98 pc of Indian employers say assessing English while hiring improves workplace efficiency: Report

NEW DELHI: (Mar 11) Ninety-eight per cent HR leaders in India say their organisations would be more efficient if better English assessments were used during hiring, while most of them believe AI cannot compensate for poor English proficiency, according to the TOEIC Global English Skills Report released by Educational Testing Services (ETS).

Princeton-based ETS, which is known for conducting exams like TOEFL and GRE, has published the report based on an online survey of 87 HR decision makers in India.

The research is part of a broader ETS survey of 1,325 HR decision makers in 17 countries -- Brazil, China, France, Germany, Indonesia, India, Japan, Mexico, Morocco, Saudi Arabia, South Korea, Spain, Taiwan, Thailand, Turkey, UAE and Vietnam.