Re: USA




"Dan Abel" <dabel@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:dabel-6AA136.08181530092005@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> In article <vlc%e.277$647.182@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>,
> "Doug Kanter" <ancientangler@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
>
>> The idea of making it a law for government employment is stupid. Simply
>> make
>> English proficiency a requirement for each specific job that involves
>> speaking to the public. There are plenty of jobs behind the scenes where
>> your less-than-perfect won't frustrate the bejeezus out of 90% of the
>> people
>> you come into contact with.
>
>
> But what if the public doesn't speak English? Perhaps the requirement
> should be that the potential employee speaks a language that is used.
> You wouldn't believe how many jobs around here require a knowledge of
> Spanish in the job announcement.

Then, that should be mentioned in the job requirements. Why should this be
different than any other employment requirement, like mechanical training,
ability to climb ladders, etc?


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