CLAIR hosts career fairs for JET participants in major cities in Japan with the cooperation of local and foreign chambers of commerce to respond to both the interests of JET Programme participants seeking employment in Japan and Japanese companies/organisations seeking multilingual, global personnel.
The two major career fairs hosted annually by CLAIR are held in Osaka and the Greater Tokyo Area (the latter held concurrently with the After JET Conference) between January and April. In addition, CLAIR supports other local governments in hosting career fairs for local companies, JET participants, and study abroad students.
As participation is voluntary, each participant must bear travel, accommodation, and other related costs of attending the career fair on their own. In addition, each JET participant who wishes to attend the career fair must obtain permission from their supervisor so that it does not interfere with their work duties. As a general rule, only JET participants in their final year of the Programme (participants who have submitted their reappointment paperwork indicating that they do not request reappointment) may participate.
Information about registration for the career fairs is sent directly to JET Programme participants via email around the end of November or beginning of December. Please make sure your contact information is up to date if you would like to receive an invitation.
Dates and Venues of 2019 JET Programme Career Fairs
2019 JET Programme Career Fair in Fukuoka
Date: 2 February, 2019 (Sunday)
Location: Fukuoka Fashion Building (2-10-19 Hakata Ekimae, Hakata-ku, Fukuoka City)
Companies Expected: 30 ／ JET Participants Expected: 100
2019 JET Programme Career Fair in Osaka
Date: 17 February, 2019 (Sunday)
Location: Herbis Hall (Herbis Osaka B2F, 2-5-25 Umeda, Kita-ku, Osaka City)
Companies Expected: 35 ／ JET Participants Expected: 150
2019 JET Programme Career Fair in Greater Tokyo
Date: 1 March, 2019 (Friday)
Location: APA Hotel & Resort Tokyo Bay Makuhari (2-3 Hibino, Mihama-ku, Chiba City)
Companies Expected: 75 ／ JET Participants Expected: 400
Dates and Venues of 2018 Local Career Fairs
Global Career Fair in Iwate
Organized by: Iwate Global Human Resources Development Council
Date: 3 November, 2018 (Saturday)
Schedule: Orientation on Employment in Japan: 10:30-12:00, Career Fair: 13:30-17:00
Location: Hotel Metropolitan Morioka (Honkan) (1-44 Maedori, Morioka Station, Morioka City)
Companies Expected: 20 ／ Participants Expected: 45 JET Programme participants, and foreign exchange students from Iwate Schools
Information about the Iwate Career Fair can be found here. (Japanese)
>> Global Career Fair in Iwate Flyer 
Global Career Fair in Gunma
Organized by: Gunma Prefectural International Strategies Division
Date: 10 November, 2018 (Saturday)
Schedule: Employment Guidance: 10:30-11:30, Career Fair: 13:00-16:00
Location: Takasaki Washington Hotel Plaza 11F (70 Yashima-cho, Takasaki City, Gunma Prefecture)
Companies Expected: 21 ／ JET Participants Expected: 60
Information about the Gunma Career Fair can be found here. (Japanese)
>> Global Career Fair in Gunma Flyer
- Information for Companies Part 1:JET Programme Framework / Performance / Participating Countries
- Information for Companies Part 2:Residence Status
- Information for Companies Part 3:Career Fairs and Internship Q&A
- Information for Companies Part 4:Satisfaction among Companies taking part last year
- Information for Companies Part 5:JET Alumni Working in Japan
For Reference:
>> Companies at the 2017 JET Programme Career Fair in Yokohama
>> Companies at the 2017 JET Programme Career Fair in Osaka
>> Companies at the 2016 JET Programme Career Fair in Chiba
>> Companies at the 2016 JET Programme Career Fair in Osaka
