If I'm accepted, JET will be my first real "job", as in, it's the first job that actually puts my degree to use. Up until this point, I've only ever worked part-time retail positions.
I know a lot of JETs are fresh university graduates in their early 20s, but at the same time, I know that being an ALT can be hard, stressful work, (in a foreign country nonetheless) so I wonder if JET prefers applicants who've worked a proper job before?
Another reason why I ask is because as anyone who's job hunted in the west knows that most companies care a LOT about how much experience you have
by Gaijin-Giraffe