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