Include foreign language skills on your #resume as a “!” skill
you bring to a prospective employer.
Even if you speak a language that you don’t think you’ll use often on
the job, the infographic below showcases some of the many benefits employers
can reap from your bilingual wiring.
Include your
language skills on your Summary of Qualifications to showcase the level of
proficiency you possess. For instance “Full
verbal and written fluency in Spanish,” or “Possess native fluency in French,”
or even “Possess limited conversational fluency in Mandarin.” These quick statements provide context for
the employer as to whether you’re fluent-enough to send to a foreign land to negotiate
the next big deal, or whether you just know enough to make friends in the
boardroom by pleasantly surprising foreign visitors with a “Kon'nichiwa soshite
yōkoso.”
As for me, yo hablo español casi con fluidez, j'ai étudié le
français un peu, thanks to some Brazilian colleagues, I can mangle my way
through what I’ve dubbed “Portañol,” and I can manage a small handful of
pleasant exchanges in Japanese. While my
day-to-day work may not employ these skills regularly, I’m confident they’ve
helped me to build or enrich relationships and demonstrate my intellectual
curiosity to experience the world in new ways.
I would probably only claim the Spanish skills on my résumé unless I’d
be working with a LOT of French colleagues or clients in which case I might mention
my still-developing francophonic skills.
Highlighting your “!” foreign language skills is one way to
use !@#$%, the Signs of a Great Résumé to write a résumé that speaks for
itself.
Here’s a link from the original article: https://www.lifehack.org/articles/lifestyle/how-the-brain-benefits-from-being-bilingual.html
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