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Career ammunition for language graduates
Wednesday, 13 February 2013As a business which works with year abroad students, we are constantly hearing stories about how important the year abroad and foreign language skills are for your graduate career prospects. It's when employers start talking about "the lack of linguistic graduates in the UK" that it gets really interesting. You are a linguistic graduate! You are a valuable commodity! You need to understand that with a grasp of a foreign language or an inside knowledge of another culture, you are in a position to approach employers speculatively and offer your services to help them develop new business in those geographical areas.
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Interview with David Munk, Foreign Editor of the Telegraph
Written by Lizzie Fane Tuesday, 23 October 2012Having spoken to lots of students at Study Abroad Fairs (and read your brilliant blogs!) we know how many of you are interested in a career in journalism, so we've interviewed David Munk (@davidmunk), Foreign Editor at The Daily Telegraph in London, to find out where it all began for him.
Read about his career path, discover how he uses his language skills and international experience in his role, and take note of his advice for aspiring journalists...Published in CareersTags -
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...Published in CareersTags -
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? -
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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Caroline spent her year abroad in Milan and Boulogne-sur-Mer and, having graduated, is now back in France as a Service Anglais secondary school Assistante in Montaigu, in the Pays de la Loire region, and living with a host family. Here's more about why she chose Service Anglais and what's involved... -
Jessica Winch is a reporter at the Daily Telegraph on the editorial graduate scheme, based on the sports desk until after the Olympics. As a Spanish-speaker and year abroad graduate, she has always been keen to use her language skills in her career - and now she does! Here's how...
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Anna studied French at Nottingham University and spent her year abroad as a Language Assistant at a school in Lyon. She also worked as a private English teacher in her free time, and spent the summer working in an international breakdown call centre. Here she describes how her year abroad helped her to get a job, and passes on advice about how best to sell your year abroad in an interview.Published in Careers -
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 -
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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