• "What Can I Do with This Major: Foreign Language"

Common Career Titles for Foreign Language from the Occupational Outlook Handbook:
Adult Literacy and GED Teachers
Career and Technical Education Teachers
Court Reporters
High School Teachers
Interpreters and Translators
Kindergarten and Elementary School Teachers
Medical Transcriptionists
Middle School Teachers
Postsecondary Teachers
Self-Enrichment Teachers
Special Education Teachers
Technical Writers
Writers and Authors

Other Job Titles:
Bilingual Substance Abuse Counselor
Bilingual Office Administrator
Foreign Exchange Trader
Foreign Service Jobs
Foreign Social Worker
Tour Guide Escort

Additional Resources - Careers in Foreign Languages

Foreign Languages:

• Ask a Linguist
  
• Careers in Foreign Language
  
• Careers Using Languages
• Foreign Business Consultant: Job Description Article
  
• U.S. Department of State - Becoming a Foreign Service Officer
  

Spanish:

• Career Opportunities with a Degree in Spanish

Career Insider Downloadable Guides

• Vault Guide to International Careers

Follow these instructions to download the guides listed above:

1. Log in to Career Insider (The first time you log in, you will need to follow the "New to Career Insider?" instructions. You must use your TU email address to create an account.)
2. Click on the "Guides" tab on the far right
3. Click on "All Guides (A to Z)" and scroll through the list to find the title you want.
4. Click the "View Guide" button to access the guide

Getting applied experience in your field is critical. The following resources will allow you to learn more about your department’s opportunities and process, as well introduce you to other major-specific internship posting resources.

TU Foreign Languages Internship Coordinators:

• French: Dr. Katia Sainson
  
• Spanish: Lea Ramsdell
• German: Annette Budzinski-Luftig

Research/Internship Opportunities:

Foreign Languages:

• American Foreign Policy Council
  
• Baltimore Council on Foreign Affairs
  
• CIA Student Opportunities
  
• Consider interning abroad! Search for opportunities by using the keyword "internship."
• FBI Internships
• Going Global
  
• Hire@TU Internship posts (search by major, employer, keyword, etc. under the “Jobs” tab)

French:

• Go Abroad Internships
  
• Hire@TU Internship posts (search by major, employer, keyword, etc. under the “Jobs” tab)
  
• Study In France

German:

• Cultural Vistas
  
• Go Abroad Internships
  
• Hire@TU Internship posts (search by major, employer, keyword, etc. under the “Jobs” tab)

Spanish:

• Embassy of the United States Mexico
  
• HACU National Internship Program
  
• Hire@TU Internship posts (search by major, employer, keyword, etc. under the “Jobs” tab)
  
• Hispanic Division, Library of Congress
  
• National Council of La Raza
  
• Smithsonian/Latino Museum Partnership Museum Intern Program

The resources below are a starting point for your job search. In addition to making use of the Internet to do research, we encourage you to talk to people in the fields you are interested in (don’t forget to use TU’s Career Mentor Database) to learn more about specific opportunities and organizations.

Foreign Languages:

• CIA
• GoAbroad.com - Jobs Abroad
  
• Going Global
  
• Hire@TU Internship posts (search by major, employer, keyword, etc. under the “Jobs” tab)
• Indeed.com and SimplyHired.com - search for “Foreign Language Instructor”, “Foreign Language”
  
• Institute of International Education
  
• Language Corps
• Language Jobs USA

French:

• Hire@TU Internship posts (search by major, employer, keyword, etc. under the “Jobs” tab)
• Learn4Good -Jobs in France
  
• Indeed.com and SimplyHired.com - search “French teacher”, “French translator”

German:

• Germany USA Career Center
  

Spanish:

• iHispano
  
• Hire@TU Internship posts (search by major, employer, keyword, etc. under the “Jobs” tab)
  
• Indeed.com and SimplyHired.com - search for “Spanish teacher”, “Spanish interpreter”, “Spanish translator”

The sample resumes are provided for your information. We encourage you to look at the resume sample for your major in addition to the other samples that are included in our resume sample database.

• Sample Foreign Languages Resume (PDF)
  
• Sample Resume Database
  
• Sample International Resumes (Choose a specific country under the Country Guides tab)
  

Professional associations offer many benefits to students, often including reduced-price membership, mentorship programs, “careers in…” information, job and internship listings, field-related conferences and publications, and much more. Be sure to check out sections on the associations’ websites related to students, education, careers, etc.

Foreign Languages:

• American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages
  
• American Translators Association
  
• Association of Departments of Foreign Language
  
• College Language Association
  
• National Council of State Supervisors for Languages

French:

• American Association of Teachers of French
  
• French Bilingual Association
  
• Nineteenth-Century French Studies Association

German:

• American Association of Teachers of German
  
• German American Business Association
  
• German Professional Women’s Association
  
• German Studies Association
• The German Society of Maryland

Spanish:

• The American Association of Teachers of Spanish and Portuguese
  
• League of United Latin American Citizens
  
• Sigma Delta Pi National Collegiate Hispanic Honor Society