Open a Bank Account in Guatemala
Who Needs a Bank Account in Guatemala? In the last couple of years, I’ve had the pleasure to meet some wonderful and interesting people. Among them, there’s an American friend of mine who’s very special. She was born in Guatemala and adopted at a very young age by a Jewish family in the US. I met her because she came to her birth country to get to know the culture, customs, and language of...Read More
Spanish Words for Travelers
Among my group of friends and colleagues, business trips are as common as ordering your next latte at Starbucks. It is given that in most work environments, you are going to get on a plane and travel…very far… and oftentimes land in a Spanish-speaking country. Just in the past year I have heard business travel stories from Spain, Mexico, Costa Rica, Panama, Bolivia,...Read More
Why Bankers Should Learn Spanish
Understanding the American banking system is complicated –even to English speakers who are reading English documents. Banking and lending institutions, along with credit card companies, make it so darn confusing to understand their jargon that it takes research and good guidance (albeit from someone who has your best interest in mind) to understand what is being said and the...Read More
Top 5 Professions Utilizing Spanish
Spanish is an important part of our culture. Why? Because 41 million people speak Spanish in the United States (which makes the U.S. the 2nd largest Spanish-speaking country after Mexico), AND most of us hear Spanish every day in our communities, whether it is channel surfing and seeing Univision, calling a doctor or dentist office and hearing the option to ‘presione dos para...Read More
Building Rapport with Total Strangers in Spanish
Building rapport with colleagues and customers in Spanish is one of the most important components of being successful at your job. Let’s face it, we want to do business with people we like and trust – therefore you need to be likable and trustworthy! So how do you build confidence with others and get people to enjoy doing business with you in Spanish? Start with a...Read More
Tips for Using Your Spanish!
There are many perks to speaking Spanish; it can enhance your work experience by setting you apart from your colleagues and can increase your cultural competency – buzzwords that companies look for when hiring and promoting. Now, let’s explore ways to use Spanish at work! First Things First You don’t have to wait until graduation to get a Spanish-speaking...Read More
How To Get a Spanish-Speaking Internship
“Wisdom isn’t about accumulating more facts; it’s about understanding big truths in a deeper way.” –Melinda Gates, The Moment of Lift There is no better way to put your education into practice and improve your cultural competency than getting an internship in the real world! You can acquire heaps of knowledge in academia, but until you apply what you have learned in a work...Read More
Workplace Spanish – Formal vs. Informal
Want to dominate workplace Spanish like a pro? Then you will need to learn the business lingo. Spanish is the official language for 21 countries and territories (not including the USA, which alone has 41 million Spanish-speakers! Whether you’re working in business and management, or you plan to, it’s more important than ever to be able to communicate in a foreign language....Read More
The Insider’s Scoop About the Modern Workplace
Companies are looking to hire employees who have an understanding of other cultures and have the ability to communicate with people from different backgrounds. First Off – What Is Culture? Per the Oxford Dictionary, Culture is defined as “the ideas, customs, and social behavior of a particular people or society.” Moreover, culture includes a group that we are born into – such...Read More