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Originally Posted by ChisaChi
That works for me, I'd have a lot of difficulty relating JET back to my career track anyway. Last year's prompt for the Australian application seems to invite a bit of focus on yourself though - “If you were successful in your application, what particular goals would you like to achieve, and what specific contributions do you think you could make in your position as a CIR or ALT?". Not sure how I'd deal with that, I wonder if the prompts change every year?
Random question, since all three of us seem quite eager and are preparing so far in advance - is anyone keeping up with Japanese news or reading any Japanese literature? Any recommendations? I just added the Japan Times and Japan Today news feeds to my RSS collection. Probably won't benefit me that much in terms of getting in, but scanning through some headlines every now and then can't hurt. |
Just like an interview question, you can spin the answer.
"What is your worst quality?" "It is hard for me to stop before a project is finished, so sometimes my wife complains about the longs hours I am putting in the office." You answered the question and made yourself sound like an employee any boss would want.
Same in this case: (No one really cares what your career track is. Remember, it isn't about you. It's about Japanese students.)
“If you were successful in your application, what particular goals would you like to achieve?" "Japanese young people have so much to offer to the world, I hope I can be a small factor in giving them a voice and the confidence to use it as Japan meets a world were borders are shrinking and international business and communication is vital."
Do read the news and such. One of the questions at my interview was "Who is the prime minister of Japan?"