{"id":36118,"date":"2014-09-03T00:42:52","date_gmt":"2014-09-03T04:42:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/jetwit.com\/wordpress\/?p=36118"},"modified":"2014-09-03T00:43:23","modified_gmt":"2014-09-03T04:43:23","slug":"jetwit-job-hunter-jonathan-parsons","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jetwit.com\/wordpress\/2014\/09\/03\/jetwit-job-hunter-jonathan-parsons\/","title":{"rendered":"JETwit Job Hunter Profile:  Jonathan Parsons"},"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> <strong><em><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) <\/em><\/strong><em>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 is actively on the job market.\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 Jonathan Parsons (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/groups?gid=3753128&amp;mostPopular=&amp;trk=tyah&amp;trkInfo=tarId%3A1409718627901%2Ctas%3AJET%20Akita%2Cidx%3A1-2-2\" target=\"_blank\">Akita<\/a>-ken, 2011-14)\u00a0<\/strong>is a JET alum who just completed three years teaching in Odate, Akita Prefecture.\u00a0 He is originally from Kentucky but is currently relocating to the West Coast and is seeking job hunting advice for the<strong> California<\/strong>, <strong>Oregon<\/strong>, and<strong> Washington<\/strong> areas.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Objective:<\/strong>\u00a0 Jonathan is seeking a position in <strong>international exchange<\/strong> within <strong>higher education, <\/strong>a <strong>non-profit organization, <\/strong>or within <strong>government<\/strong>.\u00a0 Because he has experience as a freelance writer for games, he is also interested in pursuing positions in <strong>writing<\/strong> and <strong>narrative design\/community management <\/strong>in the gaming industry.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Areas of Interest:\u00a0 <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Higher education<\/li>\n<li>Non-profit and government<\/li>\n<li>International exchange<\/li>\n<li>Writing for publications<\/li>\n<li>Narrative design<\/li>\n<li>Community Management<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Job Hunting Strategies:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Applications to positions in international education at universities.<\/li>\n<li>Applications to game companies.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Challenges:<\/strong>\u00a0 Jonathan and his wife are currently living in Kentucky, so he is facing the challenge of searching for jobs on the West Coast while living far from his target region.\u00a0 He feels that \u201cmany schools and companies overlook applicants who do not reside nearby or within the state.\u201d\u00a0\u00a0 In addition to this challenge, he is seeking advice on how to market himself in the US without any major work experience prior to his JET tenure.<\/p>\n<p>He has done extensive research on various cities and industries located on the West Coast, and would like to reach out to fellow JET alumni located in California, Oregon, and Washington for advice on job hunting and leads in the above industries.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Web Presence:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/tinyurl.com\/pqjf5bd%20\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Resume<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.jonathanparsons.me\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Portfolio<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ogrejungle.com\" target=\"_blank\">Website<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>To contact <\/strong>Jonathan visit his <a href=\"http:\/\/jp.linkedin.com\/in\/jonathanparsons09\/\" target=\"_blank\">LinkedIn Profile<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em>To help this JETwit Job Hunter, post your comments below, or contact Jonathan Parsons 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 field.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>JETwit Job Hunter is a feature 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