Council of Local Authorities for International Relations (CLAIR)

Looking for globally-minded personnel? No Exhibition Call for Exhibitors at the Fee 2019 JET Programme Career Fairs

CLAIR hosts the 2019 JET Programme Career Fairs in order to provide a platform for businesses seeking global personnel to meet internationally-minded JET Programme participants with Japanese language ability and conduct interviews with potential job candidates.

Fukuoka

3 Feb. 2019 (Sun.) Approx. 100 participants and 30 exhibitors Venue： Fashion Building 2-10-19 Hakata-ekimae, Hakata-ku, Fukuoka city, (7-minute walk from JR / 1-minute walk from Metro Gion station) Application deadline： 28 Dec. 2018 (Fri.)

Venue Osaka

17 Feb. 2019 (Sun.) Approx. 180 participants and 32 exhibitors Venue：Herbis Hall 2-5-25 Umeda, Kita-ku, Osaka city, Osaka prefecture (7-minute walk from JR Osaka Station / 5-minute walk from Hanshin Umeda Station) Application deadline： 28 Dec. 2018 (Fri.)

Greater Tokyo Company information booth

1 Mar. 2019 (Fri.) Approx. 400 participants and 70 exhibitors Venue：Tokyo Bay Makuhari hall 2-3 Hibino, Mihama-ku, Chiba city, Chiba prefecture (10-minute walk from JR Kaihinmakuhari Station) Application deadline：18 Jan. 2019 (Fri.)

Interview corner 2018 Greater Tokyo/Osaka Career Fair Survey Results (from participating companies)

% Were you satisfied 100 Did you meet potential hires YES with the career fair? Satisfied or Very Satisfied at the career fair? 93%

Application details Online application form: https://job-haku.com/afterjet/contact/ ※Application form and the Career Fair website will be made available on 1 November, 2018 at 10 am. ※Applicants will be informed by the Administrative Office of their eligibility. ※Applications will be accepted on a first-come-first-serve basis according to each business sector..

【Inquiries Regarding the Career Fairs】

Career Fair Administrative Office （Pasona Inc, Job Fair Department） TEL：03-6734-1270 E-mail：[email protected] Contact：Itani（Japanese) Dong (English) About the Career Fair Participants

● About the JET Programme The Japan Exchange and Teaching (JET) Programme is administered through the collaboration of Japan’s local government authorities, the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications (MIC), the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA), the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT), and the Council of Local Authorities for International Relations (CLAIR). ● About JET Programme participants JET Programme participants are foreign nationals who have worked in Japan for 1-5 years at local government offices. Each participant has experience as a working professional in Japan. CIRs engage in translation, interpretation, and international exchange event-planning; SEAs promote international exchange through sports instruction while ALTs assist with foreign language education in schools.

JET Programme Participants’ Statistics

2018 marks the 32nd year of the JET Programme. Over the past 32 years, it has seen significant growth, from its original 848 participants from 4 countries at the time of establishment, to 5,528 participants from 54 countries at present.

Job-hunting schedule for JET Programme participants

JET Programme participants start their appointment in April or July/August. JET participants who are completing their appointment on the JET Programme will be able to do job-hunting from April or August.

※ JET Programme participants’ contract may be up to 5 years depending on their contracting organisation. ※ April arrivals are primarily participants from China and Korea. JET Programme PR Video

Council of Local Authorities for International Relations (CLAIR) Sogo Hanzomon Building, 1-7 Kojimachi, Chiyoda, 102-0083 Tokyo, JAPAN