Career Roundtable and Networking Event

JETAA Toronto Presents: Career Roundtable and Networking Event

When: Thursday November 7, 2013
Time: 6:30pm – 9:00pm
Where: The Japan Foundation, 131 Bloor Street West, Suite 213 (Between Bay and St. George Subway Stations)
RSVP: email Chris, conference@staging.jetaatoronto.ca (please RSVP, dropping in is welcome!)

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After returning from Japan, many JET Programme Alumni are faced with the question: ‘what do I do next?’ The answer isn’t always so easy to determine, especially if you’re experiencing mild disorientation from reverse culture shock. The question then may become: ‘what can I do?’ or ‘what jobs are out there?’ or even ‘what kind of networks do I have that can help me?’ Career searching may seem like a daunting challenge, but with help from JETAA Toronto it doesn’t have to be.

There are also JET Programme Alumni who have been returning from Japan since 1991, who have established careers in a variety of professional industries, and now may be looking to broaden their networks with like-minded individuals or even to provide sage advice to those looking to get into their chosen field. JETAA Toronto can help facilitate this as well.

If you’re a former JET Program participant (JETAA) and would either like to embark on a career path or network amongst established industry representatives then you should come out to the Career Round Table. With support from the Japanese Consulate of Toronto, it is with great pleasure that JETAA is able to debut this opportune career development and networking event on Thursday November 7th, 6:30-9pm at The Japan Foundation.

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Call For Submissions: Nakamichi (Middle Distance) Art Show

JETAA Toronto and JAVA Toronto invites artists in all stages of career to submit artwork reflecting the theme “Middle Distance” to their joint 2013 Exhibition.

Nakamichi / Middle Distance is an exhibition, which seeks to include (but not limit) a cross-section of diverse work from both Japanese and English speaking artists that can illustrate similarities and differences between cultures. The theme is open to interpretation but some concepts to consider are as follows:

  • A point between foreground and background, part of a pictorial representation
  • Transitory aspects of everyday life
  • A point in time
  • Mahyamaka – A Buddhist concept which stipulates a position between metaphysical claims that things either exist or do not exist. (more…)

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Returners Izakaya Night Event Report

Welcome Back Returning JETs

On Saturday, September 14th JETAA members welcomed back returning JETs by eating a tasty dinner along with plenty to drink at Don Don Izakaya on Dundas Street West. The returners Izakaya night was a great way for those JETs coming back to Canada to mingle with their sempai and discuss many things, from reintegrating back into Canadian culture to reverse culture shock.

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