Whether you are about to join the workforce or a seasoned professional planning to take your career to the next level, learning a second language can be the decisive move that determines your future.
According to the World Economic Forum, the ten skills that will help you to succeed professionally in 2020 are:
- Complex problem-solving
- Critical thinking
- Creativity
- People management
- Coordinating with others
- Emotional intelligence
- Judgment and decision-making
- Service orientation
- Negotiation
- Cognitive flexibility
Being bilingual clearly increases your cognitive flexibility. But if you look closely, all of these skills can be acquired and refined by learning a language. In addition, a second language is a highly regarded skill in itself. In this increasingly interconnected world, companies that operate (or aim to operate) internationally with customers, partners and talent distributed across the globe are looking for multilingual people. So, which languages are most in demand?
Why you should learn a second language
What specific language you should learn strongly depends ...
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