JET Program reviews

4.1

91% would recommend to a friend

(1,291 total reviews)

72% positive business outlook

JET Program has an employee rating of 4.1 out of 5 stars, based on 1,291 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an excellent working experience there. The JET Program employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Education industry (3.7 stars).

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1K reviews
5.0
Dec 26, 2023

Best work experience

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Get to experience the local culture

Cons

Experiencing a complete different culture

5.0
Jan 27, 2022
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Amazing experience. Good wage and benefits.

Cons

If you don't like working with children/youth, then this is not the job for you.

5.0
Oct 19, 2020
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Cross-cultural experience Interact with students Peak students’ curiosity in regards to the outside world Adaptability Communication and public-speaking skills

Cons

Free time No real lesson planning Boring Repetitive Japanese English education system is inherently flawed and you can’t change that

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