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In my case (and in my recommendation), it's more like writing that you "know" a (human) language when you can get by with it conversationally in a foreign count
by _bxg1 7y ago
In my case (and in my recommendation), it's more like writing that you "know" a (human) language when you can get by with it conversationally in a foreign country, even if you couldn't go off and immediately write a novel in it, unimpeded, without a dictionary.
There are different definitions of "knowing" a language. I'm just arguing that the one that should be used on resumes is one of basic competency, not necessarily high expertise, unless you're specifically applying to be a specialist. That's not lying.
- tyfon 7y agoThe positions I usually hire for are very specialised indeed, but I guess it's also comes down to cultural differences. In Norway you would usually specify at which level you know human and computer languages and it would be considered quite rude to put something on the CV that you only have a basic knowledge of. It gives off a feeling of "padding the CV" to appear better than it really is. If someone writes that they know a (human) language without further specification I'd expect them to be able to speak and write it in a professional setting.