What major should I choose if I want to work in an embassy?

Any major has the opportunity to work in the embassy, but the foreign language level must be good. People working in the embassy must master at least two languages.

Specific ways are:

1. Working in the embassy of China.

School choice:

(1) Specialized colleges include China Foreign Affairs University, which has nine teaching units and nine undergraduate majors, including the Department of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Affairs Management, the Department of English, the Department of Foreign Languages, the Department of International Legal System, the School of International Economics, the Department of Basic Education, graduate department, the School of International Relations and the College of International Education. Most students who graduate from this school will enter the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

(2) There are more opportunities for other majors in colleges and universities, among which there are more opportunities in Foreign Languages Institute. The more popular majors are international politics, international relations, language majors (especially English), economics and law.

Admission route:

(1) The easiest way to take the civil service exam, no matter what school or major, is to take the civil service exam and enter the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

(2) transfer, for those who are already civil servants and have the ability in this field, they are favored by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and can be transferred.

(3) When the Ministry of Foreign Affairs enrolls students in colleges and universities, it will recruit students from excellent school language colleges, and the selection requirements of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs are very high. Students who are admitted will generally be sent out for further study in their senior year and then enter the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

(4) Formal recruitment, graduates can participate in various applications of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, which recruits a wide range of majors, and the key is good English.

2. Working in a foreign embassy in China

The positions of foreign embassies in China are all recruited by the embassies themselves, and there is no need to take the civil service examination, but they need to be local accounts.

In addition to relevant certificates, the position also requires English proficiency and other background knowledge, such as understanding of international policies. Relatively speaking, college graduates majoring in language have more advantages.

If you are interested in this kind of job, pay more attention to the recruitment announcements of the corresponding embassies in China. Generally, official website has corresponding columns.