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Sample job titles of alums with this major

Other job titles for this major

Types of employers

Resources in Career Services Library

Other resources

Sample job titles of Davidson alums who majored in German/Russian: 
Accountant ’95
Analyst ’97
Biologist '02
Customer Service Agent ‘93
Environmental Biologist '85
FBI Special Agent '83
Internal Medicine Resident ‘91
International Marketing Specialist ’98
Jesuit Volunteer ’00
Loan Documentation/Executive Assistant '02
Metropolitan Editor ‘72
Music & Theatre Fellow '02
Mutual Funds Specialist ’96
Product Manager ‘94
Program Analyst ‘92
Resident in Orthopedics ’92
Software Engineer ’98
Sound Engineer ’00
Systems Analyst ’97
Veterinarian '93
Volunteer, Ukraine '03

Other job titles for German/Russian majors:
Attorney 
College/University Official
Foreign Correspondent
Intelligence Specialist
International Banking Officer
International Relations Specialist
International Trade Economist
Interpreter
Linguist
Professor
Speech Pathologist
Teacher
Tour Guide
Translator
Travel Agent
Writer

Types of employers:
Academic & Professional Journal 
Advertising & Public Relations Firms
Airlines
Banks
Business & Industry
Department Stores
Educational Institutions
Film Companies
Fund Raising Firms
Government Agencies
Hotels
Import/Export Companies
Investment Firms
Magazines, Newspapers
Media
Museums
Publishing Companies
Travel Agencies
United Nations

Resources in the Career Services Library:
Over 1200 books, pamphlets, and periodicals are available in the Careers Library to help you with self-assessment, career exploration, the job search, and graduate school planning.  Some good library resources for German majors looking for career links include 
Careers for Foreign Language Aficionados & Other Multilingual
            Types
Careers in Foreign Languages
College Majors and Careers
College Majors Handbook
Directory of Jobs and Careers Abroad
Great Jobs for Foreign Language Majors
Great Jobs for Liberal Arts Majors
How to Get a Job Abroad
Opportunities in Foreign Language Careers
Travel Writer's Handbook

Other sources of information:

Career counselors and faculty members are great resources.  Visit the Careers Office early and often, and make time to talk to professors in your major and related fields.  Professional associations are excellent sources of career and employment information, and many of them have websites.  Surf the internet, keeping in mind that many colleges and universities have websites for their Career Centers and for each academic major, many of which include career and employment information as well as links to professional associations and other useful websites.  Contact the following organizations and websites for more information:

About.com
http://german.about.com/homework/german/cs/careersjobs/

American Association of  Teachers of German
www.aatg.org

American Translators Association
www.atanet.org

Careers with Russian
www.ex.ac.uk/russian/careers.html

Davidson College, German Dept.
http://www.davidson.edu/academic/german/german.html

Modern Language Association of America
www.mla.org

OverseasJobs.com
http://www.overseasjobs.com

University of Delaware Career Services Center, Major Resource Kits
http://www.udel.edu/CSC/mrk.html

Univ. of North Carolina Wilmington Career Services Center
http://www.uncwil.edu/stuaff/career/Majors/language.htm

(Current as of 12/05)