english non native speaker

userman

hello

are there any chances for an english non native speaker to find a job in London?

as a clerk, operative or anything

thanks!
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Dogger69

That depends on the individual. Some non native speakers have a better grasp of the language than those that have lived here all their lives!

306chris

Where I used to work we dealt with a lot of shopkeeprs whose first langauge was often not english. They used to take people on who could speak other languages although it did backfire on them once as one lady who spoke an indian language (can't remember which) spent all day talking to her boyfriend and was only caught when out when one of our engineers, who spoke many languages, made a trip to the office one day and overheard her. Our office was based in mid cheshire and 98% of the staff spoke english only, so nobody had a clue what was going on.

browneyedbazzi

Of course it is possible. To get a decent job you'll probably need a good grasp of english so that you can communicate effectively with colleagues/customers, but that doesn't mean english has to be your first language. If your english is of a good standard then being fluent in another language can be an asset. I know several people with very good jobs who learned english as a second language.

pinkshoes

userman wrote: »

hello

are there any chances for an english non native speaker to find a job in London?

as a clerk, operative or anything

thanks!

Are you referring to someone who doesn't speak any English at all?

AP007

english non native speaker ???

What is that?

userman

pinkshoes wrote: »

Are you referring to someone who doesn't speak any English at all?

no, he speaks english in a good level, but it's not his native language!
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lemontart

pretty good chance to be honest regardless of grasp of language .

SueC_2

userman wrote: »

no, he speaks english in a good level, but it's not his native language!

I can't begin to understand why that would even come into a decision to employ him. As long as his communication skills are as appropriate and necessary for the role he is applying for he would have just as much hope as any other applicant.