1. Employment prospects of studying Portuguese.
Portuguese-speaking countries are mostly concentrated in African countries, and they are also the main areas for studying Portuguese and obtaining employment. The trade cooperation between China, Angola and Mozambique has always maintained a strong economic complementarity. At present, the minimum starting salary of students studying Portuguese in Africa will reach two or three thousand dollars, which is beyond the reach of many students studying small languages.
Of course, for some people who don't want to work in Africa for economic and health reasons, they can also go to Brazil in South America, which is also an important Portuguese-speaking area. Brazil, China, Russian and other countries are called "BRIC countries", which can be said to have great potential for economic development. At the same time, Portugal, the source country of Portuguese, also has many employment opportunities, depending on how graduates choose.
2. Employment prospects in Spain
There are more than 20 Spanish-speaking countries, and the number of institutions offering Spanish in China is gradually increasing. This is because the study abroad market in American countries is open to the outside world, which also proves that the market demand for this language is increasing gradually. Most Spanish-speaking countries are in Latin America and influenced by the West. Their economic ties with China are not strong, and the input of talents in this field is also in a stable state. However, everything is "scarce" and any position needs suitable talents. Although there is not much advantage in employment in Spain, the way out is still considerable.
3. Employment prospects in France
French is the most widely used language besides English. Now many important international events need to be broadcast in French, English and Chinese, but few people go to Europe for employment, but to Africa. Most French-speaking countries are located in Africa. These countries are slightly backward in economy, but rich in resources, and China-Africa friendship is very good, so they are called "brother countries".
China has many projects in Africa, which also provides many employment opportunities for many graduates majoring in French. The starting salary is about 1000 to 1500 dollars. Many students go to Africa to work for high salaries.
4. Employment prospects in Germany
Generally speaking, German employment is in a stable state, ranking in the top ten of all foreign language employment and second in salary, which can be said to be a very good ranking, especially in recruiting talents for foreign companies. German automobile industry is in urgent need of this kind of small language professionals.
5. Employment prospects in Japan and South Korea
Besides English, Japanese and Korean are the most studied languages. It can be said that there are many people learning these languages and the competition is more intense. Therefore, if you want to perform better, you must learn very well. Among the top 500 enterprises in the world, Japan has always been in a leading position in science and technology, and a large number of Japanese enterprises have invested and set up factories in China. Unlike companies in other countries, Japanese companies don't like to use English as their office language, so they need a large number of Japanese graduates.
In addition to going abroad for employment, you can also engage in other industries in China. In fact, after graduation, the major of minor languages is still very promising, and the employment channels are very strong. Domestic employment is mainly engaged in the following fields.
1, teaching and training industry
At present, many training institutions in China are recruiting teachers. Teaching is a relatively corresponding job for foreign language learners, but it also has some shortcomings, such as chaotic schedule, sometimes going to work on weekends, and being a teacher is also a hard job. Coupled with the double reduction policy issued by the state, the teaching and training industry is also a relatively sluggish industry.
2. E-commerce or overseas sales
This profession is a booming new industry in recent years. The advantage is that you make more money, but the disadvantage is that overtime is more serious. It is possible to work overtime in 996 and all weeks.
3. Publishing house translation
I believe many people think that foreign language majors must be translators. In real life, only a few people can make a living by translation, especially now the development of artificial intelligence has gradually replaced translation, and even some undergraduates are not as good as machine translation. So it's impossible to be a translator? Of course not. First of all, machine translation cannot replace some translations, such as literary works translation, but only people with very strong professional skills can translate Chinese into vivid foreign languages.
4. Foreign-funded enterprises and large Sino-foreign joint ventures
With the increasing globalization of China's economy, more and more foreign excellent enterprises are attracted to China, and language has become one of the first problems to be solved, because there is a great demand for talents who are proficient in small languages. For some large multinational companies involved in foreign business, foreign language graduates can engage in translation, marketing, sales, finance and other work. In particular, it is also a very good choice to go to China Construction, AVIC, Sinopec and other large state-owned enterprises to do overseas translation. Although the conditions will be difficult, the salary is considerable.
5. Career, civil servant, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and other positions.
This kind of occupation can be said to be an "iron rice bowl", and students majoring in small languages also have certain advantages in applying for civil servants. For example, the foreign effect department, the Ministry of Culture and other state, government, security and other administrative organs need some professional counterparts, especially some undergraduate freshmen with very high positions can apply for foreign-related civil servants.
6. Cultural communication company
Students majoring in minority languages can enter cultural communication companies to do media work; At the same time, I can also do translation work, and the salary is very considerable.
Whether a university should choose a minor language major should be considered clearly before studying. I believe that many students will have all kinds of doubts when reporting their majors, not only in small languages, but also in other majors.
1. Think clearly about what you want before choosing a major.
The main reasons why many people have doubts about their majors are that their employment prospects are not optimistic after graduation, and it is difficult to find a job. In fact, learning a small language still has a very good career direction and career choice, but before choosing a major, you should consider clearly what you want, whether it is suitable for this industry, and whether you are interested. First of all, you must be interested to be regarded as the motivation to learn the language well. But interest alone is not enough. Since you have chosen this language, you should try to make it your own advantage.
2. How to use small languages to become your own quality?
After all, small languages have certain limitations. How to avoid narrowing your employment path, then you must have a bilingual advantage. You can speak fluent English while speaking a small language, and you will have a competitive advantage over others. What is language used for? Of course, it is a communication tool, learning small languages and communicating with other countries in different languages.
3. The combination of small languages and other majors has become its own advantage.
A foreign language can be said to be a "panacea", which can be matched with any major. Learning a foreign language first and then learning another major can get twice the result with half the effort. For example, studying Economics and Trade can play an important role to a great extent; Or you can learn "news" and become an international news disseminator. Now the trend of professional cross-integration is more and more obvious.
Nowadays, many foreign language universities have begun to combine a major with a foreign language, which is a "compound language type" professionally, such as learning small languages and learning English. Such compound talents are becoming more and more popular in today's high-speed development era, which also represents increasingly fierce competition.
4. Small languages are beneficial to academic research.
There is a talented person who needs to do some academic research and may go abroad for further study in the future. For example, it will be easier to learn African languages and apply to famous foreign universities, because some famous foreign universities have rigid requirements that they must speak their mother tongue and another language other than English. For example, if you go to Oxford University to study African studies, people who can speak African languages will be more likely to apply and enroll than those who can't speak this small language.
Small language majors are not very competitive, and this major is often misunderstood. It can be said that the minor language major is a special major with a wide range of employment, but it has no technical gold content, so it is misunderstood by many people.
1. Unbalanced market matching has become the biggest headache for minority language students.
I believe many people think that students who study foreign languages and small languages will engage in the translation industry after graduation. This idea is very common, even many students who have just learned a foreign language have this idea, but the reality has given many people a cruel truth. Many foreign language majors are faced with the problem of changing careers, which is the result of the unbalanced matching between supply and demand in the market.
However, this phenomenon is not a problem that people who learn small languages will encounter, but a problem that many jobs are facing. High-end talents are particularly scarce, and low-end talents are particularly rampant. So many people face career changes after graduation.
2. The field of minority language employment is very good.
The employment rate of graduates from foreign language colleges is over half, and state-owned enterprises account for 20%. Therefore, many people think that the biggest way out for minority language graduates is foreign companies. Actually, it's not. The employment scope of minority language graduates is the highest in information transmission and technical newspaper industry, followed by education industry, and then finance and transportation. It can be seen that the employment scope of small languages is still very wide. Moreover, before students graduate, enterprises will come to the school to recruit talents, so it is not that there is no way out for minor language majors, but have you studied this major? As long as they are talents, they have very good prospects no matter where they are.
Through the above description, I believe that many people have a deeper understanding of minority languages, and learning minority languages still has a very good future. Many minority language majors are very troubled about the future, and even when they are studying, they are discouraged by many people. They think that the employment opportunities of minority languages are very narrow and the protection for students is very weak. In fact, students should study hard at school and strive to be the best in their major, so as not to worry about not finding a good job in the future. If they just muddle along at school, they will not be able to enter the society.