Language Skills Resume

The language skills resume is a resume whose skills section, skills regarding language are highlighted. The profession has all to do with languages; therefore, it is a given that all skills regarding languages should be highlighted. Language skills are completely different from any other resume skill. They could be anything from written communication to multiple languages known.

There are many profession that require the use of language skills. One example is of a translator. Thanks to globalization, businesses between companies located in different countries has increased a lot. However, to get over the communication gap, translators are hired. They translate between the management or they also translate documents and other such things. Therefore, a position of a translator is quite coveted and one should have a good resume to get a good job in a good company.

One profession that comes to mind where language is important is of a language teacher. Their resume skill will be quite different from a translator working in the corporate sector. Their skill section will be a mixture of language and teaching skills as opposed to a translator where they have to concentrate more on language and technical skills.

We have two skill samples that will help you understand what you need to highlight in your own resume. One example is of a candidate who has experience and other is of a freshly graduated candidate. Though in both the examples, the language skills are highlighted, both examples are still quite different.

Check out both the examples so if you are entering this field or are already a part of it, you will know how to make an apt resume.

First Sample

• Have a Doctorate in French Literature and have taught the language in a private institution
• Have handled a classroom of more than fifty students at a time
• Well-versed in French poetry and history and filled in for those subject when the respective teachers were unavailable
• Regularly organized dramas and skits with the students in French language
• Since the institution was not affiliated an any University, I was in charge of setting the examinations and paper corrections
• Interacted with the students regularly and gave extra help to students who were struggling with the language
• Ensured that each student learned to read, write and speak the language really well
• Finished all the coursework in the stipulated time

This sample is of a person who is looking for a job of a French teacher. In the example, you can see that we have skills are written in such a way that the language and the teaching skills are highlighted at the same time. Next, we have an example of new candidate who is applying for the position of translator. The skill section in such a candidate's resume will be quite different. Therefore, check out the example.

Second Sample

• Have a a degree in language and literature in the German language
• Am well-versed in German and even have been to the country and had absolutely no problem communicating with the populace
• Even understand the different dialects of the different regions of Germany
• Also good at writing in the language and aware of the work culture of the country
• Can understand legal and medical transcripts as well and will be able to expertly translate them
• Can work a brisk pace and can translate important documents in the stipulated time
• Have a got a good eye for detail and can work on lengthy and complex documents as well
• Can translate the idea behind the written work without letting it lose it real meaning
• Posses a decent amount of general knowledge and if I don't understand anything, I make it to point to research a bit about it before translating

In this example, the candidate does not have any prior experience. Hence, the candidate has stated about additional qualities of that will be useful in a translator job. This is the tactic that all inexperienced candidates have to follow while making a language skills resume.