Reverend Conehead
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Hey, everyone. I'm thinking of leaving my current job. I'm a tech support agent. I help people on the telephone with technology. I used to use my French all the time on this job because we got calls from Quebec. If the person's English sucked, I could just help them out by switching to French. However, they ended up getting a special call center for Canadian customers, so now I only take calls from the US, and I rarely use my French now. I also speak German fluently, and I speak a little Swiss-German.
I'm busy applying for jobs at US embassies overseas. My first choice would be Switzerland where they speak German, French, and Swiss-German. It would be a perfect fit for me because I have family over there. My grandparents were immigrants from that country. I would therefore love to work at the US embassy there or at the American consulate. I would also consider other countries like France, Germany, Morocco, and Algeria.
My language skill are good. I can have a conversation in German just as easily as I do in English, and my French is almost as good. Every weekend I have conversations in Skype with people in other countries to improve my French. I've also studied some Spanish, but I'm not any good at it yet. But if I keep it up, I will be.
Can you guys think of any other jobs where they need someone who speaks German and French well? I would consider living in some other country as long as I know it's safe. I enjoyed this job much more when I needed to use my French. I took calls in French, and I also translated some emails into French.
I don't hate my current job by any means. It's okay, but it would be good to find something that pays better and where my language skills are used. I would learn a new language also if it were needed for the job. For example, if I worked at the US Embassy in Morocco, I would use my French a ton there, but some people there speak Magrebi Arabic. Learning that would not be out of the question.
If anyone has any ideas where I might apply where they need language skills, I'm all ears. Thanks.
I'm busy applying for jobs at US embassies overseas. My first choice would be Switzerland where they speak German, French, and Swiss-German. It would be a perfect fit for me because I have family over there. My grandparents were immigrants from that country. I would therefore love to work at the US embassy there or at the American consulate. I would also consider other countries like France, Germany, Morocco, and Algeria.
My language skill are good. I can have a conversation in German just as easily as I do in English, and my French is almost as good. Every weekend I have conversations in Skype with people in other countries to improve my French. I've also studied some Spanish, but I'm not any good at it yet. But if I keep it up, I will be.
Can you guys think of any other jobs where they need someone who speaks German and French well? I would consider living in some other country as long as I know it's safe. I enjoyed this job much more when I needed to use my French. I took calls in French, and I also translated some emails into French.
I don't hate my current job by any means. It's okay, but it would be good to find something that pays better and where my language skills are used. I would learn a new language also if it were needed for the job. For example, if I worked at the US Embassy in Morocco, I would use my French a ton there, but some people there speak Magrebi Arabic. Learning that would not be out of the question.
If anyone has any ideas where I might apply where they need language skills, I'm all ears. Thanks.
