Foreign Language Proficiency & Jobs

Employment Guide: Foreign language fluency offers edge on government jobs
The University of Pittsburgh
The Pitt News
By Simone Cheatham / Staff Writer
Published: Mon, 1 Feb, 2010
Experts say knowing a second language can help students find jobs in an unsteady economy.
Cheryl Finlay, the director of Student Employment and Placement Assistance, said knowing a foreign language can benefit students, especially if they want to work for government agencies, which have hired more than 1,000 language analysts and linguists since the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks....
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CIA Ups Foreign Language Requirements for Top Staff
January 29, 2010 10:43 AM
CBS NEws.com
Political Hot Sheet
Posted by Brian Montopoli

Central Intelligence Agency director Leon Panetta (left) announced Friday that the CIA is raising language requirements for employees looking to be promoted to the top ranks of the agency, the Senior Intelligence Service...
"Deep expertise in foreign languages is fundamental to CIA's success," ...
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http://www.cbsnews.com/blogs/2010/01/29/politics/politicalhotsheet/entry6154324.shtml