2025 Virtual Career Development Workshop

Join us Saturday, February 15th from 11 am-1 pm CST, for the virtual JETAA Chicago Career Development Workshop! If you are a JET alum currently navigating the job market after JET, considering switching careers, or just pondering what’s next for you, then your attendance is welcome! This event is intended to bring together JETAA members who are looking for career advice at all stages of their career trajectory.

Our speaker will be Emily Frank from The Career Catalyst, who can answer your questions about finding a new position. The workshop will answer the question, "Why is it so hard to find a job? (And what to do about it)"

The first ten people to sign up AND attend the event will receive a one-hour one-on-one session with Emily free of charge on the topic of their choice. Preference will be given to JETAA Chicago members.

Please join us for this free workshop, which will provide invaluable advice to help advance your career after JET!

Sign up here!

Questions? Contact Joe at networking@jetaachicago.com

This event is for JET alumni only.

JETAA Chicago Cosmic Shin-Bowlnenkai!

Get ready to strike up some fun with JETAA Chicago! We're hosting a cosmic bowling event where alumni can reconnect, network, and enjoy a little friendly competition. All skill levels are welcome, so don’t worry if you’re not a pro bowler. This is your chance to catch up with old friends and make new ones in a casual and fun setting.

Event Date: January 25th, 2025

Event Time: 2:30 PM - 5:00 PM CST

Location: Waveland Bowl

Address: 3700 N Western Ave

Chicago, IL 60618

Sign up here!

Questions? Contact us at info@jetaachicago.com or activities@jetaachicago.com

This event is for JET alumni only.

The JETAA Chicago and Japan America Society of Chicago YPC Book Club continues in 2025 with a meeting in February!

Join us for our next meeting on Wednesday, Feb. 19th! Our book club highlights voices and stories with a solid connection to Japan. For our next meeting,  we chose "We'll Prescribe You A Cat," by Syou Ishida. Tucked away on the fifth floor of an old building at the end of a narrow alley in Kyoto, the Nakagyō Kokoro Clinic for the Soul can be found only by struggling people who genuinely need help. The mysterious clinic offers a unique treatment to those who find their way there: it prescribes cats as medication.

Be sure to pick up a copy of the book and join us for an evening of casual discussion in a virtual space via Zoom! Registrations are limited, so grab a spot while you can!

Sign up here!

Questions? Contact Joe at networking@jetaachicago.com

This event is open to alumni, JASC YPC members and friends.