[ID:0098]In today's saturated job market, you need an edge over your competition in order to succeed. International experience is one key way to get that edge; and another related method is to become fluent in an in-demand language.

Second language skills are common outside North America. In many parts of the world it's common to be fluent in two, three, or even four languages.

This is especially true in Europe, Africa, and many parts of Asia, and is also true of educated elites almost everywhere. Here in North America, we're a long way behind in this trend; but people abroad often still expect us to speak at least one foreign language. If you're from the US, people...