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Originally Posted by deus ex machina
Can anyone say till what level we should study a language before putting it on our CV's? Do we have to pass exams on these languages, or simply learning them for fun is good enough? Right now I'm learning Japanese on my own, and enjoying it like hell. I've been studying for two months, and have breezed through one of the introductory books( a pretty easy one, I admit). I've started with Teach Yourself Japanese, from the Teach yourself Series(some of you might be familiar with this series). I suppose I do have an advantage, seeing as I spent 3 years of my childhood in Japan, and so am quite familiar with the langauage. I'm good enough to understand fragments of whatever Anime it is enough that I keep watching. So can anyone advise me about what level its safe to reach before puting it on the CV?
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Well kudos - Japaneses is a tough language. Whether you want to put in on your CV is based on basically two things:
- Do you want to pass it off as value addition to your job.
- Do you want it to show on your resume.
If you want to add it as something you bring to a job, then you must have a certificate to prove it. My friend did a certification course and reached the third level which is business Japanese. You need a 60% score in each level to pass. After getting said certificate, he managed to land a really good job in Japan.
Now, if you want to show it on your resume by all means add it. But do remember that without a certificate to back it - it would have to be as extracurricular or hobbies.
The golden rule being - the moment you show something as value addition be ready to back it up with a certificate (intangible traits excluded
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Cheers.
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