Regina Coeli
How much does speaking a language pay? There are loads of articles on how pleasant it is to speak multiple languages; how good it is for your brain and how enriching it is for your life. But does knowledge of a foreign language literally enrich you? In other words, does speaking a foreign language have financial benefits? Various studies have shown that, yes, this is the
(Mandarin). Another striking fact is the 24% jump
case. Exactly how much your language skills benefit
in job listings which specify knowledge of Dutch as
you depends on how and where you use them.
a requirement.
For example, François Grin, a researcher at the University of Geneva, has shown that knowledge of
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English in the German-speaking part of Switzerland
If you want to take a step in your career soon, then
will net you at least 18% extra in salary. In the
brushing up on your language skills is not at all a
French-speaking part of Switzerland, it tags ‘just’
bad idea. For example, we see that many people use
11% on to your pay.
their education budgets following reorganizations for language training. They are convinced that by
Increasing value of Chinese
speaking English or German well, for example, they
Grin has also calculated that for Europeans, English
will have a better chance of finding the right job.
yields the best returns. In financial terms, the effort you make to learn the language is recouped
To come back to the first question in the article:
the fastest. Perhaps not surprisingly, French and
speaking a language will not automatically make
German follow on the list of lucrative languages for
you rich, but it does have its benefits! Are you ready
Europeans. And according to his calculations, the
to improve your foreign language skills? Regina
value of Chinese on the labor market is increasing
Coeli’s trainers would be happy to help! You can
the fastest.
make tremendous leaps forward in a training course designed just for you. Simply contact us to discuss
Dutch required!
the options.
Job vacancy site Indeed recently carried out a research. They compared the required language skills listed in Dutch vacancies with those from the previous year and saw a skyrocketing rise in
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demand—nearly 70%—for knowledge of Chinese
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