{"id":35690,"date":"2014-07-27T10:16:06","date_gmt":"2014-07-27T14:16:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/jetwit.com\/wordpress\/?p=35690"},"modified":"2014-07-27T10:16:06","modified_gmt":"2014-07-27T14:16:06","slug":"jetwit-job-hunter-profile-valerie-ho","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jetwit.com\/wordpress\/2014\/07\/27\/jetwit-job-hunter-profile-valerie-ho\/","title":{"rendered":"JETwit Job Hunter Profile:  Valerie Ho"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em><a href=\"https:\/\/jetwit.com\/wordpress\/category\/jobs\/jetwit-job-hunter\/\"><strong>JETwit Job Hunter<\/strong><\/a> is a feature started by<\/em> <em><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/autumnwiddoes\">Autumn Widdoes<\/a> (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/groups?home=&amp;gid=3755130&amp;trk=anet_ug_hm\">Okinawa<\/a>-ken 2010-14) <\/strong>where we share the profile of a JET or JET alum currently seeking work and invite JETwit readers to share any advice, suggestions, or perspectives.\u00a0 Autumn is a writer with a focus on performance and film who will soon return to the job market herself.\u00a0 She\u2019d like to put her four years of experience in <\/em><em>Japan<\/em><em> to good use in future employment.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Job Hunter:\u00a0 Valerie Ho (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/groups?home=&amp;gid=3755165&amp;trk=anet_ug_hm\" target=\"_blank\">Toyama<\/a>-ken, 2008-13)\u00a0<\/strong>is a JET alum who lived in Uozu, Toyama.\u00a0 She is currently based in\u00a0 New Jersey.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Objective:<\/strong>\u00a0 Valerie is seeking employment in <strong>Entertainment, Publishing, <\/strong>or within a <strong>Creative <\/strong>industry in the NY tri-state area, with a preference for NYC or Central NJ.\u00a0 She has prior work experience <strong>editing manga<\/strong> for the English-language market.\u00a0 She also has experience in <strong>casting<\/strong> in the <strong>talent industry<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Areas of Interest:\u00a0 <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Entertainment<\/li>\n<li>Publishing<\/li>\n<li>Creative Agencies<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Job Hunting Strategies:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Website postings<\/li>\n<li>JETwit and JET-related websites<\/li>\n<li>Bilingual placement agencies<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Challenges:<\/strong>\u00a0 Valerie has found that many employers do not seem to understand the value of JET or how much experience those who have worked on JET have gained while working in Japan.\u00a0 She believes that many employers who are unfamiliar with JET \u201cassume we have no office skills.\u201d\u00a0 Although she has had some positive feedback with several job opportunities, she is still searching for a creative-related career that will allow her to thrive while using the skills she gained on JET.<\/p>\n<p>She is seeking any leads and\/or advice in relation to creative sector jobs.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Web Presence:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>To contact Valerie Ho<\/strong>\u00a0visit her <a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/pub\/valerie-ho\/7a\/607\/521\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>LinkedIn Profile<\/strong><\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em>To help this JETwit Job Hunter, post your comments below, or contact Valerie Ho directly.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>If you\u2019d like to be profiled, <a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/forms\/d\/1Cktj0yxkz2gYS-mwaBNAc8mQesen6VHP5XHO7xQkE7k\/viewform?usp=send_form\">click here<\/a> to submit your information through the <a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/forms\/d\/1Cktj0yxkz2gYS-mwaBNAc8mQesen6VHP5XHO7xQkE7k\/viewform?usp=send_form\"><strong>JETwit Job Hunter Google Form<\/strong><\/a>. \u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Reminder that there are a number of <a href=\"https:\/\/jetwit.com\/wordpress\/jet-alum-groups\/\"><strong>JET Alum professionally oriented LinkedIn groups<\/strong><\/a> set up to help you.\u00a0 By joining groups in fields that interest you, you can find and connect with other alums in that 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