Career Advice: Learning New Languages for Career Growth

The pros of sharpening your language skills are many. From landing you some of the best jobs in the IT and BPO industries to the ability to decrease anxiety and stress, being multilingual comes with tons of advantages. 

Did you know that being multilingual increases your chances of being employed? Well, it’s actually true. If you really think about it, who wouldn’t want to hire someone who speaks multiple languages, especially in multinational companies? 

In India, there are numerous MNCs who are always on the lookout for multilingual candidates as they often need people who will be able to proofread, interpret, and translate written materials as well as verbal communication. 

Moreover, studies have shown that learning new languages help people in improving their memories and boosting their problem-solving and critical-thinking skills. 

So, in this blog, we are going to share the advantages of communication skills, particularly when it comes to learning new languages.

Language for Career Growth

As we’ve mentioned earlier, being bilingual or multilingual increases your chances of being employed by top-notch companies. It also helps you grow in your career. 

How?

Well, if you are a bilingual or multilingual person, you will have higher chances of traveling abroad. And let’s be honest, it is almost everyone’s dream to be able to travel abroad, be it for pleasure or business. To be picked amongst many other of your colleagues to travel to a different country for the betterment of the company will definitely increase your chances of being promoted. Plus, small companies need employees who will be able to go to foreign countries in search of business opportunities. For well-established companies, employers often need translators and interpreters to accompany them when they have a meeting with foreigners. This could either be an in-house meeting or a meeting abroad. Plus, it doesn’t hurt for your career to be the boss’ favorite. 

Language for Personal Development 

Again as mentioned earlier, learning a new language improves memories and boosts problem-solving and critical-thinking skills. So, one can only imagine how good learning new languages is for your mental health and development. It also increases one’s listening skills.

Learning new languages also enlarges your network. You get to meet and converse with people from all over the world, thus expanding your network. It allows you to enjoy a cultured and varied lifestyle as you will get to appreciate the works of art of foreign countries such as books, songs, movies, etc much easier. 

Well, there you have it, ladies and gentlemen: the advantages of learning new languages, for your professional and personal development. 

We will leave you here with our best wishes.