{"id":1075,"date":"2024-05-18T13:49:50","date_gmt":"2024-05-18T20:49:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.russianorthodoxschool.com\/?p=1075"},"modified":"2026-09-27T05:57:59","modified_gmt":"2026-09-27T12:57:59","slug":"%d0%b8%d1%82%d0%b0%d0%ba-%d0%b2%d1%8b-%d0%b3%d0%be%d0%b2%d0%be%d1%80%d0%b8%d1%82%d0%b5-%d0%bf%d0%be-%d1%80%d1%83%d1%81%d1%81%d0%ba%d0%b8-%d0%ba%d0%b0%d0%ba-%d0%b8%d1%81%d0%bf%d0%be%d0%bb%d1%8c%d0%b7","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.russianorthodoxschool.com\/ru\/so-you-speak-russian-how-to-use-that-secret-weapon-in-your-us-job-hunt\/","title":{"rendered":"\u041a\u0430\u0440\u044c\u0435\u0440\u044b, \u0432 \u043a\u043e\u0442\u043e\u0440\u044b\u0445 \u0446\u0435\u043d\u044f\u0442 \u0440\u0443\u0441\u0441\u043a\u0438\u0439 \u044f\u0437\u044b\u043a \u0432 \u0421\u0428\u0410"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Speaking Russian is a real professional asset in the United States. Russian is one of the most widely spoken languages in the world, and employers in healthcare, law, education, government, business and technology need people who can work in both English and Russian. Here is where Russian opens doors \u2014 and how to make your skills count.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Where Russian speakers are in demand<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>Translation and interpreting.<\/strong> Courts, hospitals, immigration services and businesses need qualified translators and interpreters. Professional certification \u2014 for example through the American Translators Association or a state court interpreter program \u2014 strongly increases your opportunities.<\/li><li><strong>Healthcare and social services.<\/strong> Large Russian-speaking communities, including in Los Angeles, need doctors, nurses, pharmacists, therapists and social workers who can explain care in the patient\u2019s own language.<\/li><li><strong>Education.<\/strong> Heritage-language schools, universities and language programs look for teachers of Russian language and literature.<\/li><li><strong>Government and international affairs.<\/strong> Federal agencies, the diplomatic service and research institutions value advanced Russian, especially combined with knowledge of the region.<\/li><li><strong>Business, logistics and law.<\/strong> International trade, shipping, finance and law firms working with Eastern Europe and Central Asia need bilingual specialists.<\/li><li><strong>Technology and localization.<\/strong> Software companies need people who can adapt products, documentation and support for Russian-speaking users.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">How to make your Russian count<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>Describe your level honestly and precisely.<\/strong> Employers understand frameworks such as the ACTFL scale (Novice to Superior) or the ILR scale. \u201cNative speaker\u201d and \u201cprofessional working proficiency\u201d mean different things.<\/li><li><strong>Get your level confirmed.<\/strong> An official proficiency test, a university certificate or, for high school students in California, the State Seal of Biliteracy on the diploma shows your skills on paper.<\/li><li><strong>Read and write, not only speak.<\/strong> Many people who grew up speaking Russian at home cannot write it well. Professional work almost always requires reading and writing \u2014 this is where formal study makes the biggest difference.<\/li><li><strong>Combine Russian with a profession.<\/strong> Russian is most valuable together with another skill: medicine, law, engineering, accounting or teaching.<\/li><li><strong>Show it on your r\u00e9sum\u00e9.<\/strong> List the language with its level, your certificates, and concrete examples of using it \u2014 translation projects, volunteering, work with Russian-speaking clients.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Start early<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The strongest bilingual professionals usually started as children: they grew up speaking the language at home and learned to read and write it properly at school. At the <a href=\"\/ru\/\">\u0420\u0443\u0441\u0441\u043a\u0430\u044f \u0448\u043a\u043e\u043b\u0430 \u041b\u043e\u0441-\u0410\u043d\u0434\u0436\u0435\u043b\u0435\u0441\u0430<\/a> students from kindergarten through 10th grade study Russian language, literature and history every Saturday, and graduates who complete the full course can be certified by the UCLA Center for World Languages. <a href=\"\/ru\/%d1%80%d0%b5%d0%b3%d0%b8%d1%81%d1%82%d1%80%d0%b0%d1%86%d0%b8%d1%8f\/\">Learn how to enroll<\/a>.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Speaking Russian is a real professional asset in the United States. 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