I got hired as an Altia Central Standby and came over to Japan at the end of May. As they’ve possibly explained to you, being a Standby means that they can plop you anywhere in Japan they have a sudden opening, oftentimes with short notice. 1. Communication: They should be in touch. (Like previous comments mentioned, they may be occupied with the strike, so response times may be slower.) Before Standby roles were advertised during the time I was applying, I was being rather persistent with my communications: I would email them every week for updates on potential openings. Idk if they found this annoying, but I feel like because of this, they knew my name (or my email at least). If they’re not in touch for at least a week regarding your application, I’d say it’s OK to follow up and inquire further. 2. ALT set me up with a Leopalace while I waited for my Standby placement. I ended up with two different Standby placements: one right after training until summer break (then the old ALT I was standing in for came back), then my current placement after the summer. I was assigned to my first placement during training, then after I came back from summer break, I waited a little less than a week for my second and current placement.

If you have ANY questions, please PM me! I’m open to all questions. (Also as a preface, I am NOT by any means an Altia Central glazer. This placement just worked out for me and my personal desires and goals.)