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Put your language skills to work
If you feel a Postgrad diploma isn't right for you, don't fret - there's loads you can do with your BA. Have a look at our articles to see how you can use your languages at work, what are the best working agencies out there and what previous language students have gone on to achieve! Don't forget to sign up to get the lastest info on job posts from our forum, where you could apply and how to make the most of what's out there...

Language job agencies

Written by Lizzie Fane Monday, 22 March 2010 13:28
Here are some great recruitment agencies and job boards for you to peruse, whether you're planning ahead, procrastinating in your final year at uni or a bilingual graduate - don't lose your language skills; put them to work!
London 2012 Olympic logoWith so many people arriving from across the globe in 2012, we will be shaken out of our complacent notion that the only language we need to speak is English. The two official languages of the Olympic movement are English and French, but games have recently become more multilingual. Language skills will therefore be vital for the Olympic Games. The good news is that they'll be recruiting in two years time - those of you studying languages right now will be precisely the kind of people they'll be on the look out for in 2012.

The road to success: VILs (Very Important Linguists)

Written by Chloe Hibbert Wednesday, 10 March 2010 16:02
There is one inevitable question that you come to expect and dread as a student: What do you want to do when you graduate? For most of us, this simple enquiry (usually from ‘well-meaning’ family members) is enough to send our heads spinning and our stomachs into a knot. Whilst some degrees work toward a specific job, such as medicine, many disciplines don't prepare their students for a particular career (leaving us at a distinct disadvantage when Aunt Joan asks us what we're going to do with our lives...). So what's the plan, Batman? What can you actually achieve with a degree in Languages?