Speaker: Zipporah Robinson, Language Learning Coach

Languages: English, Spanish, Portuguese. Some reading comprehension of French and Romanian.

Learning: Italian

Website: www.zrlanguagelearning.com

Email: info@zrlanguagelearning.com

How Volunteering Helped Me Find Foreign Language Jobs

OUTLINE

CONS

  • You don't get paid for your time, energy nor expertise.
  • Sometimes there are requirements.
  • They don't just accept anyone, people can be turned away.

PROS

  • You get experience, especially if you're running into people who speak your target language.
  • The experience volunteering in your target language makes you more comfortable talking.
  • You get to add that foreign language volunteer experience on your resume.
  • Foreign language volunteering on my resume helped me secure contracts for other foreign language jobs.
  • You make friends and gain job references from the places you volunteered at.
  • You give back to the community of your target language
  • Your vocabulary increases, especially in the field in which you are volunteering.
  • There is no pressure to speak perfectly, they can't fire you. Just do your best...they appreciate any help they can get.
  • If you pass the background check and they prefer a foreign language speaker, you may not be turned away, just because it's free help.

For volunteer opportunities, please go to www.volunteermatch.org

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