Specialized English Seminars

English for Human Resources

More and more companies are operating internationally. This requires employees in the HR department in particular to be confident in their use of the English language. Whether in recruitment interviews or when providing professional support to foreign employees - special terms and phrases are often required.

Contact us and we will be happy to provide you with a non-binding quote

Telephone: 040 46 88 22 47 
Email: info@intercom-language.de

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Seminar contents

  • Personnel planning, administration and support
    • Explaining details of the German personnel system, e.g. works council
    • Team meetings in English - as leader and/or participant
    • Understand emails faster and write them more effectively
    • Small talk and social English to make it easier to look after guests and expats
    • Health and safety in the workplace
  • Recruitment and selection
    • Analysing and writing requirement profiles and job advertisements
    • Reading and understanding CVs - even between the lines!
    • Develop systems through case studies to select the "right" candidates
    • Practical exercises and role plays for job interviews
  • Salaries and bonus systems
    • Preparing and conducting negotiations with candidates, with content such as working and contractual conditions, pension schemes, etc.
    • Specialist vocabulary, e.g. for employment contracts
  • Personnel development
    • Typical vocabulary for training, development and appraisal interviews
    • Analysing the training needs of employees
    • Diplomatic feedback in English

Required language level

from CEF level B2 
We recommend a short online test to determine the language level of the participants.

Target group: Specialists and managers from HR management

Number of participants: up to 10 participants

Duration: 3 days (also available as a series of half-day or full-day seminars)

Goal setting

This seminar expands your specialised vocabulary and thus your language skills in the HR sector. Group work, case studies, discussions, oral and written communication exercises and role plays with feedback ensure a high level of practical relevance.