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Post by hohoEMIsen on May 9, 2017 18:26:33 GMT 9
CaptainSeery I thought reply forms are sent in after placements are notified, but I have already sent in mine way way way way way before. Like, as soon as I was short-listed. I do think they do allow you to pull out if you don't like a particular place? I'm not sure myself *shrugs ^^;;;
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Post by Dee on May 9, 2017 23:23:00 GMT 9
I suspect it will be before end-May.... because COs are not allowed to contact you until after May 25, and that date is usually set to allow reply forms to come in - and if I remember correctly reply forms are sent in after you've been notified of your placement. Or was it after you're shortlisted? Hmmmm... it's been five years, I can't remember hue Have you been told to send in reply forms yet? I had to send in my reply form within a week of being shortlisted  |
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Post by CaptainSeery on May 10, 2017 8:59:04 GMT 9
Yeah, okay, as I was typing that post I started second guessing myself about if reply forms were sent after short-listing notification or after placement notification. And I guess it was after short-listing, which now that you say that sounds familiar.
Maybe you'll all get told a little later than I thought. Maybe they're waiting for the reply forms (although google tells me the deadline was April?) to be sure that they people who actually intend to do JET are the ones who they notify. Would be silly to give someone a placement if they had already said no.
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Mumblesnore
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Post by Mumblesnore on May 11, 2017 8:53:04 GMT 9
I'm hype.
I'll be getting a new CIR hulemdo one hour up the coast and another one two hours inland.
Please be cool and fun, onegaishimasu
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Shimanchu 2024
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Post by Shimanchu 2024 on May 11, 2017 9:53:44 GMT 9
I'm hype. I'll be getting a new CIR hulemdo one hour up the coast and another one two hours inland. Please be cool and fun, onegaishimasu
So close!
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Post by Caic on May 11, 2017 10:08:48 GMT 9
I'm hype. I'll be getting a new CIR hulemdo one hour up the coast and another one two hours inland. Please be cool and fun, onegaishimasu hi just a reminder that i live in the same buildings as 11 cirs. I won't talk about the neighbouring cities cos you might cry. |
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Mumblesnore
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Post by Mumblesnore on May 11, 2017 10:45:39 GMT 9
I'm hype. I'll be getting a new CIR hulemdo one hour up the coast and another one two hours inland. Please be cool and fun, onegaishimasu hi just a reminder that i live in the same buildings as 11 cirs. I won't talk about the neighbouring cities cos you might cry. quality over quantity |
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Post by hohoEMIsen on May 11, 2017 12:35:22 GMT 9
I'm hype. I'll be getting a new CIR hulemdo one hour up the coast and another one two hours inland. Please be cool and fun, onegaishimasu hi just a reminder that i live in the same buildings as 11 cirs. I won't talk about the neighbouring cities cos you might cry. Oh my gosh! What?! |
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Post by Caic on May 11, 2017 13:00:16 GMT 9
hi just a reminder that i live in the same buildings as 11 cirs. I won't talk about the neighbouring cities cos you might cry. Oh my gosh! What?! you are not gonna end up in my prefecture anyway. but yes 6 KEN and 5 SHI cirs. |
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Mumblesnore
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Post by Mumblesnore on May 11, 2017 13:01:12 GMT 9
Island Root drank the CIR kool-aid
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Post by Caic on May 11, 2017 13:02:50 GMT 9
2 more new cirs positions in july too. cos something something reasons. get on our level.
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Post by setch on May 12, 2017 11:25:35 GMT 9
2 more new cirs positions in july too. cos something something reasons. get on our level. Whaaaat where? |
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Post by Caic on May 12, 2017 11:26:45 GMT 9
2 more new cirs positions in july too. cos something something reasons. get on our level. Whaaaat where? so inaka. so out of the loop. |
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Post by Dee on May 16, 2017 5:29:28 GMT 9
I got my placement!!!  |
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Post by Raulsen on May 16, 2017 6:29:33 GMT 9
I got my placement!!! Where where where where where where where WHERE?!?!? Also, what consulate, out of curiosity? |
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Post by Dee on May 16, 2017 8:19:19 GMT 9
Houston Consulate, USA. 様似町、北海道！ |
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Post by Sheepy on May 16, 2017 9:07:57 GMT 9
Yep, word through the grapevine is the people are starting to get their placements from today. o: Dee Congrats on getting your placement! |
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Post by vkasahara on May 16, 2017 9:12:23 GMT 9
Dee Congrats on your placement! It's sooo far from me though.
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Post by dosanko on May 16, 2017 10:13:22 GMT 9
Houston Consulate, USA. 様似町、北海道！ Congrats on your placement! Your Prefectural Advisor at Hokkaido Government is a sweet, wonderful, and super involved lady who would do everything she can to help you out.
You might have heard this already but here's a note: your position is a brand new one, but your "pred" (sort of) was a super-ALT who was quite good at Japanese and did lots of CIR-type of work, which was one of the reasons they decided to create a CIR position (because if they want her successor to continue the same type of work, they need someone who speaks Japanese to an extent, and it only made sense for them to get a CIR if they needed that insurance).
Samani is a small but quite international town in that regards. They try to promote their geopark internationally, so they would probably be extremely impressed if you learned a thing or two about it before you go  Their local characters are "Apoi-chan" and "Kanran-kun". www.apoi-geopark.jp/
Also Hokkaido in general is a wonderful place. I'm your PA's predecessor but I still live and work in Sapporo because I fell in love with this prefecture. I hope you come to love where you are, too!
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Post by Dee on May 16, 2017 10:25:51 GMT 9
Houston Consulate, USA. 様似町、北海道！ Congrats on your placement! Your Prefectural Advisor at Hokkaido Government is a sweet, wonderful, and super involved lady who would do everything she can to help you out.
You might have heard this already but here's a note: your position is a brand new one, but your "pred" (sort of) was a super-ALT who was quite good at Japanese and did lots of CIR-type of work, which was one of the reasons they decided to create a CIR position (because if they want her successor to continue the same type of work, they need someone who speaks Japanese to an extent, and it only made sense for them to get a CIR if they needed that insurance).
Samani is a small but quite international town in that regards. They try to promote their geopark internationally, so they would probably be extremely impressed if you learned a thing or two about it before you go Their local characters are "Apoi-chan" and "Kanran-kun". www.apoi-geopark.jp/
Also Hokkaido in general is a wonderful place. I'm your PA's predecessor but I still live and work in Sapporo because I fell in love with this prefecture. I hope you come to love where you are, too!
Oh wow.... a new CIR position?! Crazy! I'm super excited tho! Thanks for the info and tips! I've been looking up Samani on the maps and I love that's its between the coast and mountains. |
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Shimanchu 2024
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Post by Shimanchu 2024 on May 16, 2017 11:25:30 GMT 9
Wow, just thumbed through the info for who will probably be my successor. YAPPALI they're super insanely YUUSYUU  |
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Post by hohoEMIsen on May 16, 2017 11:53:18 GMT 9
Wow, just thumbed through the info for who will probably be my successor. YAPPALI they're super insanely YUUSYUU What information do you get to see? The Application Form and their SOP? |
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Shimanchu 2024
Well you can tell by the way I use my star I'm a woman's star, no time to star. Music loud and starring stars I been starred around, since I was star.
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Post by Shimanchu 2024 on May 16, 2017 11:55:25 GMT 9
Wow, just thumbed through the info for who will probably be my successor. YAPPALI they're super insanely YUUSYUU What information do you get to see? The Application Form and their SOP?
Since I'm the PA and my office is the toridan, basically everything they send in.
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Mumblesnore
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Post by Mumblesnore on May 16, 2017 11:56:34 GMT 9
I wonder if anyone thought I was YOU SHOE when looking at my packet?
Probably not.
(my soup told me once when drinking that he considered rejecting me based of my picture (because I had very messy facial hair and hipster glasses) so that was fun)
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Post by Sheepy on May 16, 2017 12:31:41 GMT 9
I am not even PA, but I have to do so many supervisor-ish jobs for the ALTs that they were just like here are all the new ALTs coming どうぞ and just gave me a hugh stack of paperwork with all their applications.
For a split moment, I felt like I had so much power with all their paperwork.
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Post by Caic on May 16, 2017 12:59:57 GMT 9
yeah, when you apply you don't realise that all your application form and everything ends up in the hands of your office, so they know A LOT about you before you arrive
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Post by hohoEMIsen on May 16, 2017 13:01:46 GMT 9
I am not even PA, but I have to do so many supervisor-ish jobs for the ALTs that they were just like here are all the new ALTs coming どうぞ and just gave me a hugh stack of paperwork with all their applications. For a split moment, I felt like I had so much power with all their paperwork. ALTs be like → m(_ _)m please take care of us, oh provide for us green pastures to graze on, oh Great Sheepy. |
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Post by Sheepy on May 16, 2017 13:20:00 GMT 9
hue I am just here to make sure nothing gets set on fire along the way really o:
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Post by Sparkles on May 16, 2017 14:07:24 GMT 9
(my soup told me once when drinking that he considered rejecting me based of my picture (because I had very messy facial hair and hipster glasses) so that was fun) hue they can't just reject you for a reason like that if they had tried C.LAIR would've shut that down real quick like they do with all the appearance and/or vaguely/not-so-vaguely racist reasons for rejecting (you can say something like "we don't have housing big enough for people with a family" or something practical but there's no guarantee C.LAIR will grant the rejection appeal) but this just illustrates once again why Japan (and any place, really) insisting on pictures for resumes and whatnot is TERRIBLE |
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Shimanchu 2024
Well you can tell by the way I use my star I'm a woman's star, no time to star. Music loud and starring stars I been starred around, since I was star.
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Post by Shimanchu 2024 on May 16, 2017 14:30:39 GMT 9
I am not even PA, but I have to do so many supervisor-ish jobs for the ALTs that they were just like here are all the new ALTs coming どうぞ and just gave me a hugh stack of paperwork with all their applications. For a split moment, I felt like I had so much power with all their paperwork. ALTs be like → m(_ _)m please take care of us, oh provide for us green pastures to graze on, oh Great Sheepy.
*liked for accidently quoting Psalms*
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Their local characters are "Apoi-chan" and "Kanran-kun".