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services to sales, there is a growing need to hire multilingual candidates. In addition to Spanish, companies that have offices and clients throughout the world seek employees who can speak languages from Russian to German, French to Mandarin.
According to a recruiter in California, “Job seekers who speak Japanese, Chinese and Mandarin are becoming a hot commodity among employers, particularly on the West Coast.”
Not only are bilingual skills helpful for seasoned professionals in the job market, graduates who are fluent in a second language are finding that they have an extra edge during job interviews. While bilingual skills aren’t always required to land good jobs, many companies prefer to hire candidates with this added dimension.
If you are can speak two or more languages with equal or near equal fluency, and are able to speak and perhaps read and write more than one language very well, tell employers up front that you have this ability. Even if your prospective employer may not have an immediate need for your multiple language capabilities, it is likely to see your fluency as an added benefit and asset in the hiring process.
Consider including this information in your cover letter and in your resume’s career or skills summary.
Refer to your skills as “bilingual,” or “multilingual” if you speak three or more languages.' Then, fist each language, including English.
Be honest though. If you just had a couple of semesters of a language in high school or college, use the phrase “knowledge of...”
Never overstate or understate your expertise.
— Courtesy of CareerBuilders.com
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