- Find out what Claire's up to on her internship at the United Nations in New York City
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Chris Hitchen studied German and History at the University of Glasgow and spent a year of his degree as an Erasmus student at the Albert-Ludwigs-Universität in Freiburg, south-west Germany. Using the language skills he acquired and improved upon during his year abroad, he now works in Berlin for Idealo UK. Here are his top five reasons why a year abroad will benefit your CV... -
Infographic: Careers for Linguists
Wednesday, 07 March 2012You have so many options open to you as a language graduate. There's a lot more to it than teaching, interpreting and translation!
Discover our top 5 CV and job-hunting tips, check out two great internship companies to help you get your foot on the career ladder, consider starting your own business and find out about life as a linguistic entrepreneur.Published in CareersTags -
Working as an English-Language Lawyer Linguist in Luxembourg
Written by Nell Fane 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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Realising 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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Life in New York City
Wednesday, 26 October 2011Time is flying by so quickly in New York and I have now been here for over 5 weeks and I’m almost halfway-through my internship with the UN. My department are giving me lots of interesting work to do and after expressing an interest in translation projects, I’m getting to use my language skills a lot which is great.
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If you have spent a year abroad, the chances are that your language skills are fairly good. Let’s face it, if you didn’t have an interest in the language(s) and culture of your chosen country/ies, you probably would never have bothered going abroad for a year in the first place. Clearly languages are useful in just about every line of work, but have you considered turning your language skills into your main asset? -
How startups can help save the economy - with your help!
Written by Andreea from Enternships.com Tuesday, 21 February 2012Unemployment soars. Recession. Immigration. It’s today’s doom and gloom. And, surely, it’s scary. What would you say if I told you this is in fact good news? That in spite of all the cuts, redundancies and fund drops the economy is actually taking a step forward. Intrigued? Let me explain.Published in CareersTags -
Jobs and internships for year abroad students and graduates
Written by Lizzie Fane Thursday, 19 January 2012Before you ask: no, you don't have to be an interpreter, teacher or translator! As a year abroader (past or present) with language skills and/or the capacity to feel at home when you're abroad, you could bring international business to any company you chose to work for. You could also search different countries' job markets!
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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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My first week as a UN intern
Tuesday, 04 October 2011So, my “holiday” in New York had to end sometime! On Monday I started work at the Policy and Best Practices Section of the Department of Peacekeeping Operations at the UN. Getting the subway and walking to work that bright, sunny day, passing the Empire State Building and 5th Avenue, was a feeling I’ll never, ever forget.Tags
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