On Tuesday March26th, the Consulate-General of Japan in Sydney hosted the JET Programme Returnee and Alumni Career Networking Seminar at the JETRO Sydney office, and CLAIR Sydney staff attended the event. A staff member of JNTO Sydney, who is also an executive committee member of JETAA NSW, delivered a keynote speech about her time on the Programme and her subsequent career path. After the keynote speech, the keynote speech presenter joined three other former JET participants in a panel discussion to talk about how the JET Programme shaped their career paths, and suggestions they have for other former JET participants. A Q&A was held after the panel discussion. The second half of the event was a networking session where everyone was able to talk about their experiences on the Programme, their lives back in Australia, and share career tips.
The seminar was a great opportunity for recent JET returnees and former JET participants to get to know one another and establish ties, and for the recent returnees to meet members of JETAA NSW.
Photos courtesy of the Consulate-general of Japan in Sydney