Employer demand for languages graduates in Scotland: a case study in the Financial Services sector.

Fischer, Mary

Abstract

This article investigates the employers' preferences when hiring graduates to work in the financial services sector in Edinburgh. It is based on five in-depth semi-structured interviews with managers in the sector. The findings show that a global mentality and overseas experience are valued. Language skills are not explicitly demanded but nonetheless the interviews reveal that these skills are required and the requirements are usually met by appointing non-UK nationals who meet the other criteria.

Citation

Fischer, M. (2013). Employer demand for languages graduates in Scotland: a case study in the Financial Services sector. Scottish Languages Review, 26, 3-12

• Journal Article Type: Article
• Publication Date: 2013
• Deposit Date: Sep 19, 2013
• Publicly Available Date: Dec 31, 2013
• Electronic ISSN: 1756-039X
• Publisher: SCILT: Scotland's National Centre for Languages
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• Volume: 26
• Pages: 3-12
• Keywords: languages; employability; financial sector
• Public URL: http://researchrepository.napier.ac.uk/id/eprint/6320
• Publisher URL: http://bit.ly/ScotLangReview