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Job hunting in Japan? Looking for IT roles? So you want to work in Japan, but what's it like? We discuss whether language proficiency is important (watch out for keigo!), IT career options, on the job training, working conditions in Japan. We also discussed different contracting options, and the importance of checking your work contract, and about recruitment agents.

Thanks to John Littlefair-Molin; Evan Storer; Andy Shartzer and Tierra Tank.

Additional details at: http://www.jetaainternational.org/an-it-job-in-japan-1

Working in IT in Japan - Part 1

Part 2 of our discussion about the IT industry and working in Japan. In this 2nd part, we talk about online job searching, the intricacies of preparing a Japanese-style resume, and also the interview experience.

Thanks to John Littlefair-Molin; Evan Storer; Andy Shartzer and Tierra Tank.

For footnotes and references: http://www.jetaainternational.org/an-it-job-in-japan-2

Working in IT in Japan - Part 2

We talk about what it's like to work as a game master for a Tokyo mobile gaming company. See ma, playing games instead of studying CAN get you a job.  

Guest: Leslie (Game Master) and introducing David Reiling as co-host.

For more details see: http://www.jetaainternational.org/serious-play-the-game-master​

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Serious Play: The Game Master

Analog games! We've all played them - board games and card games, famous examples being Settlers of Catan and Magic: The Gathering. A good board game can be addictive - last year, at Oz Comic Con, my friends and I were so invested in this game called Carcassonne that we decided to skip one William Shatner's appearance and spent the rest of our time at the gaming table. The analog games industry is booming, despite the widespread use of digital equivalents everywhere.

We speak to Brendan Weiskotten of Asmodee North America, who works as an Organised Play Coordinator (hence the OCP in the title). He speaks about getting into writing for Magic: The Gathering (I know right?), and how JET helped to develop his creativity and skills he uses for his career. We also share stories about when we were final year JETs, and reflect a bit on the experience since then. Also checkout the footnotes for great games recommendations!

For footnotes: http://www.jetaainternational.org/roll-of-the-dice-the-opc-1

Roll of the Dice: The OPC - Part 1

Roll of the Dice: The OPC - 2

In this second part, we get into the more fun, geeky aspects of our discussion - about how Magic: The Gathering gets made (content-wise), and what's fuelling the boom of the analog games industry (hint: nostalgia and small kids becoming big kids with disposable incomes). We also talk about what are some good games to try, which you so totally should get into!

Thanks to Brendan Weiskotten!

Bonus - more game recommendations: http://www.jetaainternational.org/roll-of-the-dice-the-opc-2

Roll of the Dice: The OPC - Part 2

Our second of our 2 part episode and this time around we get down to talking about life after JET. It can feel like a step "backwards" in some sense, going from having your own apartment and independence, to going home and starting over again. But it's not all bad, really we promise.

FOOTNOTES: 
- Rebecca Chen on Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rebecca-c-9b594254/
- Interfaith Rise: http://www.interfaithrise.org/

Australia on humanitarian issues:
- Australian Department of Home Affairs: https://www.homeaffairs.gov.au/about/corporate/information/fact-sheets/60refugee
- Discussion on facts behind the numbers (Dec 2017): http://www.abc.net.au/news/2017-12-21/fact-check-george-brandis-refugees-per-capita/9241276

- UNHCR Population statistics: http://popstats.unhcr.org/en/overview#_ga=2.40345569.2113324426.1513120832-389102545.1511316219

Music for this episode: "For The People" by The Dogon Lights is licensed under a Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 3.0 United States License.
http://freemusicarchive.org/music/The_Dogon_Lights/Ride_It/06_For_The_People

For the People: The Advocate (Part 2)

Featuring the lives, stories and careers from the global JET Programme alumni community. And usually, our stories begin with "This one time in Japan..." - our best, our silliest and our fondest.

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