Bilingual Leaders Can Lead in a Big Way Across Diverse Industries

For you as a bilingual or multilingual employee, the opportunity to advance your career into a leadership role is within your grasp. In this globalized economy, companies serving multilingual and multicultural communities – domestically or internationally – recognize the immense value of individuals who possess language proficiency beyond their native tongue. “Workplaces are more global, […]

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Mastery of Another Language Makes You an Ideal Candidate for the Hospitality Sector

Currently, more companies in the United States and around the world are expanding their businesses to international markets due to the diverse and changing economy worldwide. This tendency leads to a growing need for the recruitment of qualified bilingual and multilingual employees to meet the language preferences of non-English speaking customers and thus avoid the […]

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What does I-O Psychology have to do with language proficiency?

Before we can answer this question, let’s first define I-O Psychology. According to the American Psychological Association, Industrial-Organizational Psychology is the scientific research of human behavior and the application of research findings within the workplace to support individuals, groups, and organizations. I-O Psychologists are sought-after professionals that aim to address issues regarding humans in the […]

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Earn While You Learn

 At Language Testing International (LTI), we know that it can be intimidating to think of language in the context of evaluation. Terms such as “testing,” “examination,” and “certificates” can be stressful or off-putting. But what if we told you that your native or second language(s)—those you already speak, read, and/or write—could count towards an entire […]

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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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