Canadian employment and career resources
l www.canada.plusjobs.com Extensive Canada-wide job database, updated daily
l www.jobshark.com Nationwide career and recruitment center, offering free access to thousands of jobs in Canada
l www.mediacorp2.com/index.html Canada Employment Weekly—Canada’s national career newspaper brings you the nation’s top 1,000 job opportunities every week. Contact recruiters and search firms across Canada.
l www.cooljobscanada.com Canadian tourism job posting site
l www.jobfactory.com Job Factory for Canada and US—a searchable database of 250,000 jobs broken down by city and state
l jobsearchcanada.about.com/index.htm Links to career counselors and employment agencies, interview and resume tips, loans to start a business
l www.planetrecruit.com/ Professional positions available in major cities
l www.jobs.ca Job search medium for individuals seeking employment
l www.careerspan.com/geo_ca.html Job search and employment resources page for Canadian jobs
IRELAND
l www.exp.ie Ireland’s leading recruitment site
l www.jobs.ie Search Irish Jobs and Resumes in leading Recruitment Agencies and Companies throughout Ireland. Offers jobseekers the ability to easily and effectively search databases for suitable jobs from all Industry Sectors. Jobseekers can also search current recruiters to see what vacancies they currently have on offer.
l www.hoteljobs.ie Lists hospitality, hotel, and catering jobs in Ireland and Northern Ireland
l www.localgovernmentjobs.ie The purpose of this website is to highlight some of the diverse career opportunities that are available in the local government sector in Ireland and to give you an opportunity to apply for one of these exciting positions or to find out more.
JAPAN
l www.bilingual-jobs.com Will e-mail information of job vacancies involving Japanese according to your profile.
l www.japanesejobs.com Will e-mail you Japan or US based job info
l www.eltnews.com Web site for English teachers in Japan with job listings updated daily
l www.ohayosensei.com Lists teaching jobs in Japan
l www.headhunter.jp Lists Japan related jobs
l www.fewjapan.com Networking organization for foreign women in
l www.workinginjapan.com
l www.oakassociates.co.jp A human resources consulting company that actively recruits Japanese-English bilingual staff for non-Japanese companies in Japan. The firm assists foreign technical and professional staff to locate positions that are in line with client needs. Career consulting is also available for those who want to know how to adapt their skills to Japan or to build cross cultural work competencies.
CHAMBERS OF COMMERCE IN JAPAN
l www.accj.or.jp American Chamber of Commerce in Japan. Publishes ACCJ News, where job seekers can place resumes for free. TEL: 81 3 3433 5381
l Australian and New Zealand TEL: 81 3 5214 0710
l www.cccj.or.jp Canadian TEL: 81 3 3224 7824
l British: web page address unknown TEL: 81 3 3267 1901
NEW ZEALAND
l www.edgazette.govt.nz Main job site for teaching vacancies in NZ schools
l www.jobstuff.co.nz Offers company profiles, job search for students, and NZ job information
l www.nzherald.co.nz/employment NZ Herald’s job vacancy site, including articles and tips
l www.jobs.govt.nz Includes job vacancies in central and regional government
l www.nzjobs.co.nz We’ve set our sights on making the process of landing a new job as easy and hassle free as possible. It’s efficient—you can search by job classification, location, employer or consultancy and see exactly what’s available in your area of interest.
l www.seasonalwork.co.nz Holiday jobs in orchards, packhouses, and wineries etc.
l www.seek.co.nz SEEK is New Zealand’s leading job search website with thousands of jobs online. If you’re hiring, SEEK’s recruitment tools can help you identify outstanding candidates fast. Includes a virtual interview section.
l www.sjs.co.nz Intern and casual work for currently enrolled students
UNITED KINGDOM
WORK PERMITS
l When planning to work in the UK, you are advised to check with the nearest British mission offering an entry clearance service for work permits and/or entry clearance. Alternately, you should consult the Immigration Advisory Service. Anyone who is a resident of a country within the EEC can work without a visa.
l Immigration Advisory Service, Country House, 190 Dover Street, London, SE14YB, TEL: 44 171 357 7511, email: lasuk@gn.apc.org
l www.definitive-workpermits.co.uk
WORK RELATED
l www.prospects.csu.ac.uk Provides access to and links to lots of important careers and vacancy information for UK graduates. This is a really GREAT place to start.
l www.jobsearch.co.uk Lists jobs of all kinds throughout the UK
l www.jac-recruitment.co.uk Recruitment company for fluent Japanese speakers looking for work requiring a high level of Japanese proficiency
l www.people-first.demon.co.uk Small but wide-ranging recruitment agency for Japanese-speaking and multi-lingual positions
l www.boycerecruitment.co.uk Southern-England based company, recruiting for jobs in international positions. Applicants should be at least bilingual.
l www.reed.co.uk General job-search site in all areas of employment
l www.bilingualpeople.com Based in London and Frankfurt, a global recruitment agency for all areas of professional multilingual employment in a wide range of languages
l www.merrow.co.uk Recruitment consultancy concerned with bilingual European job opportunities
l www.jobpilot.co.uk Global job search site, offering thousands of jobs world-wide
l www.direct-resources.co.uk Scottish IT recruitment services company based in Edinburgh
l www.justpeople.com Magazine-style with CV tool
l www.jobsin.co.uk UK job search with psychometric profiling section
l www.haysworks.com Public sector/charity work section in UK and 10 or so other countries
l www.careers.ox.ac.uk Your university’s careers service, here’s one to start
l www.careers.lon.ac.uk/c2 University of London Graduate Careers shop
l www.milkround.com Online job advice and graduate vacancies sent by email, preferred site of number of graduate recruiters
l www.monster.co.uk World’s leading career network, very useful
l www.workthing.com Full of advice, vacancies and more. You can sign up to these sites from Japan and start receiving information to give you a better idea of what is out there.
l www.fco.gov.uk Foreign and Commonwealth Office
TEACHING
l www.teachfirst.org.uk Teach First programme
JAPAN RELATED
l www.centrepeople.com Centre People
l www.jac-recruitment.co.uk JAC Recruitment
MISCELLANEOUS
l http://www.yamasa.org/internships/index.html Japan-based internships site
l http://wwww.uk.emb-japan.go.jp/ Embassy of Japan in the UK, outlines UK-Japan relations
l http://www.jetro.go.jp/biz/world/europe/uk/ JETRO London-Promoting British business in the Japanese market
l www.daiwa-foundation.org.uk Apparently the leading UK charity supporting Anglo-Japanese links
l www.japanesestudies.org.uk Electronic Journal of Contemporary Japanese Studies—academic research into the social sciences in Japan
l www.charityjob.co.uk Leading site for all jobs in the charity sector
NEWSPAPERS
l www.The-times.co.uk The Times
l www.Sunday-Times.co.uk Sunday Times
l www.Guardian.co.uk The Guardian
l www.Observer.co.uk The Observer
l www.FT.com Financial Times
UNITED STATES
WORK RELATED
l United States Peace Corps operates TEFL and other programs all over the world. www.peacecorps.gov/assignments/index.cfm Volunteers are paid a stipend and receive airfare and accommodation upon completion of a 2 year contract. Volunteers must be US citizens.
l www.jobhuntersbible.com Search site maintained by Richard Bolles (What Color Is Your Parachute?). Includes career profiles, personality tests and some great links.
l www.csa-teach.com Massachusetts—posts of positions for US and international independent and private schools
l www.academploy.com Maine—posts US and international job opportunities for teachers
l www.cgcs.org Offers connection to schools in major cities in the US
l www.teacherjobs.com Education placement service, claims to be the largest teacher placement service in the US
l www.asd.com Gives links to K-12 schools in the US
l www.usajobs.opm.gov The federal employment web site
l www.careercity.com Lists jobs, employers, CV writing advice and specific job info on job searching related to women
l www.careers.wsj.com Has good links and lists American online jobs
l www.teachforamerica.org National corps of outstanding, recent college graduates of all academic majors who spend two years teaching in public schools
l www.americorps.gov Will bring you to the Vista web site; they have many jobs related to education such as adult literacy. Vista volunteers work a full-time year in low-income areas throughout the US. A basic living stipend, health insurance, loan deferment and other benefits are provided. VISTA and AMERICORP are US government programs that act like domestic Peace Corps.
l www.us-japan.org National Association of Japan-America Society, a Japan related job bank
l www.jobfactory.com Searchable database of 250,000 jobs broken down by city and state in Canada and the US
VOLUNTEER ACTIVITIES
l ACCESS Networking in the Public Interest. 1001 Connecticut Ave, NW, Ste. 838, Washington, D.C. 20036. TEL: (202) 785-1001. ACCESS is more involved in jobs in the non-profit sector than in volunteering but their publication, Community Jobs, also includes volunteer opportunities. Definitely check out this publication if you are looking for a job in a nonprofit organization.
l Ad Council Internship possibilities. This organization does public service ads for nonprofits and advertising agencies and acts as a clearinghouse for non-profits to link with media.
l National Association of Community Action Agencies 1875 Connecticut Ave. NW, Suite 416 Washington, D.C., 20009. TEL: (202) 265-7546. Publishes a national directory of national community agencies for $35.
l Teens as Community Resources 316 Huntington Ave.; Boston, MA 02115. Tel: (617) 266- 2788. This nonprofit organization works with young adults in leadership positions.
INTERNATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES
l www.ciee.org Lists a variety of work, intern, volunteer and study abroad opportunities
l www.jobs.searchbeat.com/job.html Search Beat provides links for international jobs
l www.jobsourcenetwork.com International job source is a comprehensive job search
l www.teaching-jobs.org/ Teaching Jobs
l www.eltnews.com/home.shtml ELT News
l www.interac.co.jp/recruit/ Teach English or culture classes in Japan
l www.rileyguide.com/ Employment opportunities and job resources on the internet
l www.hotjobs.com Jobs worldwide
l www.overseasjobs.com Features international job opportunities for professionals, expatriates and adventure seekers
l www.schools.com Info about international boarding schools
l www.nics.org Lists opportunities for Christian teachers overseas. Teachers must be Christian, job openings listed by country.
l www.timeplan.com Places teachers in UK schools, often for supply teaching
l www.iss.edu Provides services to 200 American and international schools around the world
l www.tesol.org/ Website for teachers of English to speakers of other languages
l www.ecis.org Links to international schools
l www.linguistic-funland.com Links to ESL jobs
l www.aeonet.com TEFL positions throughout the world
l www.ciee.org/ Work and study abroad programs
l www.bunac.org Helps to get work permits etc. to work abroad for all nationalities not just Britons
l www.vso.org.uk See UK volunteer activities. Also available to Canadian citizens.
l www.academic360.com Jobs in academic settings, not limited to teaching. 2600 Colleges and Universities in US, Canada, Australia and United Kingdom.
INTERNATIONAL VOLUNTEER ACTIVITIES
l www.interaction.org Largest alliance of US based international and humanitarian NGOs with a wide range of positions
l www.idealist.org Provides information on volunteer opportunities and non-profit jobs
l www.worldteach.org Nonprofit Harvard University program which places volunteers teaching English in developing countries where assistance is requested.
l Service Civil International Workcamps, Innisfree Village, Rt 2, Box 506 Crozet, VA 22932. 2-4 week terms or longer in Europe, Africa or Asia. Volunteers pay their own expenses.
l www.globalcitizens.org/ Tel: 651-644-0960. Short term trips to work on small development projects. Group leaders often needed.
l www.visionsinaction.org/ Tel: 202-625-7402. 3 weeks-1 year terms in Africa and Mexico. $3400-4800 fee (includes airfare). Projects in urban organizations, grassroots development, NGO‘s, media, etc.
l www.globalroutes.org 1814 7th St Suite A, Berkley, CA 94710. Tel: 510-848-4800. Year-round group leaders needed for high school and college work camps in South America, Central America, Africa and Asia.
l www.vso.org.uk VSO Inquiries Unit, 317 Putney Bridge Rd, London SW11 2PN, UK. enquiry@vso.org,uk VSO places 2000 volunteers in 59 countries in Asia, Africa, Central and Eastern Europe, the Pacific and Caribbean. Volunteers are paid a stipend and receive airfare, accommodation and a stipend upon completion of a 2 year contract. Volunteers must be Canadian or UK residents.
l www.amigoslink.org Amigos De Las Americas, 1-2 month terms in Latin America, $2250-$2290 fee.
l www.globalvolunteers.org 2-3 week terms In Latin America, Africa, Asia and Eastern Europe. No experience is necessary, unless you’re interested in business training. Projects range from hands-on field work to teaching English, healthcare, and business. Volunteers live and work with local people for 1-3 weeks. Fees range from $300 to $1900 and do not include airfare.
l www.vfp.org 2-3 week terms in Latin America, Africa, Europe, Asia, or Eastern Europe. Volunteers pay for transportation plus $150 fee. Room and Board provided.
l www.unv.org UN Volunteer program, UN organization that supports human development globally by promoting volunteerism and mobilizing volunteers
l www.worldvolunteers.org Humanitarian and development volunteering in 180 projects worldwide. Placements from 2 weeks to 2 years
l www.onlinevolunteers.org Links to worldwide volunteer opportunities
l www.peaceboat.org/english UN sponsored Japan based NGO that brings people and organizations together by traveling around the world on a ship. They are hiring English teachers and Japanese/English and Spanish/English interpreters. Interviews must be done in Tokyo.
l Education for Democracy Volunteers teach English in the Czech Republic. Box 40514, Mobile, AL, USA, 36640. TEL: (334) 434-3889.
Post-JET Education
The following information is taken from the non-recontracting conference in Tokyo (thanks to JETs who attended), the General Information Handbook, CLAIR, resources at kencho and various internet inquiries. We are not making claims about the value of education offered but simply passing along information. Please regard all of them with a healthy dose of skepticism!
Graduate School Search
l www.gradschools.com Search engine by subject and school
l www.petersons.com Private graduate school preparation service
Higher Education
l http://chronicle.com The Chronicle of Higher Education
l camp.ff.tku.ac.jp/tool-box/japanuniv/JUindexABCAF.html Alphabetical Listing of Japanese Universities
l www.ccjobsonline.com Community College Jobs On-Line
l www.aacc.nche.edu American Association of Community Colleges
l www.higheredjobs.com Higher Education Jobs
l www.hero.ac.uk/ Higher education and research opportunities—covers all UK Universities
l www.educationuk.org Aimed at non UK citizens wishing to study In the UK
l www.britishcouncil.org For UK and non UK citizens
l www.mbaworld.com UK based association of MBAs or email: info@mba.org.uk
l www.naric.org.uk United Kingdom National Academic Recognition Centre, email at www.naric@ecctis.co.uk
l www.postgrad.hobsons.com Directory of graduate studies
TEFL/TESOL Certification
l www.ihlondon.com This British based organization offers 4-week intensive courses for teacher training for people who are seeking their first certification. For experienced teachers try www.thedistancedelta.com
l www.britishcouncil.org/english/engfaqs.htm Information about online TEFL courses
l www.bostontefl.com/onlineinfo2.htm For American based certification there are also several organizations including the Worldwide Teachers Development Institute. They offer 3 week intensive certification courses or week long on site certification courses in places like Mexico.
l www.sit.edu/tesolcert/ Offers certification courses world wide, including in Kyoto and Tokyo. Their TESOL certificate can later be applied toward a Masters of Education. Email them at tesolcert@sit.edu.
l www.kyoto-su.ac.jp/~trobb/terms2.html School calendars around the world
l www.tesol.org TESOL International
l www.eslcafe.com/search/Jobs Dave’s ESL Café
l www.tefl.com TEFL professional network
l www.tesol.net The Linguistic Funland
l www.eslfocus.com ESL Focus
l www.eltnews.com/jobs/ ELT News (Japan)
l www.ohiou.edu/esl/teacher/job Ohio University Int’l ESL Job Site
l www.education.umn.edu/jobs University of Minnesota ESL Job Site
l www.ihworld.com/recruitment International House Recruitment Center
l www.english-international.com/jobmarket.html English International
l agoralang.com Agora Language Services
l www.cortland.edu/flteach Foreign Language Teaching Forum
l www.exchanges.state.gov/education/engteaching/ US Department of State Language Program
l www.google.com For other distance and onsite TEFL courses try using an internet based search engine such as google
Education Exchange Programs
l www.iie.org Institute of International Education
l www.aed.org Academy for Educational Development
l www.actr.org American Councils for International Education
l www.irex.org International Research and Exchanges Board
l www.cdsintl.org Carl Duisberg Society
l www.afs.org AFS Intercultural Programs
l www.yfu.org Youth for Understanding International Student Exchange
Foundations/UN Agencies
l www.soros.org Soros Foundation
l www.spf.org Sasakawa Peace Foundation
l www.jpf.go.jp Japan Foundation
l www.unesco.org UNESCO
Scholarships/Fellowships
l www.miis.edu Monterey Institute of International Studies in Monterey, California offers a half-tuition, JET Alumni Scholarship. Email at: admit@miis.edu or write to MIIS Admissions Office, 425 Van Buren Street, Monterey, CA 93940 USA.
l www.jaims.org The University of Hawaii’s College of Business Administration and the Japan-America Institute of Management Science (JAIMS) offer several US $10,000 scholarships and one \500,000 scholarship to JET alumni. Japanese language ability is not a prerequisite. The Japan-focused Master of Business Administration (JEMBA) and the China-focused Master of Business Administration allows graduates to gain their MBA in 12 months of study followed by a 3-month internship in Japan or China. The Program application deadline is July 1st but applications received before March 1st may be at an advantage regarding scholarships.
l www.mcgillmbajapan.com/ McGill University offers their McGill MBA Japan Program here in Japan. The courses and content will be similar to the MBA at their main campus in Montreal. There are some scholarships available for JETs. The application deadline is in March. For more information contact; McGill MBA Japan, Sophia University, Bldg 11, Room 327, 7-1 Kioi cho, Chiyoda ku, Tokyo, 102-0094. Tel and Fax: 03-5215-1383, email: mcgill@twics.com.
l www.huron.ac.uk Huron University USA in London offers a JET scholarship.
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