As long as the trend of globalization is good, language majors will always have employment prospects.

Of course, it is well known that the foreign language industry is highly competitive. If you want to work in pure language industries such as translation and simultaneous interpretation after graduation, the requirements for professional skills and colleges will be very high, and there are very few people who can enter. Learning a language does not necessarily mean that you must work in a language-related major. The range of choices is still relatively wide. Many foreign language majors choose to become teachers or work in some foreign companies after graduation. These are relatively conventional choices. But I have some examples of choosing other paths.

I know a friend who studies business English. The reason he originally chose his major was because his family was engaged in traditional foreign trade and needed to connect with foreign customers, so he chose a more suitable major. But his father didn't expect him to learn English to help him, after all, he has been doing it for so many years. In the past two years, there have been endless news reports about how cross-border e-commerce has affected traditional foreign trade. As a result, the sudden outbreak of the epidemic this year has further exposed this reality.

In the situation where the offline foreign trade industry has been severely impacted, many foreign trade companies have turned to cross-border e-commerce as soon as possible.

This friend's company has also begun to transform and opened a store on Ali's cross-border e-commerce platform AliExpress. As a result, his major has played a big role in the family's business. Cross-border e-commerce is a B2C model. Since it directly connects with consumers and the default language of all cross-border e-commerce platforms is English, it must be operated and managed by people with a high level of language proficiency. There is also product selection. What foreigners like and what products can sell well. The premise of product selection is to have an understanding of the culture and consumers of different countries. For students in the foreign language department, this advantage is more obvious than that of the older generation. So his father simply let him take charge of all the affairs on AliExpress and the connection with overseas business, recruitment, etc., so as to conduct foreign language assessments on applicants. My friend did not disappoint and launched several popular products on AliExpress during the epidemic.

I mentioned this example above to tell foreign language majors that when choosing a career direction, you can open your eyes more broadly and consider industries like cross-border e-commerce, which have just emerged and have a large number of vacancies and development potential. Now many Chinese companies are also committed to building a global logistics system. Coupled with the development of overseas consumers' e-commerce shopping habits during the epidemic, cross-border e-commerce is definitely a trend in foreign trade in the future, and it is also a trend in the employment of foreign language majors.

The rise of each industry can bring abundant jobs, whether it is a small cross-border e-commerce or AliExpress, the current mainstream cross-border e-commerce platform in the world. Since it is a digital upgrade of the current foreign trade model, the requirements for brand building, product selection, operation and customer service are relatively high, and a large number of talents with a good language foundation are needed. In addition to language majors in domestic colleges and universities, some international students also have advantages in this industry. In addition to foreign language proficiency, they have a better understanding of overseas culture and consumer groups. Many international students use AliExpress when they are abroad. They also see that many overseas consumers like AliExpress, and they can adapt to this kind of e-commerce and foreign trade combination work more quickly.

So our overseas business is a necessary trade economy for both other countries and ourselves, and this demand will only increase. As long as this demand exists, language as a tool will inevitably have its place. First choose the industry, then choose the company, and finally choose the position. Even if you choose the cross-border e-commerce industry, it is recommended to give priority to large companies. There are more job subdivisions, customer service, product development, IT, operations, sales, etc., which also require a strong foreign language foundation. Those who are interested can learn more about the specific work content. So our overseas business is a necessary trade economy for both other countries and ourselves, and this demand will only increase.

And as long as this demand exists, language as a tool will inevitably have its place. First choose the industry, then choose the company, and finally choose the position. Even if you choose the cross-border e-commerce industry, it is recommended to give priority to large companies. There are more job subdivisions, such as customer service, product development, IT, operations, sales, etc., which all require a strong foreign language foundation. Those who are interested can learn more about the specific job content. Regardless of the industry, apart from a few traditional industries that have not changed for many years, most industries will be affected by trends such as the Internet and globalization, thus generating new jobs and opportunities. Cross-border e-commerce is an inevitable product of globalization, and it has also spawned a large number of jobs in recent years. So in general, I think the direction of foreign language employment is still optimistic.