You don't have a good command of English, but are you good at spelling?

If so, you have every chance at a job interview.

Indeed, 86% of French recruiters now require a good command of written and oral French.

In the professional environment, mistakes can indeed be expensive, reports

Le Monde

.

No less than "76% of employers are confronted daily with the shortcomings of their teams", indicates the Voltaire-Ipsos barometer, published on Monday.

These shortcomings are not without consequences on the credibility and efficiency of teams, and therefore on the reputation, productivity and financial performance of a company, notes the report.

According to the Voltaire-Ipsos barometer published on Monday, 76% of employers find themselves confronted daily with the shortcomings of their teams, with very significant repercussions on their credibility and professional efficiency.

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The barometer was established on the basis of responses from 2,500 decision-makers from medium-sized businesses (ETI), and small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) with more than 50 employees.

In detail, 80% of recruiters do not retain candidates whose written French is deficient.

In comparison, they are only 30% to reject candidates who do not speak English.

In 2011, a study already showed that 35% of recruiters put CVs containing at least three mistakes in the trash.

Five years later, they were even more severe, ruling out CVs from the first fault, according to another study.

The phenomenon also affects career development: 80% of employers reject promotions from those who make mistakes in grammar and conjugation, specifies 

Le Monde

.

The solution for companies is therefore to resort to spelling certification for their employees.

From 16,000 in 2014, the number of certified people from the Voltaire Project rose to 65,000 in 2020, for a total of 25.2 million employees in France.

The 14,000 employees of the National Old Age Insurance Fund (CNAV) have, for example, been offered certification.

A third of CNAV employees have accepted the approach.

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