Imagine you are interviewing for telesales staff for your organisation and by far the stand out candidate isn’t a native English speaker? In fact he is Romanian with a heavy accent.
Well this scenario unfolded at an IT Firm in Newbury where among the English candidates applying for the apprentice position in telesales no-one stood out like the Romanian.
There was considerable debate among the directors that while the Romanian had a terrific skillset and right attitude for the role, his accent was strong and his English could be improved. However, they offered him the job, needed help to train him – which is why they turned to VICI Language Dynamics.
Think about it… It is much easier to teach someone to speak better English than it is to train them to have the right attitude and aptitude for telesales – that’s a gift!
There is another good reason to have chosen someone who needs training. Because they took on an apprentice they qualified for money from the Government. Half goes to training on the job and the other half has contributed towards the cost of language training with VICI Language Dynamics.
Often at VICI Language Dynamics we either Test and Assess candidates ahead of interview to create a short list of candidates with the required standard of language or our relative native speakers sit in on the interview process to ensure the candidates are fluent.
However sometimes, like in this case, the skillset required means that the person you choose may not have the necessary language skills – English or otherwise. In those cases we can provide the required language training to complement the vocational or professional skills.
Please contact VICI Language Dynamics today to discover how language training can help your business thrive and how you can offset the fees associated with such professional training by engaging apprentices.