Speak a second language, improve your job prospects

Learning a second language can help you in your job and in your job search
Many jobs require you to know a second language
You will be more valuable to your present and future employer if you know how to speak a language other than your own

A second language is useful to these professionals:

• Firefighters - helping people to safety
• Police - helping people; getting to the bottom of a situation rapidly
• Nurses - understanding patients' symptoms
• Doctors - explaining diagnosis and treatment in the patient's language
• Bankers - helping newcomers open accounts

Speak to your employees and understand what they are saying:

• Spanish for construction company supervisors
• Spanish for hotel and restaurant managers
• Spanish, Chinese for real estate agents
• Spanish, Chinese, Portuguese for immigration attorneys

Many large firms in the Hartford area have branches in foreign countries:

• Aerospace - France, China
• Manufacturing - China, Korea
• Information technology, software development - India
• Solar energy - China, Japan, Germany, Korea
• Cars - China, Japan, Germany, Korea

Many cities in Connecticut have high concentrations of people who speak other languages:

• New Britain - Polish, Spanish, Italian
• Hartford - Spanish, Portuguese, Albanian, Bosnian, Somali, Farsi, Italian
• West Hartford - Chinese, Russian
• East Hartford - Hindi, Urdu, Arabic

Check out our language offerings. Start now to speak a second language and improve your job situation.
Be sure to note on your resume that you speak a second language.