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Language Proficiency: A Compliance Issue in Healthcare Amidst Tech Advances

In an era where AI-driven tools significantly influence the healthcare scenario, the following questions arise: Why should healthcare institutions diligently monitor and assess their employees’ language skills? Could technology reduce the need for human intervention in healthcare settings and reshape the landscape of language proficiency testing? Contact Us Today to Bring Language Proficiency Testing to […]

Safeguard Your Business Reputation with an Effective Multilingual Communication Plan

In today’s global business landscape, inadequate or insufficient foreign language skills can translate into grave repercussions for your business. These repercussions could represent lost business opportunities, unfavorable publicity or public opinion, and even legal disputes, especially in industries where clear and precise communication is of extreme importance. Does your company fall into the category of […]

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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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BEWARE: 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 […]

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The Importance of Language Assessment in Recruitment

As we continue to be more linguistically and culturally diverse, providing services to customers in their preferred language to meet their needs becomes a necessity. As many as 75 percent of consumers say they’re more likely to purchase a product if customer support is provided in their preferred language. More than half would spend more […]

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Linguistic and Cultural Proficiency Is Critical in Mitigating Healthcare Disparities

In 2009, I went to a business networking luncheon. The Marketing Director of a major hospital campus in my neighborhood told me to scoot over in a booth I was sitting at because she wanted to sit next to me to talk. She had heard that my company specializes in multicultural marketing and maybe, just […]

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Commit to Providing Linguistically and Culturally Competent Offerings to Diverse Market Segments

Through the many sectors, industries, and communities that Language Testing International (LTI) supports across the world, we have been able to observe, experience, and be a part of many business and societal trends. One of these trends, especially within the U.S. market, has been the shift in the American business mindset into attempting to become […]

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Business Benefits of Multilingualism

In our increasingly globalized world, there is a growing need for a multilingual workforce. The demand for multilingual employees more than doubled between 2010 and 2015. The workforce has continued to evolve since then, particularly because of the COVID-19 pandemic — as of 2021, there has been a 30% increase in bilingual remote jobs. Multilingual employees bring undeniable value to the workplace, […]

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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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