Cultural advisers should have extensive experience and language skills in their area of expertise. A combination of study abroad and work experience is highly recommended.
Cultural advisers are strong communicators who are sensitive to cultural differences. They are curious, always interested in learning more about the people, language, and culture in which they specialize. They are fluent in two or three languages. For government and corporate jobs, they are knowledgeable about the political, economic, and social issues of the countries they work with, to successfully bridge the gaps in negotiations. Diplomacy is essential in their work. They are organized, have public-speaking skills, and are able to work with a wide range of people from various backgrounds.
Knowing the history, culture, and social conventions of a people as well as the language is a an essential part of the job. Also, expertise in another area, such as business, education, law, or computers, is necessary to be a cultural adviser.
- Accountants
- Ambassadors
- Anthropologists
- Antiques and Art Dealers
- Arbitrators
- Archaeologists
- Auditors
- Automotive Dealership Owners
- Billing Clerks
- Bookkeeping and Accounting Clerks
- Budget Analysts
- Business Continuity Planners
- Business Development Managers and Directors
- Business Intelligence Analysts
- Business Managers
- Buyers
- Chief Customer Officers
- Chief Executive Officers
- Chief Financial Officers
- Chief Information Officers
- Chief Information Security Officers
- Chief Restructuring Officers
- Chief Revenue Officers
- Chief Robotics Officer
- Chief Sustainability Officers
- Chief Trust Officers
- Client Services Managers
- Collection Workers
- College Professors
- Commodities Brokers
- Community Health Program Coordinators
- Compliance Managers
- Continuous Improvement Managers
- Corporate Climate Strategists
- Corporate Community Relations Directors
- Corporate Lawyers
- Corporate Librarians
- Cost Estimators
- Customer Service Directors
- Customer Service Representatives
- Customs Brokers
- Customs Officials
- Data Entry Clerks
- Decision Scientists
- Digital Workplace Experience Engineers
- Directors of Corporate Sponsorship
- Directors of Security
- Document Management Specialists
- Economists
- English as a Second Language (ESL) Teachers
- Entrepreneurs
- Ethical Sourcing Officer
- Ethnoscientists
- Event Planners
- Executive Recruiters
- Export-Import Specialists
- Fashion Models' Agents
- Federal and State Officials
- Fish and Game Wardens
- Foreign Service Officers
- Forensic Accountants and Auditors
- Franchise Owners
- Grain Merchants
- Health Care Managers
- Health Club Owners and Managers
- Health Data Analysts
- Human Resources Managers
- Information Technology Infrastructure Engineers
- Internet Consultants
- Internet Executives
- Internet Store Managers and Entrepreneurs
- Internet Transaction Specialists
- Interpreters
- Labor Union Business Agents
- Legal Operations Specialists
- Linguists
- Loss Prevention Managers
- Management Analysts and Consultants
- Merchant Mariners
- Music Agents and Scouts
- Music Venue Owners and Managers
- Office Administrators
- Payroll Directors
- Product Designers
- Professional Organizers
- Project Managers
- Proposal Managers
- Purchasing Agents
- Receptionists
- Regulatory Affairs Managers
- Regulatory Affairs Specialists
- Retail Business Owners
- Sales Managers
- Sales Representatives
- Secondary School Teachers
- Secretaries
- Sign Language and Oral Interpreters
- Space Tourism Managers
- Statisticians
- Stenographers
- Strategy Managers
- Tax Managers
- Temporary Workers
- Traffic Managers
- Translators
- Typists and Word Processors
- Workplace Diversity Experts