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11 Killer LinkedIn Tips for HR Managers

By: Tom Wells on 06/27/18 9:22

LinkedIn is an HR Manager’s best friend. But how effective are you when it comes to using LinkedIn for HR? How you communicate on the platform can either hook the perfect ...

Top 10 Football Idioms Used In English

By: Paola Pascual on 06/18/18 7:49

Soccer Or Football? Football or soccer? Soccer or football? Before we start with our list of football idioms, let’s throw some light on this. The quick answer is, if you are in ...

25 Must-Have Sites To Master Spoken English

By: Paola Pascual on 06/13/18 12:00

Would you like to improve your spoken English but you don’t know how? Is it difficult to find the best resources to boost your English speaking and listening? Are speaking and ...

Your Foreign Employees’ Well-Being Doesn’t Stop At Finding A Nice Apartment

By: James Meads on 06/06/18 8:07

A successful relocation depends on many factors. Many of these are soft factors that your foreign employees need which are not always easy to consider, simply because they are ...

The Top 5 Struggles Expats Face - And How To Solve Them

By: Alisa Jordan on 05/30/18 6:57

Whilst social media glorifies expat life and shows the world that you are living the dream, all expats will know that as with everything, there are hard times, too. So from ...

Make Your Second Language The Center Of Your World

By: Tim Rettig on 05/23/18 5:40

You want to learn a second language? Then make that second language the center of your world. Doing this is key to rapid language learning, and I am about to tell you why and ...

How To Boost Your Spoken Business English With 5 Powerful Tips

By: Paola Pascual on 05/16/18 6:07

'I have learnt English for many years. I can do grammar activities well, I can read and write correctly, but now I need to present my company and negotiate with customers, and ...

Expat Homesickness - 3 Ways to Deal with it and Heal from it

By: Stephanie Schottel on 04/08/18 13:55

You hear the term ex-pat a lot. I’ll be honest. I never really knew what it meant until I started teaching ESL. I associated the term with retirees sipping piña coladas on islands ...

How to succeed in the international workplace when English is not your first language

By: Neya Abdi on 03/11/18 22:51

You are outgoing, confident, and witty. Your colleagues always compliment you on your speaking abilities and presentation skills. But now that you’re working in an English ...

7 great idioms every language learner needs to know

By: Stephanie Schottel on 03/05/18 10:47

One of my most motivated students is an advanced ESL student, and we work exclusively on idioms. She’s obsessed with idioms, so much so that now I’m obsessed with idioms. I ...