What are the prospects for the development of German majors?

The development prospects of German majors are quite good.

1. German translator

This is most people’s intuitive positioning of language learners. German translation is specifically divided into two directions: written translation and oral translation, and the industry covers a wide range of areas. Simultaneous interpretation is a household name. This profession has a brilliant aura, but as we all know, it places high demands on professional skills and comprehensive quality.

In addition, translators are also a very professional choice. Compared with simultaneous interpretation, this job mainly requires practitioners to have excellent written expression skills. The main industry distribution includes translation in notary offices, translation of study abroad documents and translation of legal documents, etc.

It is worth mentioning that there are currently no specialized translation agencies in China to choose from. In addition to the above-mentioned translation professions, they are generally part-time and receive corresponding remuneration according to length, word count and difficulty.

In short, both interpreters and translators need solid or even excellent professional basic skills, and they need to become increasingly sophisticated and study hard on this road. In terms of income, interpretation is more substantial than translation, especially simultaneous interpretation, whose input-output ratio is still quite high.

2. Corporate Staff

If German graduates choose to work in a company, it is better to enter a foreign company, joint venture or state-owned enterprise related to this language. After all, they have language advantages. The chance and chance of winning will be higher. It involves many fields, such as energy and chemical industry, machinery manufacturing, biochemistry, automobile, etc.

Based on the experience of classmates around me, if you want to work in these companies, German is generally only a stepping stone, and there are also opportunities with a bachelor's degree. Generally speaking, most people start as translators and assistants or administrative specialists, and their future career development will generally undergo a transformation, such as shifting to human resources or administration-related directions. This also depends on the specific business needs and the overall performance of the individual, while income depends on the industry and type of company.

3. German teacher

This is a relatively stable profession. Specifically, you have to choose according to your academic background and personal tendencies. There are universities, primary and secondary schools or majors. There are several options for training institutions.

(1) College teachers

Mainly refers to professional German teachers in professional foreign language colleges. To engage in this profession, the first thing is to love education, and the academic background is basically a doctorate. , some employers will forcefully require overseas experience. This position is also available in some vocational colleges, and the academic requirements are relatively low, but at least a master's degree is required.

After entering college, concentrate on academics and determine your rank through professional title evaluation. Teachers have always been regarded as people within the system in China. Their social status and social recognition are still quite high, and their working environment is relatively simple. After all, their main responsibility is to cultivate the "flowers of the motherland", and their income is also relatively considerable.

(2) Primary and secondary school teachers

Since German was officially included as a foreign language subject in the College Entrance Examination on September 1, 2018, many middle schools have added German subjects, including some private international schools. The gap is still relatively large, especially in developed cities such as Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou and Shenzhen, where career opportunities are quite wide. The educational requirements for candidates range from a bachelor's degree to a PhD.

(3) Teachers of professional language training institutions:

At present, there are only a handful of institutions in China that have professional language training business and are qualified to teach all subjects and minor languages. If you can try your best to gain entry Platforms like New Oriental are still very good. In such a platform, there are a lot of talents, and each practitioner has strong business and comprehensive abilities. It can be said that there is a lot of talents. The opportunities for communication and learning between each other will be greatly increased, so the speed of improvement of business capabilities will be very rapid. Generally, The income is also very considerable.

It is worth noting that this is different from the teaching environment in public schools. The teaching methods in professional training institutions are relatively free and flexible, and the opportunities to display your own unique teaching style are relatively greater, which is more suitable for pursuing freedom and individual liberation. education practitioners.

4. Civil servants within the system

The civil servant examination includes the national civil servant recruitment examination and the provincial civil servant recruitment examination. For German majors, they are generally concentrated in national-level civil servant recruitment examinations, such as the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Ministry of Commerce, the Ministry of Culture and Tourism, entry-exit border inspection stations, customs and other departments. For provincial-level civil servant recruitment examinations, individual coastal provinces also Corresponding positions will be provided.

There are two major characteristics of German majors applying for civil servant positions: first, the position and major match well, and second, most do not require work experience, which is a great advantage for civil servant recruitment in other positions.

On the one hand, the high requirements for professional counterparts mean that the requirements for German professional ability are also relatively high. The test subjects of the national civil servant recruitment examination generally include professional language proficiency tests (testing basic language skills) and unified written examinations. (practical test + application essay) and interview (unified examination interview + professional language proficiency retest, some positions will also have an additional English test).

The professional language proficiency test plays a large role in the overall recruitment score, so German major graduates will have greater leverage to pass the exam. On the other hand, German major positions generally do not require grassroots work experience, which means there is one less restriction than competitors in other positions, so the probability of winning is greatly increased to some extent.

5. Foreign trade sales or customer service

The demand for such positions is mostly concentrated in some cities in the southeastern coastal provinces, and they are mainly engaged in online overseas sales and post-maintenance work. The threshold is relatively low, and there is recruitment demand all year round. The income model is mainly basic salary + sales commission. The more well-known e-commerce companies include eBay, Amazon, etc.