It is a universally accepted fact that a person in the professional world is in need of foreign language on his/ her/ their CV. To find your perfect foreign language match, we present French! French is the official language of 29 countries and hence the fifth most spoken language in the world. This is why French is also one of the most learnt languages in India. French has multitudes of job opportunities to offer, let’s venture some here!

Jobs for French Language Experts

Translation/Interpretation of French Language: 

In today’s global world, enterprises all over the world require foreign language expertise. Not everyone can speak all languages, this is where language experts such as translators and interpreters play a vital role. These services help in bridging the gap between two countries. French is especially an added advantage as France and other francophone countries like Canada are home to many multinational companies in India. Being a language expert is definitely an option to explore if you have a flair for languages. However, translators and interpreters have different job profiles. Translators deal with translating written work, whereas interpreting involves listening to a speaker and spontaneously translating the speech. Both these jobs require different skill sets. 

International French Organizations: 

A good command over French apart from your area of study, whatsoever that maybe, can open gates to a variety of opportunities in International organizations or companies like World Trade Organization, United Nations Organization, World Bank, World Health Organization. Important is that, French is one of the six official languages in the UN. Apart from that, there are hundreds of French international brands such as Orange, BNP Paribas, Louis Vuitton, L’Oréal, Renault, Alcatel, Axa, Airbus, Christian Dior, Alstom, Chanel, Carrefour, Peugeot, Michelin, and the list is endless. These organizations usually require their employees to either learn or already speak French. Prior knowledge of French would definitely be considered as an asset. 

Hospitality and Tourism in France:

Tourism in today’s world is very much popular, and offers some fun, exciting and off-beat career options. It includes travel agencies, visitor information centers, support executives, airfare & ticketing staff, transport officer, logistics, flight attendants, immigration officers, hotels & resorts in the private and government sectors. Multitudes of Francophones visit India every year and Indians visit France and other Francophone countries in huge numbers. In this professional field, effective communication is very important. 

Foreign services – French Embassies:

When it comes to foreign languages no one really expects to find a good job in the public sector. It may come as a surprise to you that if you are good at French, you can work in the foreign services. 

Teaching French:

Last but not the least, teaching is one of the most popular career options as a learner of French language. Right from a third language at schools to corporate French lessons, French is taught everywhere. Since learning French has no age limit, the opportunities for teaching French remain endless. These opportunities are not only available in our country but outside India as well. 

Learning French can open many doors in your professional life and will always be a useful companion to you should you consider learning! So join our French courses and get an amazing head start to French! 

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