How To Advice: Being Bilingual Can Open Candidates To New Career Opportunities.
Being Bilingual Can
Open Candidates To New Career Opportunities.
In a global economy, the need for bilingual employees is
growing, being fluent in a second language can benefit all candidates’ from
recent college graduates to experienced professionals. The number of career
opportunities is endless more companies are expanding their reach to international
customers, communications with international business partners may assist with
company growth. Research from RosettaStone found that people who speak at least
one foreign language have an average annual household income that's $10,000
higher than the household income of those who only speak English. Moreover,
about 17 percent of those who speak at least one foreign language earn more
than $100,000 a year.
In a competitive job market candidates with the ability to
read, write and speak popular foreign languages such as German, Korean,
Vietnamese, Arabic and Hmong are in high demand for positions in manufacturing,
logistics, healthcare, sales, technology, banking, and government careers. Here
a few career opportunities to consider if you can communicate in another
language.
Become a Certified Courtroom Interpreter; candidates should
possess an educated, native-like mastery of both English and a second language.
Persons who pass the certification exam will be issued a certification card and
have his or her name added to the official list of certified court
interpreters. The State Court Administrative Office offers certification
testing to persons interested in becoming a courtroom interpreter. Review
additional details about the Michigan Court Language Access Certification
Program at http://courts.mi.gov
Bilingual Personal Banker is responsible for offering and
selling financial products and services (i.e., Credit Cards, CDs, Loans) to
both consumer and small business customers. They routinely work with customers
and small business clients, to build and deepen relationships by uncovering
financial needs and recommending the best products, services, and solutions to
meet those needs. Potential candidates should have excellent oral and written
communication skills with strong influencing skills.
Retail Area Managers are responsible for supporting all
aspects of the local retail store sales, marketing, and operations within an
assigned market territory. Managers roll-out company programs and promotions
geared to reach ethnic cultures. Bilingual managers serve as a point of contact
for escalated customer issues. Interested candidates must have experience in
sales, management, and business development.
Call Center Representatives are needed 24/7, 365 days of the
year from both inbound and outbound customer support. Conversations with customers
can take place through various channels, such as phone, email, and internet. The
person interested in becoming a call center representative must be able to effectively
resolve issues, answer questions, and handle service requests.
Bilingual Healthcare Services workers have an array of career
opportunities in hospitals, plasma centers, direct care, and senior living
facilities. Candidates fluent in popular foreign languages are critical
professionals within the medical industry to improving the health and happiness
of existing clients and communications with potential patients in need of care
services.
Good Luck, Happy Job Hunting! CJ Eason is The Job Doctor. She
is a recruiter, resume repair expert and director of community outreach for
JobFairGiant.com. Email jobdoctor@jobfairgiant.com.
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