Local CIR orientation

Aug 8, 2019 14:02:47 GMT 9 disco said:

So, I'm the PA-CIR of my prefecture, and I'll be running the JET Orientation for new arrivals later next week. We have two new CIRs, so I'll be doing a CIR-focused orientation segment as well. The thing is, they are both city CIRs and I'm a prefectural CIR. From what I've heard from my CIR hulemdos working in municipalities, it's quite different from working at 県庁, so I'm kind of at a loss as to what advice to give them.

Could anyone let me know some tips that you think would be useful or essential for new municipal CIRs? Particularly things related to variety of duties, how to manage one's time, etc.

Thanks in advance!

Make ESID the focus of your presentation to them.

The job of the PA is pretty straightforward and there's commonalities between all of them, but being a municipal CIR is a grab-bag. You could get some shitty stuff that you didn't want or you could get exactly what you were looking for.

You can't speak for their placements so insofar as what the job calls for, tell them to clear that up with their supervisors. Never stop asking questions and for confirmation. If there's something they're unclear about, before calling the PA, tell them to talk to their own supervisor.

Start everything off with "you could be doing..." because there is a good chance that they won't be doing that thing. Do not sugar coat and say you WILL be doing a bunch of things. Many CIRs do nothing (by no fault of their own). So don't talk up the job.

If there's something they want to do while they're here (like an event, lecture, etc.) make sure they tell their supervisor about it and don't stop telling them about it. If they're helpful and want you to succeed (and the activity is in their wheelhouse), they'll help you find a way to do what you want to do even if you can't hold it with department money (as long as it's WITHIN REASON...no big blowouts with huge budgets).

As for organizing, buy a planner and figure out what you want to put in it. Even if your work has some electronic scheduling system, you will need a planner for the times you're not at work, and building a redundancy in the system is helpful anyway. Self scheduling is not an exact science and everyone has their own way of staying organized. In any case, try your best to stay organized in a way that helps you do that. Tell them the way you organize things and if they like it they can use it. If they find it doesn't work for them, try to find a way that does.

In short..._ESID