Chinese language job opportunities
The official dialect of China is Chinese Mandarin. It is the most popular and more widely used dialect amongst all the other Chinese dialects. It indeed is a challenging yet rewarding language to learn. It has over 40,000 characters and you must know at least 2000 to 3000 of them to be able to read a newspaper. If you choose to learn it you are going to add on to the 1.2 billion speakers in the world. With so many speakers around the globe, it is definitely a popular language but that does not make it any easier to learn. In fact, it is one of the most difficult languages to learn. And only very few people are able to master it as their third or fourth language. Its complexity has made it a rare skill that is very much in demand all over the world thanks to the involvement of China in trade globally.
There are various job options that you can choose from being a Chinese speaker. Some of them are listed below.
- Chinese language customer care service – Customer care services are something that all the companies provide. In order to get user-friendly experience companies to hire executives of almost all languages in order to assist each and every customer. You can find many companies that can offer you the job if you have great communication skills in the Chinese language.
- Admissions counsellor – Various universities offer counselling to their students before and during the admission procedure. Since there are many students hailing from different countries. To assist or counsel them, universities need someone who can communicate in their tongue and help them. As a Chinese speaker, you can apply for this position in any of the universities worldwide.
- Chinese teacher – Language teachers are always in demand, being fluent in Chinese can help you for this post. You can teach in schools, specific language learning institutes or coaching classes etc. Chinese being a difficult language is high in demand yet only a few are able to master it, you being a good speaker of the language can easily get this spot.
- Translator – You can work as a translator in any of the publishing houses or media houses. You can also apply in MNCs and offices, almost all government offices have a translator to translate various documents from Chinese into different languages.
- Client coordinator – Often companies have a clientele of a varied tongue, in such cases, companies hire a client coordinator, who manages and coordinates with the clients. The basic skills required for this job profile is fluency in speaking and communicating with some business skills in order to handle the clients. Since China has managed to involve itself in all kinds of businesses and trades globally, having a Chinese speaking client coordinator is a must for many companies.
- Travel advisor and guide – Since China is rich in tourism, and with its large population, you can see Chinese people almost everywhere in the world. you can become a stationed guide and can advise and guide peoples tours to the country. Apart from this, you can also learn some other language, and become a Chinese guide located in some other country or place of tourism.
- Chinese voiceovers – As a Chinese speaker, you can work as a voice-over artist and give voiceovers to a variety of content and videos. This is something that is in demand with the increase in the flow of digital content and the increasing popularity of Chinese drama and films.
Finally,
These were the job options that as a Chinese speaker you can apply to. However, you might also come across some other options and opportunities during the course of your learning. These are some of the very common posts that can be offered to a Chinese speaker.
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