[jasonbvr]

The hiring process for JET's is really long. Like you start the application in the fall of your senior year of university and find out if you're in or not in the spring. At that point, you still have enough time to apply to private eikaiwas because they start their hiring process at just about the same time the JET process ends.

As far as tips, the standard I love kids applies. Then you can throw in something like, I'm considering a career in teaching and thought this might be a good place to start. Then you have to make a sample lesson or something, I suggest some sort of game or something. Maybe a song or two, nothing too bad like "Head, shoudlers, knees and toes." Best to stick with something your interviewers will recognize and be sure to say I just want to do my best to make English fun for the kids. Following this format should guarantee a job in my opinion because it's all I do.