They can inspire young people to go beyond the minimum necessary for personal survival. Graduates may, however, choose to teach abroad rather than in Virginia. And a '77 graduate is currently Assistant to the Headmaster of Southbank International School in London. Graduates may be interested in pursuing a teaching career in an area other than French. Travel Industry Graduates may be interested in working in the travel industry, and seek a position such as that of an '83 graduate who is currently a Customer Service Agent with Delta Airlines.
Further possibilities exist in the hotel, restaurant, and tourism industries.
Admissions position, Swiss Hospitality Unit. A History major might go into Advertising, an Anthropology major might end up doing market research. While the variety of jobs Liberal Arts majors have access to is part of what makes such course work exciting, it is also a cause for much anxiety. In general, the significance of a good translation is often dismissed or belittled, and its importance misunderstood and undermined. Translation requires much skill and thought.