| The influx of the English language can be | | | | English is required. This is the first step. |
| found in every area of business. Whether a | | | | Naturally if a company already knows this |
| company trades direct on an international | | | | information, this step can be omitted. |
| basis or whether they have subsidiaries, one | | | | |
| thing is for sure and that is the need for | | | | Secondly, an old saying states, to move |
| the English language. So how does this affect | | | | forward you need to know where you have been, |
| employee performance and efficiency? | | | | know where you are, and then know where you |
| | | | want to go. HamburgEnglish help again by |
| The fact is that an employee's ability can be | | | | finding out where you are. With the |
| reduced by 50% and more and their speed in | | | | development of their 'instant assessment' |
| completing tasks reduced by over 300%. This | | | | internet testing system, a company can test |
| situation can additionally lead to an | | | | it's employees very quickly and again cost |
| employee seeking the help of another with | | | | effectively. Reports from tests sat are |
| better language skills and what do we have | | | | received by the company by email within |
| then? We have two employees tied up on one | | | | seconds of a person completing a test. The |
| work task further reducing the overall | | | | results of such a test can also be delivered |
| efficiency factor! In a nutshell, reducing | | | | as an anonymous departmental average if so |
| operational profit! | | | | required. |
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| Needless to say, many companies have | | | | As for where you wish to go, from a job |
| recognised this fact and are effecting | | | | description and consultation, HamburgEnglish |
| language training, either using their own | | | | can suggest TOEIC levels for your new job |
| staff, material and plans, or using | | | | vacancies and again, a system for instant job |
| independent schools. But for as many | | | | applicant testing that can deliver a report |
| companies that recognise this fact, there are | | | | on your job applicant to you quicker than the |
| twice as many that don't and this is where | | | | job applicant can walk from the computer to |
| the TOEIC can help. | | | | the office where they will meet you face to |
| | | | face. This system allows all companies to |
| The TOEIC is a tool. TOEIC stands for 'The | | | | easily integrate a testing phase into their |
| Test of English for International | | | | interview procedures. |
| Communication' It is an internationally | | | | |
| recognised tool for the measurement of a | | | | Training is also important and there are many |
| person's ability to communicate in the | | | | official TOEIC test centres and schools |
| working environment using the English | | | | worldwide that can help. HamburgEnglish have |
| language. The difference between the TOEIC | | | | also taken preparation for the TOEIC test a |
| and other tests is that the TOEIC is biased | | | | stage further and have developed a complete |
| more towards "practical assessment" After | | | | TOEIC preparation training area online. The |
| all, isn't the object to train people for | | | | website at is the largest complete |
| communication at work and not to become | | | | preparation area available and has a unique |
| language specialists? | | | | ability of showing a member their level for |
| | | | each section of the TOEIC. This allows |
| The TOEIC can create a proven, fair and | | | | members to focus there training effort and |
| standard framework for the maintenance and | | | | time on their weaknesses and additionally |
| improvement of efficiency levels by way of | | | | motivates them by showing their progress as |
| testing an employees language ability, | | | | their training continues. |
| therefore singling out those areas or | | | | |
| personnel that require training. Far from | | | | Finally it may be interesting to do a small |
| being negative for an employee, the test | | | | calculation of how much profit a larger |
| offers a very positive opportunity for the | | | | company could be wasting, as an example; A |
| improvement of the employee and for the | | | | company with 1000 employees has 300 employees |
| improvement of efficiency and profit. In | | | | that work with the English language, but |
| fact, benefits all round. | | | | because their English level is lower than |
| | | | needed, each employee wastes on average 15 |
| The returns to a company in the improvement | | | | minutes per day. This means that the |
| of efficiency in this way will far exceed the | | | | collective 300 employees would need an extra |
| costs of training. Hamburg English ( have | | | | 75 man hours per day to complete English |
| been developing systems for many years to | | | | related work, or 375 man hours per week, or |
| support the TOEIC system. At HamburgEnglish a | | | | 16,875 man hours per year! Unknown is the |
| company can very quickly and cost effectively | | | | average employee wage however, if we assume |
| assess a whole international company to | | | | an average wage of 7.0 Euro per hour, that |
| locate those areas within the company where | | | | amounts to 118 Thousand Euro per year! |