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Transferable Skills:
In
addition to the specific subject matter that Spanish majors learn,
they acquire many skills that can easily transfer to any
subject matter. The
following is a list of transferable skills that Spanish majors
develop:
Understanding historical
language change
Reading critically
Evaluating information and
evidence
Acquiring new perspective
about ones own culture
Understanding how ideas
shape cultures, vice versa
Acknowledging value
systems
Summarizing ideas
Working with original
sources in many fields
Determining the needs of
others
Writing clearly
Explaining complex
concepts
Reading for content and
structure
Communicating between
cultures
Establishing hypotheses
Adapting to other cultures
Understanding and
appreciating diversity
Interpreting data
Compiling/recording data
Collaborating as part of a
team
Sample job titles of
Davidson alums who majored in Spanish:
Addiction Medicine
Specialist '55
Advertising Project Manager '03
Bilingual Customer Service Representative 91
Business Development Coordinator 99
Chef 00
Chemical Engineer 84
Child Protective Services Investigator 94
Chiropractor 99
Commercial Real Estate Broker '03
Communications Coordinator 95
Community Development Coordinator '01
Director of Family Services 94
Director of Youth Ministries 00
Forensic Scientist '99
Info Tech Support Coordinator 98
International Systems Developer 92
Latino Business Program Manager '02
Legal Assistant and Volunteer Coordinator 96
Legislative Correspondent 00
Manager of Media & Publicity 90
Marketing Associate '01
Massage Therapist '99
Nutritionist 90
Peace Corps Volunteer '01
Portfolio Assistant '02
Staff Accountant 92
Translator 90
Welfare to Work Case Worker 00
Other job titles for
Spanish majors:
Attorney
College/University Official
Interviewer
Foreign Correspondent
Foreign Service Officer
Intelligence Specialist
International Banking Officer
International Relations Specialist
International Trade Economist
Professor
Speech Pathologist
Teacher
Tour Guide
Travel Agent
Writer
Types of employers:
Academic &
Professional Journals
Advertising & Public Relations Firms
Banks
Business & Industry
Department Stores
Educational Institutions
Film Companies
Fund-Raising Firms
Government Agencies
Hotel Chains
Import/Export Companies
Investment Firms
Magazines and Newspapers
Publishing Companies
Television and Radio Organizations
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 Spanish majors looking for career information
include
Careers for
Foreign Language Aficionados & Other Multilingual Types
Careers in Education
Great Jobs for
Liberal Arts Majors
Great Jobs for
Foreign Language Majors
How to Get a Job in Europe
Opportunities in
Foreign Language Careers
Travel Writer's Handbook
Other sources of
information:
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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.
Consult the following organizations and websites for more information:
American Translators
Association
www.atanet.org
Davidson
College Spanish Dept.
http://www1.davidson.edu/academic/spanish/index.html
Indiana Univ. Dept. of
Spanish and Portuguese
http://www.indiana.edu/~spanport/spdept.html
Job-Hunt.org
http://www.job-hunt.org/international.html
Modern Language Association of America
www.mla.org
Society of Federal Linguists
www.federal-linguists.org
University of Michigan
International Center, Overseas Opportunities Office
http://www.umich.edu/~icenter/overseas/work/index.html
Univ. of North Carolina
Wilmington Career Services Center
http://www.uncwil.edu/stuaff/career/Majors/language.htm
(Last updated 12/05)
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Transferable Skills
