UK Language Jobs   

If you can speak foreign languages and would like to have a career combining your language skills then you will be pleased to know that there are plenty of jobs available to suit you. The type of language jobs that you could get involved in vary from translating, interpreting and teaching. However you should also be aware that there are also jobs in the business sector as well as tourism, health care, travel and technology which can also provide you with a great opportunity to travel.

Arabic	Bengali	Chinese	Danish	Dutch
Farsi	Finnish	French	German	Hindi
Hungarian	Indonesian	Italian	Japanese	Korean
Malay	Mandarin	Norwegian	Persian	Polish
Portuguese	Punjabi	Russian	Slovak	Spanish
Swedish	Tamil	Turkish	Urdu	Vietnamese

The first thing you really need to do when you decide you would like a language job is to work out what your interests are. For example if you do not like working directly with other people then you may not be cut out for interpreting or if you struggle to explain yourself then maybe teaching is not right for you. You also need to ascertain if you wish to use the language all of the time or just on an occasional basis.

The second area you will need to look at is the type and level of qualifications that will be required to obtain the job you are most interested in. you may find that some do not require any formal qualifications but a large number will, such as to become a teacher. You may also need some experience in the area you wish to work in. if you do not have any then consider volunteering for a while or even doing some work experience to gain the knowledge required. It can also be a great advantage if you already specialise in a certain area such as having a science degree or have a good knowledge of medical terminology.

Once you have decided on the type of language job you would like and know if you are suitably qualified you will need to start looking around for possible vacancies. There are a huge number of specialist language job sites on the internet that cover a wide range of careers. Alternatively try looking in your local and regional newspapers or even going directly to a company or organization that you would be interested in working for.

It can be a good idea to search the internet for other people's accounts and experiences of working in language jobs. There are also numerous forums online relating to language jobs which could offer you suggestions and alternatives as well as some great recommendations on where to apply.