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

Fischer, Mary

Authors

Mary Fischer

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