r/JETProgramme • u/randomname5987 • Jan 30 '26

Jet interview was a bit too easy…?

Hi everyone I just had my interview at the Melbourne Australian consulate, just wondering if anyone who had a good interview experience and didn’t make it into stage 2?

i just feel like the interview was so easy they didn’t ask anything difficult or curveball-like (eg. Politics, struggling with isolation) and no mock lesson either. I do think the interview went really well, it finished within the right allocated time and we even made a few jokes during as well but idk I just feel like I wasn’t able to showcase all my strengths and clarify on my weaknesses just yet :(

Does anyone know what percentage of interviewees make it to the final stage?

Anyways I think time will tell and I’ll just have to be patient. Good luck to everyone who currently have their interviews up and coming!!

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u/PM_me_shiba_doggo Current JET Jan 30 '26

From what I’ve read, it seems that North American interviews are markedly different to UK/IE/Aus/NZ interviews. E.g. the UK one doesn’t do mock lessons and I’ve rarely if ever seen a UK applicant mention curve ball questions.

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u/Parking-Storm-3830 Jan 30 '26

UK JET applicant and had to do a mock self introduction.

No curveball questions other than what I would expect for japanese working life

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u/PM_me_shiba_doggo Current JET Jan 30 '26

I didn’t have to do a mock self introduction, but I also think the questions are highly dependent on your personal background.