Modern-World HR.

[devine]

It's so funny that it's not even funny.

Exactly!

 

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[GuestUser155]

Think yourself lucky.

Now you won't be stuck working a JOB and can pursuit the fastlane.

 

[devine]

Think yourself lucky.

Now you won't be stuck working a JOB and can pursuit the fastlane.

I actually find it hilarious from the entrepreneur perspective. I work with companies and see this kind of silliness on regular basis. I fired more HR managers and whole HR departments altogether than I hired employees.

 

[Waisec]

Besides the experience bit, over here they also require you to speak 3 languages fluently and after 5 rounds of interviews, offer to pay near minimum wage for it.

I've always wondered how those companies hope to employ anyone.

 

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[ApparentHorizon]

Besides the experience bit, over here they also require you to speak 3 languages fluently and after 5 rounds of interviews, offer to pay near minimum wage for it.

I've always wondered how those companies hope to employ anyone.

It's much easier to learn multiple languages in the EU.

I have a sibling who is up to 4:

• Native tongue
• English (2nd language in most Eastern EU)
• French (from traveling for work)
• German (from traveling for work)

Spend a year or two in another country and you'll pick up the language without even trying.

But, no need to worry about that if you work for yourself. English is all you need....maybe Chinese wouldn't hurt either.

 

[TonyStark]

College is like a breeding ground for useless skills that become even more useless when you enter the job market.

 

[devine]

College is like a breeding ground for useless skills that become even more useless when you enter the job market.

I'd say college is a great place to get laid, practice linguistics, hire slaves and promote your business free of charge.

 

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[Waisec]

It's much easier to learn multiple languages in the EU.

Spend a year or two in another country and you'll pick up the language without even trying.

Yes and no.

Speaking at least 2 languages is common in EU. Mostly your native tongue + English, due to schools teaching English from early on and heavy American influence - movies, tv shows, the internet. So everyone and their uncle speaks it to varying degrees.

But picking up a 3rd language or more requires at least some effort. Most people don't travel outside for work and learning a language, when you can't practice it daily with native speakers, requires a lot of effort. And as such, you'd expect a potential employer to value that.

Despite Estonia having a sizeable Russian minority, you won't interact with a lot of Russians in your day to day life unless your work requires it or you live in the Russian towns/neighbourhoods. I studied a bit of Russian in school. I've had sales jobs/customer service jobs that had me interact with a few russians here and there. I've partied with and bedded more Russian women than I'd like to admit.
Despite all that, I still can't speak FLUENT Russian, because I haven't put in the proper effort. I can hold a primitive conversation, I can mimick their accent and tell you 9 ways you can go F*ck yourself, but it wouldn't get me hired if I'd be looking.

Luckily, for us entrepreneurs, English is all we'll ever need. Any additional language, is always a plus though.

 

[devine]

Yes and no.

Speaking at least 2 languages is common in EU. Mostly your native tongue + English, due to schools teaching English from early on and heavy American influence - movies, tv shows, the internet. So everyone and their uncle speaks it to varying degrees.

But picking up a 3rd language or more requires at least some effort. Most people don't travel outside for work and learning a language, when you can't practice it daily with native speakers, requires a lot of effort. And as such, you'd expect a potential employer to value that.

Despite Estonia having a sizeable Russian minority, you won't interact with a lot of Russians in your day to day life unless your work requires it or you live in the Russian towns/neighbourhoods. I studied a bit of Russian in school. I've had sales jobs/customer service jobs that had me interact with a few russians here and there. I've partied with and bedded more Russian women than I'd like to admit.
Despite all that, I still can't speak FLUENT Russian, because I haven't put in the proper effort. I can hold a primitive conversation, I can mimick their accent and tell you 9 ways you can go F*ck yourself, but it wouldn't get me hired if I'd be looking.

Luckily, for us entrepreneurs, English is all we'll ever need. Any additional language, is always a plus though.

That made me laugh
I think our language is best for reading literature written in it, as it provides an outstanding, rich reader experience. Business-wise, I would say it's not worth to spend time on it, as our market is poor and restrictive.

 

[ApparentHorizon]

Yes and no.

Speaking at least 2 languages is common in EU. Mostly your native tongue + English, due to schools teaching English from early on and heavy American influence - movies, tv shows, the internet. So everyone and their uncle speaks it to varying degrees.

But picking up a 3rd language or more requires at least some effort. Most people don't travel outside for work and learning a language, when you can't practice it daily with native speakers, requires a lot of effort. And as such, you'd expect a potential employer to value that.

Despite Estonia having a sizeable Russian minority, you won't interact with a lot of Russians in your day to day life unless your work requires it or you live in the Russian towns/neighbourhoods. I studied a bit of Russian in school. I've had sales jobs/customer service jobs that had me interact with a few russians here and there. I've partied with and bedded more Russian women than I'd like to admit.
Despite all that, I still can't speak FLUENT Russian, because I haven't put in the proper effort. I can hold a primitive conversation, I can mimick their accent and tell you 9 ways you can go F*ck yourself, but it wouldn't get me hired if I'd be looking.

Luckily, for us entrepreneurs, English is all we'll ever need. Any additional language, is always a plus though.

Employers post their ideal candidate for job listings, to filter out insecure people who don't have much self worth. It's similar to entrepreneurs setting goals. Aim for a number uncomfortably high, but also realistic.

Most people don't travel outside for work - right, and that's why most people are average. It's the "I can't get a job because I don't have experience, because I can't get a job" meme.

 

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