write 2 outstanding reference letters

Letters of Reference Due November 20, 2020 11:59PM HST

Requirements:

• Two (2) Letters of Reference are required. Additional letters are not accepted.

• Letters must be academic or professional and speak to your suitability for the JET Program from a supervisory standpoint. Personal references are NOT acceptable. Do not request from friends, family members, language exchange partners, colleagues or classmates.

• Letters of Reference must be submitted by the writer directly to the JET Portal.

• Letters of Reference must be written in English or Japanese.

• Letters can be submitted as PDFs or typed directly on the Reference Portal.

• If you have not already graduated with a bachelor's degree, at least one of your reference letters must be

written by someone related to your graduating university, ideally from a university professor.

Ask for a Reference

• Contact your references directly to ask for a Letter of Reference

• Give your referees plenty of time! As a courtesy, notify your referees at least 2-4 weeks prior to the

deadline. • Let them know that they will receive an email from the JET Program with submission instructions.

They will be asked for:

• Evaluation of Applicant (Part I) - A ratings portion in which your reference evaluates you on a

scale of 1–5 in regards to several different criteria.

• Evaluation of Applicant (Part II) - A letter of recommendation which can be entered online or may be uploaded in .PDF format.

• If your writer’s language of preference is Japanese, let them know that they can switch the application portal into Japanese.

Create a Reference Request

When you create a reference request on the portal, an email will be sent to the reference.

Advise your references to monitor their junk /spam folders for messages from no-reply@jetapplication.com, subject heading "JET Program Evaluation Request", as these emails are sometimes filtered as spam.

Confirm with your references that they have received the notification. Let them know they can email jetprogram@ws.mofa.go.jp or call (202) 238-6772 if they are having issues.

Monitor/ Follow up with Reference Writers

It is the applicant's responsibility to monitor the status of their reference requests (requested, de- clined, in-progress, or completed) on the application portal.

The JET Program will not notify applicants concerning missing References.

More Questions about Letters of Reference? Contact us through the JET Inbox or at (202) 238-6773

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