After graduating from university in Boston in 2016 with a comparative theology degree, I entered the JET program. I was lucky enough to be selected for an extremely remote region in Tokushima, Japan- we’re talking 1 hour from the nearest conbini and 4000 yen monthly rent!
In the nearly abandoned mountain village, there was one school with 10 students, and wild boar and deer outnumbered the town’s population. It was an amazing cultural experience, but after 2 years of English teaching I was craving the big city lights.
I decided to utilize my new Japanese ability to return to Tokyo and prove to myself I could succeed outside of English teaching.
Though I didn’t know much about recruitment, the idea of creating and running my own mini-business, learning sales skills and reaping the rewards of my hard work really attracted me to the industry.