Are You Fluent in German?  

There is a growing demand for graduates with language skills, whether you are British but have studied German or if you are German and have moved to the United Kingdom and are fluent in writing and speaking English.

If you are keen to make use of your language skills it is important find a career where it will not go to waste, but first you need to choose an employment sector in which you would most like to work; in the commercial sector, teaching, are you persuasive or have technical expertise? Remember, your German language skill is opening more career prospects to you, not reducing them to just translating or interpreting.

Did you obtain your German qualification in conjunction with another subjects, business and management for example? Remember to sell all the qualities you have obtained.

Identify which career will be most suited to your and by combining it with your language skills you can consider the following careers:

 

         Charities and voluntary organisations

         Commercial Services

         Financial Services

         Further Training

         Government and international organisations

         Information and Heritage

         Interpreting

         Leisure and hospitality

         Media

         Public Services and local government

         Teaching

         Technical services, science and information technology

         Translating

         Transport and distribution