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GSE Job Profiles

Accurate language skill benchmarking for hiring and upskilling

Ensure your workforce has the right English skills for success. GSE Job Profiles helps you define, assess, and develop role-specific language proficiency with precision.

  • Tailored for every role: Different jobs require different levels of English proficiency.
  • Hire and develop the right talent: Define the English skills needed for success.
  • Make data-driven decisions: Benchmark candidates, identify skill gaps, and improve business outcomes.
  • Trusted insights: The only tool mapping English skills to job roles, powered by Pearson's GSE and Faethm by Pearson.

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30%

of the employee’s first-year earnings is the cost to a business of a bad hire.1

85%

of employees say English is important for work.2

94%

of employees would stay at their company longer if it invested in their career development.3

How GSE Job Profiles can help your organization

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Find the right candidates with precise language benchmarks

Set role-specific English proficiency levels and assess candidates with trusted tools like Versant by Pearson to ensure they have the skills required for success.

English tests for businesses

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Identify skill gaps and upskill employees for career growth

Assess employees’ language skills and provide targeted learning based on their role needs, supporting long-term business success.

English learning for businesses

Verified, unbeatable language skill insights

Data-driven benchmarks you can trust

Built on the GSE framework for Professional English and the Faethm by Pearson database, GSE Job Profiles provides expert-validated English proficiency benchmarks for nearly 1,400 job roles - helping businesses make smarter talent decisions.

How GSE Job Profiles was developed

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 Sources

1. Business.com: How to handle a bad hire, 2022
2. Survey of 5,000 speakers of English as a second or additional language from across the globe, conducted by PSB Insights and Pearson, 2023
3. LinkedIn: 9 Benefits of Employee Development, 2024