This job opportunity was just posted on the JETAA DC yahoogroup for a position with the Washington, DC office of the Council on Foreign Relations.
Research Associate, Japan Studies
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Writing opportunity: How’s the economy treating you?
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I’d like to put together an article about how the current economic situation is affecting or will affect JET alumni. So please feel free to email me one paragraph (long or short) about how you think the current economic situation will affect you and why. Include your prefecture and years on JET, or feel free to request anonymity.
Email responses to: Steven Horowitz at stevenwaseda [at] jetwit [dot-] com
If anyone is looking for some help with their resume, Clara Solomon (CIR Tottori-ken, 1999-2001), who is now the Director of Career Services at NYU Law School, put together a great JETAA Resume Guide for the recent JETAA NY Career Forum. It was passed out to all the attendees in conjunction with her presentation, and she agreed to let Jetwit.com post a copy.
Particularly helpful are a range of suggested ways to characterize JET experience.
Michael Auslin: A “Third Neighbor” Strategy for Asia
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The latest article from JET alum Michael Auslin, Resident Scholar at the American Enterprise Institute and previously a professor of Japanese History at Yale.
A “Third Neighbor” Strategy for Asia, Posted Date: Monday, October 6, 2008
“By serving as a disinterested “third neighbor” to put-upon allies in East Asia, the United States can strengthen liberalism and democracy in the region.” http://www.aei.org/publication28731
I was just looking through past issues of Earth Bennett’s (Aomori, 2000-03) JET cartoon Every Situation is Different and came across this one:
Top 10 Resume Blurbs
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In the spirit of the JETAA NY Career Forum (held yesterday at the Nippon Club), I thought it might be appropriate to post a topical Top 10 List from the Fall 2002 JETAA NY Newsletter. (Thanks to Clara Solomon for using it as a hand-out for her presentation on resumes, which reminded me of the existence of this list.)
Fall 2002 – “LET’S HAPPY JOB SEARCH” ISSUE
Top 10 JET Resume Descriptions: What They Say…… And What They Really Mean
#10
- Says: Functioned as liason for city relations and internationalization efforts.
- Means: Got hammered with city employees and guests while singing numerous renditions of “Love Me Tender.” Read More
This job was sent in by a WIT member who received the posting from an NYU email:
A TV commercial production company is shooting a spot next Wednesday, October 8th. There is to be a Q&A/interview feel to the spot, and the company is seeking either: Read More
JET Alum article on new Japanese Prime Minister Taro Aso
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JET alum Michael Auslin (formerly a professor of Japanese history at Yale and currently a researcher for the American Enterprise Institute) has a new article about the new Japanese prime minister Taro Aso entitled Can This Man Save the LDP?
Roland Kelts Column in Daily Yomiuri
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Roland Kelts (Osaka, 1998-1999), author of Japanamerica: How Japanese Culture Has Invaded the U.S., has an article in this weekend’s Daily Yomiuri entitled Soft Power, Hard Truths: Japan’s Global Power: Soft or Wilted? You can keep up on Roland on his blog at http://japanamerica.blogspot.com.
JET Alum Article in The Guardian
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See JET alum Julie Ferry’s article entitled The Knowledge Gap which ran in The Guardian on 9/26/08 and which references her experience on JET in a discussion of the evolution of the “gap year”. To learn more about Julie, you can visit her website at http://www.julieferry.co.uk/.
Job in Tokyo–Government Affairs Specialist
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Interesting job listing from the JETAA DC email list submitted by a JET alum who works for Aflac (the supplemental insurance company with the duck in its commercials). Business level Japanese required.
Welcome to JetWit!
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Welcome to JetWit, the online resource for JET-created and JET-related writing, blogs, video, books, essays, translations, job listings, cartoons and plenty of other things.
