7 jobs that allow you to travel the world
Ah, the romantic notion of travelling the world, discovering new cultures and finding yourself – is it calling your name? While the idea of picking up and wandering the world...
Category: Career
Why employers prefer candidates with languages
Taking the initial plunge into the job world is a daunting task. Even if you’ve done it before, job hunting can be brutal in an environment of exponentially increasing competition,...
Don’t do mistakes with verbs when you make business in English
Did that title sound right to you? Hopefully not! In English you make mistakes and do business. Learners of English often struggle with the verbs make, do and have, especially...
Why 30+ is prime time to learn a language
Which is the odd one out? Poorly considered tattoo Doomed romance Questionable piercing Learning a language That’s right, it’s number 4, learning a language. The other three are things that...
Working in a foreign language – what level do you need?
Few things will improve your language skills faster than working in a foreign language. Using the language for hours each day will boost your fluency and give you plenty of...
Why Australia has the world’s most exciting coffee (and how you can become a Barista while learning English)
When Howard Schultz visited Milan in the early 1980s, he had an epiphany. In the hundreds of cafes that lined the city streets, people were enjoying much more than coffee....
Pitch a language course abroad to your boss (like a boss)
Have you spotted a language course abroad that would fit perfectly with your job? You and your employers will gain much more than just language skills from your experience immersed...
23 soft skills you will gain from studying abroad
You may be surprised at how much more than “just” language skills you take home after studying abroad. Most of your gains will fall under the category of “soft skills”...
Language skills are NOT everything…
Learning a language in immersion is the fastest way to develop fluency in that language. But language skills are only one thing that you take away from studying abroad; a...
Finding a job that uses languages: what careers are there for people with language skills?
By the time you read this article, it will have been translated into seven languages and read by people from dozens of countries. That is only possible because we employ...