How to define your Spanish language level on LinkedIn
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Defining your Spanish language level on LinkedIn
By your friends at:
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Don’t skip the Language section on your LinkedIn profile!
Any language skills are valued.
Important! Show it off!
Don’t be shy…
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LinkedIn’s Language Proficiency Levels:
Which are you?
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Easy to choose or eliminate
“HOLA. ¿COMO ESTA?”
“Pues, claro, fuimos a bilar pero el hijito de mi mamá nos clar…”
Which proficiency level?
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Have you taken an official proficiency exam lately? • Diplomas de Español como Lengua Extranjera (DELE) ?• US Department of State’s Language Proficiency Exam?• Advanced Placement (AP) Exam?• Professional certification course?
If so, great! Use those results. (And be sure to highlight these tests in the certification or exam section of your profile.)
If not, continue…
Which proficiency level?
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Average your skills in the following areas:
• Reading• Speaking• Writing• Listening/Understanding
Don’t know what your level is? See examples of levels of proficiency on the American Council of Teachers of Foreign Languages’ (ACTFL) website.
Vamos…
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And don’t forget to
Highlight your language skills in the rest of your profile!
¿Como?
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Tip #1
Include the schools where you’ve learned Spanish or studied abroad
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Tip #2
Add language classes and significant coursework (i.e. thesis, project) to existing schools in your profile
Bonus: Add “Spanish Club” to your Activities (but only if you were actually in the Spanish Club…)
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Tip #3
Ask others to “Endorse” your language skills on your profile.
(You can reorder the skills in this section to highlight desired categories.)
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Tip #4
Add Spanish-related contributions under “Projects” or “Volunteer”
Mission trips? Taught English classes? Translated documents?
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Or… go all the way!
Create your entire LinkedIn profile in Spanish. Here is a blog and podcast on the whole process.
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Want to improve your Spanish skills more?
Professionalize your Spanish for your career with our Macro Spanish program. Learn more at this link.