Opportunities for working with languages are not limited to jobs as teachers, interpreters and specialist linguists. Languages and intercultural skills are vital in a wide range of sectors, and not just the world of business. Law, publishing, engineering and the travel industry are just some of the areas which have needs for people with foreign language skills.

Examples of how languages are used cross sector can be found on our Business Language Champions webpage and on the Languages Work website. Languages Work provides careers advice, information on courses and work experience, factsheets and links to information from other organisations.

Multilingual Recruitment Agencies such as Top Language Jobs, Language Matters, Eurolondon and Multilingual Vacancies can help jobseekers looking to use languages in their career.

Jobs for language teachers, lecturers and assistants
Jobs for teachers and lecturers are advertised in the weekly Times Education Supplement (TES) and on the TES Jobs website. You can also look on the Guardian website; the education supplement is in Tuesday's print edition.

For teachers in independent schools there is also the Gabbitas website.

You can also find websites for teachers on the government's TeacherNet website.

Other job websites exist for teachers including Eteach.

Information on teaching languages as a career is available on the Languages Work website.

Jobs for lecturers in higher education are advertised in the weekly Times Higher Education Supplement (THES). See also www.jobs.ac.uk

There is no single place to seek jobs in adult and continuing education. See Types of language courses for adults for an idea of the sorts of institutions that teach languages at this level.

The British Council provides information on finding a job teaching English as a foreign language (TEFL).

Jobs for unqualified staff may be included on some on the websites listed above. You can also try looking on the websites of the local authorities. The Directgov site provides a listing of local authority websites and also a jobs and skills search facility.

Language assistant posts are normally recruited in the applicant's country of origin. For further information you can check the British Council website.

Jobs for translators and interpreters
The website of The Institute of Translation and Interpreting (ITI) has job adverts for employment in these fields, as well as information on training and CPD.