Jobseekers told to develop language skills

Professional jobseekers are being encouraged to develop their language skills in order to get ahead in the competitive market.

The latest Irish Employment Monitor shows a 4% in the number of professional jobs available in Ireland in the last month.

The figures also show that an extra 12% of professionals entered the market during that time.

Karen O'Flaherty, Operations Director at Morgan McKinley, says being able to speak another language gives you a distinct advantage.

"The areas that have certainly continued to be in demand since the beginning of the year are across IT, development, project managers, any of the financial services with language skills.

"Two or three languages are certainly in high demand at the moment."