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Professional Advantages of Being Bi- or Multi-Lingual ADVICE BY HAL KLEGMAN
It’s about getting the career you want, right?
Speaking a foreign language will probably not get you hired of its own accord, however, it might give you enough of a different outlook on the world so that it becomes easier to get promoted. In my own experience I have found it easier to understand a perspective other
than my own once I learned a foreign language. I feel that speaking with others - especially those of a different culture allows the mind to expand. The foreign languages that are in demand in the marketplace are Mandarin, Arabic and Spanish. There are enough people that speak these languages as their native tongue. That said, being able to
speak another language usually goes along with a some level of cultural immersion. It is that cultural immersion that can give you “a leg up on the promotion ladder.” People that speak more than one language tend to take a broader view of the world and this attribute makes an individual a more valuable employee because s/he is
Hal is a graduate student in the World History program and is working at ASU Career Services in the Reng Student Union. Prior to his retirement in 2012, Hal worked for Roy Talman and Associates in Chicago, first as an executive recruiter and then as Director of Business Development. Hal has been a guest lecturer on the subject of resumes, interviewing and developing effective hiring methodology. He has spoken at Booth, the Graduate Business School at he University of Chicago, at DePaul University, at Columbia College and at MIT Forums.
Help from the ASU Career Center in October Date
Seminar
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How to make the most of Career Fair
3-4 pm
White River Room
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Nailing the Phone Interview
9-10 AM
AR River Room
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How to make the most of Career Fair
10-11 AM
Black River Room
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Resumes that Work
10-11 AM/2-3 PM
White River Room
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Everything you know about Resumes and Interviews is wrong 6-7 PM Pine Tree Room
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Nailing the Phone Interview
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10-11 AM 6-7 PM
Eugene Smith Lab 312 Pine Tree Room
22 Everything you know about Resumes/Interviews is wrong 10-11 AM Eugene Smith 312 AND THERE”S LOTS MORE! Check it out at the Career Services webpage at www.astate.edu/careers/ WORLD
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