Every year hundreds of thousands of people take Cambridge ESOL exams as part of employment selection procedures, or for career development or promotion.

For others, having an internationally recognised qualification in English is an important step towards gaining a good job in today's increasingly globalised world of work.

Chai Liang, of Beijing said taking BEC had helped her find a good job with the international accountants PricewaterhouseCoopers: 'I don't have an economics or finance background, but being able to speak English well has been very helpful as English is the language of international business'.

Thousands of employers — many of them leading names in their industries — use Cambridge ESOL exams because they know them to be a high quality and reliable indicator of a person's language ability.

You can see for yourself which leading companies use Cambridge ESOL exams in your own country, or the country you would like to work in, by searching our online database.

For thousands of people every year, Cambridge ESOL examinations open up a world of opportunities — where will they take you?

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