Boston Career Forum Update
Momentum is building for JETAA Toronto's first ever mission to the Boston Career Forum! At our a first info session back in June, we talked about expectations, hatched plans for…
Career Roundtable 2015
Recently returned and wondering about your next step? Been back for a while but looking to start a new career? We’re here to help. The 3rd annual JETAA Career Roundtable…
Career Corner: ATS-The ‘Bot Every Job Hunter Needs to Know About
By Maurice Kumalo (Kumamoto ALT 1999-2002).
According to Hollywood, robots will change the world into a machine-centric dystopia. In the real world you may have heard that robots will change the workplace. The truth is they already have and not just on the manufacturing floor. The Atlantic, Foreign Affairs, The New York Times and others media outlets have covered how machines will change the workplace. If you are a job seeker of any sort – that includes JETs of all stripes – you need to know how they are changing it now. (more…)
Event Report: JETAA Toronto Career Roundtable and Networking Event 2014
Event Report by Tricia Hamilton
Remember that feeling of returning from JET, coping with reverse culture shock and struggling to figure out what to do next? To help our returning JETs, on November 20 JETAA held a Career Roundtable, attended by both new returnees and alumni looking for career inspiration.
The night started with our keynote speaker, David Rider, the Toronto Star’s urban affairs feature writer. David gave an interesting speech on how his time on JET in Osaka gave his career a boost, and gave him skills that help him even now in his job covering Rob Ford for the Toronto Star. David joined JET in order to experience Japan, and write freelance articles on Japan and Asia for major newspapers in Canada. David attributed some of his success to his ability to listen and understand people and his ability to remain unflappable in strange situations, skills he learned while on JET.
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