Work opportunities with a foreign language. Keep in mind that, in general, a language will provide you an advantage over other candidates for any position. A minor will also equip you with the communication skills and cultural proficiency that you need!
- Education. Schools appreciate candidates who can teach in several fields
- International Education
- Translation and interpretation
- International business and foreign corporations with American branches
- Other international jobs: some of our graduates are successfully working and teaching abroad, using the languages
- Business in general: American companies with bilingual customers
- International travel and tourism
- Publishing, editing, journalism
- Government agencies, Social Services agencies, diplomacy, community services
- Law enforcement, law firms, Border Security, Immigration agencies, etc.
- CIA, FBI, all branches of the Military
- Non-Governmental Organizations
- Health professions: at hospitals, insurance companies, health care providers, etc.
- Farming, agriculture, and the wine industry
- Construction and Landscaping industry
- Sports, arts, music, or film industries, including translation and PR
- Communicating in a second language enhances any position or self-employment enterprise. You will be better prepared for current and future jobs!
Transferable soft skills acquired while learning a language are extremely important in the current and future job market:
- Critical thinking, independent thinking
- Attention to details
- Cross-cultural competency and awareness of cultural issues
- Defining and analyzing complex problems
- Oral and written comprehension
- Communication skills: both ways, communicating and listening well
- Improve the student's first language. Learning a second language increases vocabulary and eloquence and gives a better understanding of different registers of formality and informality.
- Through acquiring these soft skills, students will be ready for changes in the job market and for new jobs that will develop in the future.