J'ai postulé en ligne. Le processus a pris 8 mois. J'ai passé un entretien chez JET Program (Chicago, IL) en mars 2011
Entretien
Interview was fairly straight forward. There were three interviewers, a Japanese staff member of the consulate, a recent JET alumni, and an academic Japanese speaker. Questions were mostly about how I would handle different situations, such as resolving conflict with coworkers, dealing with an uninterested or otherwise difficult class, or how I would handle culture shock. At the end of the interview the consulate worker tested my Japanese language skill by asking me to give a brief self introduction followed up with questions about myself.
J'ai passé un entretien chez JET Program (Kawasaki, Kanagawa)
Entretien
Smooth. Interviewers were kind. Asked questions about why I wanted to join, asked me some questions in Japanese, asked about ways I could contribute as an ALT, and that was that.
Questions d'entretien [1]
Question 1
What methods do you plan to use to get students interested in English outside of the classroom?
Panels consist of three to four members, stay calm and remember what you wrote in your SOP, you will do fine! Just be professional and polite. Don't worry about the Japanese portion, it does not effect your acceptance.
Questions d'entretien [1]
Question 1
How would you teach a lesson about animals to elementary schoolers?
Quite straightforward- questions came by no surprise. Just have to know yourself well and show enthusiasm for both Japan and Teaching. It lasted around 20 minutes and was conducted by both an alumnus, as well as someone from CLAIR.
Questions d'entretien [1]
Question 1
How would you engage students' interest in English?