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KNOWING ENGLISH BETTER THAN YOUR EXPERTIES ? 1. MATTERS A LOT 2. MATTERS SOME HOW 3. NOT MATTERS

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Question added by zafar abbas minhas , Freelance Writer , DAILY MASHRAQ
Date Posted: 2014/05/01
Divyesh Patel
by Divyesh Patel , Assistant Professional Officer- Treasury , City Of Cape Town

1. Matters a lot.

 

English is a common language which is used throughout the world.

Very important - Matters a lot - enables you to communicate with50 % of the world

Khatim Abbas Seed
by Khatim Abbas Seed , BUSINESS CONSULTANT , Google

Proficiency in English may matter a lot, to a certain degree or not matter at all. It depends on many factors like: country of work (in Germany or France, rest assured that it won't matter in most cases as long it's German or French, respectively). It also relates to your company's culture and type (a multinational may impose English as main language). But in general, command of English gives an outstanding competitive advantage, as it is not only the "lingua franca" of the world now, but it is also the NATIVE language of business! Having said this, many studies in English native countries indicate that a top hiring manager will not let things such as "accent" cloud the evaluation of a candidate with top expertise. Expertise will cover any imperfections in English language if combined with outstanding record, experience and education (from a respected country), if sufficient proficiency is present. In the Middle East (specifically GCC), it simply matters a lot.

Ibrahim Al - Shabory
by Ibrahim Al - Shabory , Med. Rep. , Asiu Trade

Matters a lot.

Speaking English is one of the interesting things in my life.

Shagufta Zafar
by Shagufta Zafar , Principal , Allied School

yes it matters a lot,,

Nila Eslit
by Nila Eslit , Content Writer for Fitness web , George Allen

Fortunately, I don't have a problem on this area since English is my second language. And so I'm able to focus in honing my expertise.

IRPHAN GHANI
by IRPHAN GHANI , Senior Management , A

Content and power of expression matters in any common communicative language.

 

Nasir Hussain
by Nasir Hussain , Sales And Marketing Manager , Pakistan Pharmaceutical Products Pvt. Ltd.

Good Day Zafar!

English is the commonest language world wide and matters a lot for most of the world's population as a second language. Inspired with the answer of Mr. Khatim.

But as far as you question is concerned, it has a diversified answer. To my opinion, if we dont compere english with expertise, then experties matters more than a second language.

In the world of Marketing, anybody can convince his/her customer (in his/her native language) to buy a product, but without expertise, its hard to sell. 

On the other hand, * I don't know arabic. Thanks Allah that "Bayt" has language option otherwise this site would be useless for most of the communities.

So both have equal importance and not comparable.

 

Good Luck

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