This month’s language superhero tells a story of challenges, determination, and grit. Gina Ridulfo lost her ability to speak and write at the age of 8. She worked hard to regain her abilities and prove to everyone she was capable of a lot more than she was given credit for. Now, Gina is a teacher, […]
Continue readingExploring a World of Opportunities in the Hospitality Sector with Your Language Skills
The hospitality industry is designed for individuals who enjoy interacting with different people every day. The different businesses within this sector—hotels, resorts, restaurants, and more—require professionals with certain essential skills to run a successful enterprise. If you are looking for a job or pursuing a career in a field where you can apply your language […]
Continue readingBEWARE: A Claim of Language Fluency on a Resume Isn’t Enough
I have lost count of the times that I reviewed resumes for colleagues, friends, or family members who are applying for a job and asked me for feedback. At the bottom of each resume, under the “SKILLS” category and immediately after mentioning command of a variety of software programs, I often see written these three […]
Continue readingHiring, Retaining, and Rewarding Multilingual Employees Is Good for Business
Are you actively recruiting bilingual employees to meet the needs of your diverse customers? According to the 2020 Census results, nearly 9% of the U.S. population has limited English proficiency, and 22% of the total population speaks a language other than English at home. With the U.S. population being more and more diverse and multicultural, […]
Continue readingWe did the test. Now what? Part 3: Differentiating Your Focus
Over the last two blog posts, I have looked at student scores by grade over the years of 2019-2022 and then compared the scores of my students to the school’s average scores. Today, I want to dig into differentiating your focus. Read –> We did the test. Now what? Part 1: Looking at yearly performance […]
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