Department of Modern Languages and Linguistics
After My BA Degree Programme: Possible Career Choices
Three years of language study on your transcript will catch the eye of anyone reading your job application as the level of inter-cultural awareness and adaptability of many language students attracts prospective employers.
Here are some of the more obvious career choices open to language graduates:
Air Cabin Crew Customer Service and Help Desk Civil Servant (Local/Overseas) Distribution Manager Diplomat Hotel Manager International Banking International Organisations |
Marketing Executive Market Researcher Passenger Services Tourism Trade Researcher Sales Manager Teacher Translation Travel Consultant |
Our graduates also work in the following fields:
Administrator Art Exhibition Coordinator Bilingual Secretary Chartered Accountant Conference Manager Personnel Officer European Customer Services Export Marketing Foreign Affairs Officer |
Investment Officer Language Assistant Lawyer/Solicitor Public Relations Executive Publishing Recruitment Consultant Trainee European Researcher Trilingual Telemarketing University Lecturer |
See also the FHE website brochure: “What Do I Do with a BA?” (PDF).
Opportunities for Language Professionals at the United Nations
Learn about opportunities for language professionals at the United Nations. Listen to Janine McCollin Lissandre, UWI alumna, translator at the UN headquarters, and in charge of Outreach, as she talks about an internship programme launched at the UN for Caribbean participants. Watch the video here, accompanied by the presentation here, and the the handout here.
