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Career in Foreign Languages By:   Sumita Vaid Updated On:  17 Jun 2014 04:18 PM IST     Follow 5 VIDHI  and Prashant are looking at the notice board outside the Department of Germanic and Romance Studies at Delhi University. There's a play in Italian and they are scribbling down the details while the admission queue by their side spills into the lawns. They both are relieved their MA admission forms are now with the officials behind the windows. 'There will be an entrance, and then an interview,'Vidhi says wiping the sweat off her forehead with a handkerchief buried in her hand. When Vidhi enrolled for BA in Programming suddenly she was attracted to the idea of learning a foreign language. For her friend, Prashant, learning French first started out as a hobby and then later became a career option. While Prashant enrolled in Alliance Française, Vidhi did an advanced diploma in German language from St Stephen's, and both ...
Knowing a foreign language gives you the edge By:   Ajeet Singh Updated On:  17 Jun 2014 04:13 PM IST     Follow 3 GLOBALIZATION  has meant a boom time for those who know languages of developed or emerging economics. Call centres and back-end operations of MNCs are recruiting students proficient in foreign languages like French, German, Spanish and even Mandarin. The specialist language occupations include working as a translator, interpreter, language teacher or linguist. Academic qualifications in foreign languages assist in pursuing careers in the areas of tourism, entertainment, public relations and embassies, diplomatic service, publishing, etc. Deciding on a language "Popularity or better career prospects in a foreign language are linked with the international and economic ties with a particular country," says Professor Sankar Basu, Dean, School of Language, Literature and Culture studies,  JNU . Though many ...
How To Avoid Becoming Overstressed By Work Written by  Dave LeClair November 3, 2015 Chances are, your job causes  stress .  Finding a job  that doesn’t cause any stress or anxiety  is basically impossible, but that doesn’t mean there is nothing you can do to help make it easier to deal with! In fact, there are plenty of things you can do to combat  stress at work . The infographic below features 22 different tips that will help you cope with  work-related anxiety  and stress. Try some of them out, and you just might find that getting your work done  is a far more pleasant experience. How do you deal with stressful situations at your job? Hit the comments section below and share your tips! Via  Unum Click to Enlarge Ads by Google