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Summer Hours
Jun. 3 - Aug. 9
Career Services, CLB 220, 240 & 260
7:30 A.M. until 5:30 P.M.
Mon. - Thurs. only
Closed on Fri.
Career Resource Center, CLB 235
8:00 A.M. until 4:30 P.M.
Open Mon. - Thurs. only.
Closed on Fri.
Location & Contact Details
220 Campus Life Building
815-753-1641
CareerServices@niu.edu
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Note: This is not intended to be an exhaustive list of occupations associated with this major. Foreign Language Majors enter a variety of occupational fields. Refer to other WebLink pages for additional occupations, job descriptions and job search sites.
Sample Occupations
- Academic Librarian
- Arbitrator
- Archivist
- Attorney
- Business Careers
- Career in Technical Writing
- Careers in Foreign Languages
- Careers for Foreign Language Majors
- Charitable Nonprofit Jobs (pdf)
- College/University Faculty
- Copy Writer
- Court Interpreter
- Court Reporting and Broadcast Captioning
- Cultural Tutor
- Customer Service Telephone Interpreter
- FBI Linguist
- Human Resources, Training & Labor Relations Managers and Specialists
- Immigration & Naturalization Service Career
- Inspectors & Compliance Officers
- International College Student Advisor
- Interpreter
- Interpreters and Translators
- Interpreters and Translators (pdf)
- Lawyer and Judge
- Library Careers
- Lobbying, Campaigning & Managerial Posts
- News Writer, Reporter, Correspondent
- Paralegal
- Paralegals
- Probation Officers and Correctional Treatment Specialists
- Police Officer & Detective
- Policy Making & Administration
- Probation Officers and Correctional Treament Specialists
- Proofreader
- Sales Representative in Journalism & Publishing
- Secondary Education Teacher
- Special Agent
- Travel Agent
- Writers and Editors
Additional Occupations
Examples of Employers
- Adoption Agencies
- American Schools Abroad
- Caseworker
- Colleges and Universities
- Consulting Firms
- Cruise Lines
- Foreign Embassies in Wash, DC
- Hospitals
- International Banks
- International Businesses
- Language Schools
- Law Firms Specializing in Immigration
- Not-For-Profit Organizations
- Publishing Companies
- Schools
- State/Federal Government
- Trade Firms
- Translation/Interpretation Firms
- Travel Agencies
- U.S. Citizenship & Immigration Services
- U.S. Customs and Border Protection
Occupational & Professional Information
- American Association for Applied Linguistics
- American Translators Association
- Associates in Cultural Exchange
- Foreign Embassies in Wash, DC
- International Federation of Translators
- International Job Sites, Visa & Employment Info
- Masters in International Business Programs
- National Society for Hispanic Professionals
- Student Work Exchange Links
- Teaching English Abroad
Foreign Language-Related Job Sites
- American Association of Museums: Aviso Employment Resources Online
- American Chambers of Commerce Abroad
- Association for Asian Studies Job Page (paid membership to AAS required)
- Chronicle of Higher Education Careers
- Export-Import Job Bank
- Foreign Language News and Newspapers
- Freelance Translator Jobs
- French American Chamber of Commerce in Chicago
- German American Chambers of Commerce
- Go Translators
- Higher Education Job Listings
- How to Find an International Job or Internship
- International Job Sites, Visa & Employment Info
- Job Listings for Foreign Language Majors
- Language Jobs
- LatPro: Bilingual Career Board
- Linguistics & Language Skills Job Links
Teaching English as a Second Language
Government Sites
Government employment is a potential career path for people from just about any major or background. Visit these pages for more information:
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