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10 tips to help you make the most of your foreign internship
Tuesday, 07 February 2012So you’re in a foreign country, with an internship poised to throw all its linguistic and professional challenges your way. I honestly believe the attitude with which you approach your internship determines whether you are destined to rock your gig and leave with your pockets full of contacts and lead-on prospects, or just let it pass you by.Published in Internships Abroad -
Translation stations...
Saturday, 14 January 2012Realising that I would be at a loose end and probably horrendously depressed about being home in the summer after my year abroad, I decided to do something constructive with my time. Being the unimaginative type, I decided to do an internship in the only career path that people who don’t study languages think that linguists are destined for – translation.
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New York, it’s been a pleasure!
Thursday, 01 December 2011As I approach the last stage of my internship with the UN and my final few weeks in New York City, I have been trying to establish some good contacts and gain valuable career advice for the future. While the work I have been doing for the Peacekeeping department of the UN has certainly been interesting, the most useful lessons I have learned have definitely come from having an insight into the UN as a whole, the inspirational people I have met and the exciting experience of living in the wonderful city that is New York.
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The Year Abroad Graduate Project
Wednesday, 16 November 2011The British Academy and University Council of Modern Languages (UCML) want to demonstrate the value of the year abroad to UK graduates and to potential funding bodies. They are seeking to gather short reports from graduates – whether language specialists or not – on the importance that the year abroad has had for them, in terms of their skill set, their careers and their lives.
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Greetings from the Big Apple!
Tuesday, 27 September 2011This is my first blog post as Third Year Abroad's Mole at the UN in New York, how exciting! Let me start by explaining how I got here... I graduated from Heriot-Watt University in Edinburgh back in June this year and was awarded a prize called the Fiona Watson Memorial Award. This award is basically a scholarship which sends a student to do an internship with the UN in New York for 3 months in memory of Fiona Watson who was a Heriot-Watt student who worked at the UN until she was tragically killed in 2003. Like many of you reading this blog, I studied languages at uni and spent a wonderful year abroad in Tours, France and Granada, Spain.Published in Claire's United Nations Internship Blog
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Working as an English-Language Lawyer Linguist in Luxembourg
Monday, 23 January 2012Have you ever thought of working as an English-language lawyer linguist? Perhaps not (because it sounds pretty complicated!), but we thought we should fill you in on all it entails, as it seems like the perfect job for one of our multi-linguists…
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The Leonardo da Vinci Programme explained
Friday, 02 December 2011If you choose to work in Europe on your year abroad, you might be able to apply for the Leonardo scheme. Part of the EU’s Lifelong Learning Programme, it aims to support UK vocational education and training (VET) organisations, staff and learners to work together with EU partners to improve training, skills and employability.
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Saving the Year Abroad
Monday, 21 November 2011We are very excited to be involved in the British Academy's and UCML's project to help save the funding for the year abroad by inspiring graduates to write quick case studies to show how valuable the experience was for them. Please, please spread the word and get as many of your friends, colleagues and relations to enter as you possibly can! Thank you so much for your help and support, please read on to find out more about how to enter The Year Abroad Graduate Project.
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Jobs and the year abroad: where could you work
Tuesday, 27 September 2011If you are one of the many who choose to work on their year abroad, you’re bound to be worried about what to do, where to go and where to apply for work. Thinking about which sector to work in, which skills you’d like to polish and how much of your language you choose to work with will be crucial decisions when it comes to determining your ideal placement. Do you want to work in an international corporation or a small company; do you want to work more on your language or on your professional skills; do you value the location more than the job itself...So many questions and so many hoops may feel a little overwhelming. Find out which jobs you could go for on your year abroad with the following ideas...
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Finding your hidden talent: extracurricular activities abroad
Friday, 16 September 2011As you’ve moved into your new city and seen (most of) the sites and made your way through the various cafés, you might feel a little...Bored. Surprising really, as you’ve just moved somewhere exciting and cool, you’re the envy of all your friends back home and you can’t seem to quite get why. Sure, you’ve done the museums, you’ve met some cool people, sorted out accommodation and you’ve even got yourself an internet connection. So now what? Although many students choose to spend their year abroad partying and going on trips, that’s not to say there isn’t time to practice something you love, in another language. Read on to find out more...
Published in Advice & Tips
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