I'm Good at English — What Jobs Can I Have?

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Hey what's up? So we here at RealLife English  truly believe that being a confident and natural  

English speaker can literally change your life.  For example, it could open up a whole new career  

path for you. So in today's lesson we are going  to be looking at 10 possible future jobs that you  

could have as a fluent English speaker. But before  we do if you're new here, well every week we make  

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So you probably already know that English  is the global language. And this is amazing  

because if you become a fluent English speaker,  it opens up all sorts of opportunities for you  

basically anywhere in the world. Just imagine  you could be working in a job with people from  

many different countries. And nowadays since  the pandemic, it's become more common than  

ever to be able to work remotely online with  people from all over the world. Just like we  

do here at RealLife English. And so we'll be  looking at some jobs that you can do online and  

other ones that maybe you can find in your city  or by traveling abroad. And finally it's probably  

something that you already have on your mind,  it can be a huge benefit to be making money in  

another currency, like the Dollar, the Euro or  the Pound. So let's get started with our list.  

First up you could become a tour guide and this  is a perfect job if you love things like History  

Art or culture. And nowadays it's become easier  than ever with different services like AirBnb  

Experiences. You could even get started just  giving a tour in your city for free volunteering  

so that you can get a little bit of experience  and oftentimes with these kind of tours (I know  

at least here in Barcelona) they offer some of  these and they're completely based on tips. So  

if you do a really good job, if you go above and  beyond, then people are going to want to give you  

money. Even though you're just volunteering to  start out with. And many fluent English speakers  

gravitate towards the tourism industry, so this  could be a great place for you to get started,  

if that includes you. And you could maybe start  out with this in your own city and then even look  

for opportunities abroad, so it could be a great  way for you to get some traveling experience.  

And continuing in tourism you could work in the  hospitality industry. You could of course become  

a restauranteer, you could be someone who works as  a waiter or a busboy or bus girl in a restaurant.  

That's the person who cleans up the plates after  people are finished eating. A really great thing  

if you're able to do this in a country like the  United States is you would even get tips again.  

But if you live in a big city it can be even  just great to look for restaurants that are in  

more touristic areas and, you know, maybe the pay  isn't that great, but you're really looking for  

that experience to start developing your English  with people who are traveling so that you're using  

your English out there in the real world. You're  gaining some more confidence with your speaking.  

And, of course, you could also be working in  a hotel or in a hostel as a receptionist and  

this gives you tons of opportunities to meet  people from around the world. And actually I  

have some friends who have incredible English  speaking and guess where they got their start.  

They worked as a receptionist in a hostel and  this even allowed them to meet travelers and  

to even make some friends that they have until  this day. Something else that you could do is  

organizing events, which is something that we used  to do at RealLife English. We would have these  

really great big English parties where, you know,  we'd be in Brazil or here in Barcelona and a bunch  

of locals get together and speak English with  some drinks. It's really fun. So, I used to love  

going to other events too here in Barcelona. This  would be a great thing to look for for improving  

your English in your city. But even if you don't  have these in your city, then why don't you be  

the person who organizes it? Even if it's just  a few people getting together to have some fun  

speaking English, it can be a really great way  to make connections and, again, you're getting  

some valuable experience that you could then use  to apply to a future job. Or maybe you're already  

working in a multinational company but you just  have not had many opportunities yet to use your  

English in your job. If this is the case, then I  highly recommend that you have a conversation with  

your boss and you tell him or her that you would  be really open to any opportunities like this  

where you could use your English. So this might look like traveling  

which can be really great because, you know,  a lot of people have families, they don't want  

to be away from them, so if you show that you're  interested in this, maybe because you're younger,  

or you're single, or your partner is really  open to that, then maybe those opportunities  

can pop up and they will think of you and  send you on that plane to that other place.  

Some of these don't even have to necessarily be  that you're going for a meeting or something like  

that. A lot of times companies will promote their  employees going abroad for different learning  

experiences, so maybe it could be attending a  conference at your company's headquarters or  

something like that. So I highly recommend  that you look into if your company offers  

any benefits like this or even if your company  is offering these kind of opportunities digitally  

to attend some sort of webinar or digital event. I  highly recommend again that you jump on it because  

getting this kind of experience will give you the  skills that you need then to be considered for  

future opportunities. And it can just look  great on your resume that you've attended  

these kind of things. Eventually maybe even  you can apply for a job in another country,  

so if that's something you have as an objective  in your life, then make sure that you're taking  

advantage of any opportunities that you  already have where you are right now. And,  

you know, depending what career you're in or what  you're studying, what you studied at university,  

you can find so many opportunities to be  working remotely. Especially since the pandemic,  

lots of companies are going online, they're  finding that it's much easier to find talent  

from anywhere in the world than just limiting  themselves to the city where they are physically  

located. So you should definitely consider  looking into this if it's something that you're  

interested in. And again it's just great for  getting that experience of working with people  

from other countries and using your English  in the workplace. There are tons of different  

ways that you can do this. Obviously you can be  directly hired by a company to work for them,  

but you could also be a freelancer who works  with different companies or entrepreneurs.  

So if you have some sort of skill that could  really help other people, then you might want  

to check out some websites like Upwork or Fiverr  where you can display these skills. And you can  

already be getting paid for doing those things.  If you get enough clients maybe they'll even  

give you the opportunity to travel abroad or to do  other things that you're really passionate about.  

And if you have really fluent English, one of  these potential jobs could be being a translator.  

You could get hired by a company to do this. You know, people always need to translate  

documents and websites and things like this into  English and a lot of times they will even have  

a person on their team who does that. You could  start your own translation business and work with  

different companies, or work as a freelancer with  people who are just working on projects that need  

to be translated. If you get really good at this,  then you could even specialize in it, you know,  

get some sort of certification and even become a  live interpreter. Just imagine being at some sort  

of event where you're listening and you're having  to translate as it's going. It would be pretty  

exciting, right? You know, if you are looking  for job opportunities, one of the most priceless  

things that you can have is a really stellar  network of different people, so you obviously  

want to build the people that you have connections  with on Linkedin and one great way for you to meet  

people from around the world is with the RealLife  App. Because this is the only place where you can  

download it, log in press a button and instantly  be connected to another English speaker in  

another part of the world. So just imagine all the  different people that you can meet with these fun  

and dynamic conversations. Snd who knows  what opportunities it might bring you?  

It can be a really great way for you to start  practicing your English which is exactly what  

you're going to need to do if you actually land  any of the jobs that we're talking about today.  

So I highly recommend that you give it  a try, get out of your comfort zone,  

try something new. You can download it now  by clicking up here or down the description  

box below, or you can just look for RealLife  English in the Apple App or Google Play Store.

Okay so maybe you don't have so much confidence  when it comes to speaking yet, but you're a really  

great English listener, so if this is the case,  have no fear. There are still opportunities for  

you. You could become a transcriber. Now if  you've never done this before, you definitely  

are going to want to get some practice, because it  requires really fast typing, but once you get the  

hang of it, then this can bring you all sorts of  opportunities. You can connect with people online  

on websites like I mentioned earlier like Upwork  or Fiverr. And this could open up a whole new  

job for you. You could even become an entrepreneur  having your own transcribing business.  

Now I'm a bit biased but I think this is  definitely one of the coolest options that we have  

here on the list today. So I'm not sure if you've  been following us for very long, but if you have,  

then you might know that over on our Learn English  with TV Series channel, I used to actually film  

videos on my old iPhone. It wasn't even this one,  it was a much worse one. And so you having a phone  

nowadays gives you so much power, because you can  become a content creator, so lots of businesses  

hire people to create content for their social  media or for blogs. You could even just create  

your own content. Maybe it could be around English  learning or something else that you're skilled  

or passionate about. A lot of people nowadays can  make a whole career out of becoming an influencer.  

Or maybe you're really into travel and if you're  having some plans to backpack around Europe,  

for example, you could actually document the whole  thing on your phone and trying to do it in a high  

quality way and then you can actually take all  these adventures that you're having and turn  

it into tips for other people. So you can be a  travel vlogger or a travel blogger, if you prefer  

writing. And even just doing this as a hobby just  for yourself or maybe for your friends or maybe to  

connect to a few close fans. Then this can be  a really great way to practice your English by  

recording yourself and watching yourself. Trust  me, when I first started out doing this I felt  

super awkward seeing myself on camera, hearing  my voice but you get used to it and it's a really  

great way to build your confidence to identify  different mistakes you're making and to improve  

your English a ton. Maybe you're like me  and you have an entrepreneurial spirit,  

you want to start your own business or perhaps  you already have started your own business.  

Knowing English and being fluent can help you  to expand your operations to other countries.

Really if you don't know English, it's  really difficult to do that, you know.  

You can start doing marketing in English, so  that people from other countries can discover  

what you're up to. Or maybe you're a more creative  type, maybe you're an artist of some sort. So  

many famous actors like Arnold Schwarzenegger,  Penelope Cruz, Sofia Vergara would not be where  

they are today if they didn't know English and  if they hadn't worked really hard at getting to a  

really high level of confidence with their English  speaking. Even with some mistakes or even with a  

bit of an accent. Or maybe you're a musician. If  you start making some of your music in English,  

it doesn't have to all be in English of course,  it can again help you to gain fans from other  

countries. People like Anitta wouldn't have gotten  her huge fame that she has acquired recently,  

if she didn't start creating some of her music in  English as well as in Spanish and in her native  

Portuguese. Or maybe you're a writer and, once  again, you could of course have someone translate  

your writings. But why not just try writing in  English yourself and acquiring first hand that  

audience? And of course this last one is near  and dear to my heart. You could become an English  

teacher. And there's so many different ways  that you can go about this. You can, you know,  

get a proper degree and you could teach at schools  in your country. You could get a job at a language  

school maybe if you're still studying, then it's  something that you could do to make some money.  

On the side you could teach privately, you know,  either online or by having people come to your  

house or going to students house. You could tutor  people, even. Maybe if you don't have any official  

degrees yet but you still want to try it out to  see if you like it, or just get a little bit of  

that initial experience, then you could, you know,  ask any of your friends if they know anyone who  

needs a good English tutor. And tons of people  need someone to help them with their English.  

So you can really use your skills to help people  out and make a little bit of money on the side.  

Or you could even volunteer to help people in  your community who can't afford to learn English.  

So it was actually my case that I got started  teaching English as a tutor. So when I was living  

in Mallorca when I was 21, I got some jobs just  teaching younger kids, tutoring them at their  

homes. And this got me a little bit of experience  in learning, you know. How to make it engaging  

especially for young people and then after  university I decided to get my teaching English  

as a foreign language certificate. And I moved to  Brazil and I got my first job officially teaching  

English as a certified teacher at a language  school in Belo Horizonte. From there I was able  

to acquire my own private students and then as  RealLife English grew up, I didn't even depend  

on the income from teaching English anymore. So  if it's the case for you that you're a bit curious  

about it, you could just start small trying out  tutoring and then you could get the certifications  

that you need later and you can build your way up.  And who knows what opportunities it'll bring you?  

You might start your own business or you might  even start your own English learning school.  

But remember it's really important that you  absolutely love teaching, that you're going to  

become really passionate about it, because you're  not doing your students any service if you're not,  

It's really important that you learn about  different methods, even if you just start out  

tutoring, you need to get better and better. As a  teacher you need to be passionate about learning  

languages and, of course, you need to continue  working on your own English and perfecting it.  

All right, so now I'm really curious to hear from  you: which of these career paths did you find  

the most interesting? Which one do you think you  would be most interested in pursuing? Or maybe we  

missed one, why don't you let me know down in  the comments below? And probably it's the case  

that if you want to get a job in English, at  some point you're going to need to actually  

perform an interview and I know this can be  super nerve-wracking to do in another language,  

so if that's the case for you, then you  might want to check out next this lesson  

which will give you some helpful tips.  So let's check out a clip from that now.