24 year old American, with a Bachelor's in Linguistics & Translation/Interpretation
I'm looking at doing JET in the near future, but not in a huge rush to get started.
The reality is, I think I'd prefer the work involved with being a CIR (for background, my current job is in Education Admin and my degree was in translation/interpretation), but I'm also more than OK being an ALT and have experience with TEFL (including a CertTESOL certificate and teaching experience).
My concern is that at this point, I'm not confident enough with my Japanese to go after a CIR spot quite yet. I'm shooting to pass the N2 this upcoming December, but looking at the expected CIR requirements, I'm relatively unconfident about being able to meet those by interview season, though much more confident in hitting them by 2025.
Does it make sense to wait a bit longer? What factors would you consider in trying to make that judgement?
by ryan516