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Originally Posted by jasonbvr
From what I have heard, CIR's are usually former ALT's who have made a good impression. Last year a single CIR spot was open for my prefecture and about ten ALT's applied.
My advice would be to aim for the CIR but accept that you may be an ALT for a year before you get it.
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Maybe things have changed, but in my day, it was extremely hard to switch to a new host institution (ALT to another ALT post or ALT to CIR). Most CIRs were people who applied from another country, same as the ALTs, it wasn't an "advancement" for ALTs. Also, many CIRs came from countries other than the English speaking countries that ALTs came from... we had CIRs in our prefecture from France, Mexico, and China.