Archive for December 28, 2011

Oral assessment in English

Nowadays, many people overstate their English proficiency level in their résumés in order to get a job. Candidates say they are fluent in English when in fact they can barely communicate in a very basic level. Obviously this happens because of the competitive market we have out there. In many cases applicants first try to get the position they were aiming for and then they join a training program (sometimes subsidized by the company) so as to improve their skills and reach a level of consolidated fluency. So, many companies are now looking for ways to know exactly what kind of employee they are hiring and what tasks they can carry out effectively in a foreign language. » Read more..