Mitigating Your Business’s Language Challenges with an Onsite Multilingual Team

Is your company expanding its customer base into more diverse markets or forging partnerships with international associates? Is your business poised for growth? If so, it’s a strategic moment to consider establishing an internal translation and interpreting department, staffed with the right talent to meet your business needs. Contact Us Today to Bring Language Proficiency […]

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Embracing Linguistic Competencies to Boost Morale of a Diverse Workforce

Employee satisfaction significantly impacts a company’s success, and this includes bi/multilingual professionals. While employee turnover is inevitable, employers can be proactive in recognizing the linguistic skills and unique perspectives of bilingual employees, implementing different strategies to boost morale and reduce turnover rates that can be costly. Contact Us Today to Bring Language Proficiency Testing to […]

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Top Places to Move for Bilingual Jobs

Learning more than one language has many cognitive and social benefits. From improved empathy to enhanced memory, a second language can improve interpersonal and workplace skills. As the job market seeks more bilingual workers, people speaking more than one language have a unique advantage. You can find bilingual positions around the world, with certain areas […]

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18 Best Jobs for Bilingual Speakers

18 Best Jobs for Bilingual Speakers

Many employers across industries are looking to hire candidates who can speak more than one language. If you are bilingual, then you may be interested in careers that will allow you to use your world language skills on a daily basis. Whether you are seeking the highest-paying bilingual jobs on the market or you simply […]

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The ACTFL Writing Proficiency Test Administered by LTI

As discussed in previous blogs, being able to speak English is not the only skill that employees who work in a global corporate environment need to have; being able to communicate by writing is also essential to remain competitive and gain success. A measure such as the ACTFL Writing Proficiency Test (WPT), administered exclusively through […]

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ACTFL’s Oral Proficiency Interview Delivered Exclusively by LTI

Given how important spoken English is in a corporate environment for employees to be successful, it is essential to talk about standardized measures that are currently being used to measure these skills. The ACTFL Oral Proficiency Interview, or just “ACTFL OPI®” is a holistic criterion-referenced assessment, because it measures a test candidate’s functional speaking proficiency […]

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Why Language Training is Critical to a Business

The world is becoming more and more interconnected every day, and new technologies and digital platforms capable of bringing brands to any customer with access to the internet are the driving force behind this unstoppable phenomenon. Additionally, to help facilitate access to these new international markets, businesses are striving to increase cross-border trade, international investment, and […]

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Developing Talent: Language Proficiency Testing As Learning Impact Evidence

Building workforce capability is critical in achieving an organization’s strategic and operational objectives. Learning and development (L&D) is one of the primary talent management strategies for workforce capability building. L&D interventions could range from new hire orientation to technical skill training, compliance training, language training, or soft skill training to leadership development. The corporate L&D […]

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The Importance of Spoken English in Today’s Global Work Environment

Writing in a language versus being able to speak or converse in a language are two different things. The skill of writing in a particular language can be obtained via classroom instruction, assignments, books, and dictionaries. On the other hand, communicating effectively in spoken English can be challenging, especially when it comes to the pronunciation […]

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Importance of English Language Assessments in a Global Work Environment

With a growing global workforce, English language proficiency has become one of the most sought-after skills. Additionally, given the reliance of multinational companies on an increasingly migrant workforce, with people moving to countries seeking not just new jobs but also career advancement opportunities, the need for fluency in the English language and to be able […]

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