Jobs where a German degree is valued:

• Secondary school and higher education
• Public and research libraries
• International banking
• Business firms that value skills in intercultural communication. Firms with international or German connections (i.e., Siemens, Lufthansa, Volkswagen, Porsche-Audi, T-Online)
• International educational experiences (tours, courses, cruises): coordinate, market
• Facilitator of study abroad at a college.
• U.S. foreign service, U.S. military
• U.S. Park Service (communicating with German-speaking tourists)
• More careers ideas that use foreign languages can be found at the AATG career page.

Examples of graduate work of IWU German majors:

• Law school
• Doctoral programs in Anthropology, Psychology, German Language Pedagogy, and Comparative Literature.
• Monterrey Institute for Foreign Study - MA program in International Business
• MA degree in German, M.A. degree in Education with teaching certification
• Seminary
• Masters in Library Science
• Masters in Museum Studies

Examples of scholarships/ fellowships/ honors awarded to IWU German majors and minors:

• Congress-Bundestag Award 2003-2004
• "The Graduate School Experience" 2005 - A workshop at the University of Pennsylvania for students interested in pursuing graduate studies in German. It is funded by the Max Kade Foundation. Selection is highly competitive.
• Fulbright Teaching Assistant Scholarship to Germany (2006-2007, former German major)
• Phi Beta Kappa honors 2004 (German minor), 2005 (German major)

Career Services - eRecruiting

• You want to work in an international field? - Contact an alumni mentor in a similar job to help you figure out what, where, who, and how.
• Mentors might be working in the Foreign Service, Banks, Education, Educational Exchange Programs, International Offices of U.S. Businesses, or Foreign Countries.
• Find an internship that uses your language or intercultural communication skills.

Fellowship opportunities:

• CDC Bundestag awards provide for a year’s paid internship in Germany (inquire about at beginning of Senior year)
• Fulbright teaching awards for future teachers (a year paid as a teacher’s aid in Austria - inquire about at end of Junior year)
• Fulbright research awards (inquire about at end of Junior year)
• German Academic Exchange grants for applied studies or internships
• The Émigré Memorial Internship Program with German State Parliaments (internship of 1-3 months) and the German Bundestag

Networking

• If you are in the Chicago area - Meet a variety of people interested in German at the Chicago Stammtisch. Contact: Richard Lange at richardelange@hotmail.com.
• Conduct informational interviews with people in positions similar to those you think you would like to have.
• Find a mentor - see above