I graduated with a degree in Spanish in 2000, but since then, I've mostly been working menial jobs, though for a year and a half now, I've also been working part-time as a Spanish tutor at a college. I would like to use my degree to land a better job, though, so will the fact that I have spent the last several years working crap jobs keep me from landing a well-paying job that would in which I could use my linguistic skills?
2007-08-05 08:20:37 · 6 answers · asked by tangerine 7 in Business & Finance ➔ Careers & Employment ➔ Other - Careers & Employment
No. All experience is experience. What's important is what light you put on it. It sounds like you worked to have money at a variety of jobs and have gained various skills - business, management, people skills, etc. And you have kept up your Spanish.
So decide on a direction and think how your experiences will help you. Someone said that time is never wasted - we all learn something. Maybe with the influx of Spanish-speaking immigrants that will afford some new opportunities - like teaching English to them!
Good luck!
2007-08-06 00:25:19 · answer #1 · answered by American citizen and taxpayer 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yes, it will hurt. Your education isn't recent and you haven't had much experience. I would go back to school even if you only take a couple of classes towards a master's degree. Then you can say you are working on your masters and your education will be current.If there is temp work available take it. Then you can put on your resume you were doing temp work in your field.
I don't know what kind of jobs you can get except teaching so maybe a teaching certificate would help. We currently have a ship in for repair where the captain is Spanish so we hired a high school kid to stay with him to make his limited English and our limited Spanish connect. We pay him $12 an hour which isn't bad for a kid.
2007-08-05 16:19:05 · answer #2 · answered by shipwreck 7 · 0⤊ 2⤋
No. Your resume' should contain your longest-lasting jobs on it. You could land a job as an interpreter or a Spanish teacher. You could also go back to college and take some other courses so that you could get a teaching degree.
May God bless you.
2007-08-05 15:30:04 · answer #3 · answered by kathleen m 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Spanish translators can earn big bucks. You can do this as a contractor/freelance or find an agency that specializes in translation. Hospitals and insurance firms are places that need translators and will sometimes hire contractors for their services. We have a non-profit org here that provides free multi-language tutoring to immigrants, so maybe your city has an organization like that.
2007-08-05 15:47:40 · answer #4 · answered by Opal 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Absolutly not. In fact, I wouldn't even consider it lack of success. You utilized your education in the form of tutoring, so that definately is a plus. An employer may ask you why you havn't worked more in your field of study; just be honest with your response and express to him/her your desire to utilize your skills. Best of luck!
2007-08-05 15:30:14 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Henry Ford the automaker and one of the greatest sucess sories filed bankrupcy not once but twice before his business took hold . Just hang in and don't give in to despair lol. T4
2007-08-05 17:05:47 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋