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In a rut


    I graduated from college in 2002 with a BA in International Studies and took French as part of my major.  I went to France in July 2001 to study.  I should have spent my final year in college looking for a job, but I did not.  I think  I was naive and believed all I needed was a degree and I would be set.  When I graduated I had to take what I could find, which was customer service in a call center.  I've done various call center jobs plus telemarketing over the years.  Recently I wanted to get away from call centers, so I took a sales job at JCPenney, but I would like to do something with better pay and more room for advancement.  Now it's been nearly 6 years since I graduated, and I have not used my degree at all.  I have started to teach myself Spanish and plan on taking classes to learn it so I can have something more marketable on my resume.   I live in Oregon, and Spanish speakers are in demand.  However, when I decided on my major in college, my intentions were to travel and live somewhere to enhance my French skills.  What is a good resource to use to find jobs abroad?

 

Why don't you look at a job at Nike?  They're based in Beaverton, they are an international company (so your degree should be very relevant) and sales ties in too.  You could start with something entry-level at the Corporate Campus and work your way (eventually) to something where you travel or are assigned overseas for a period of time. 

 

Tess

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