Survey: 55% of Korean Jobseekers Studying for English Tests

A recent survey suggests that over half of all Korean jobseekers are preparing for some kind of English language speaking test as the ability to speak English becomes more and more important in getting hired.
According to the survey released on Friday by the job portal site Job Korea and Woongjin Qspeaking, out of 384 respondents, 55 percent said they were studying to take a standardized English speaking test such as the TOEIC.
The highest number of people not preparing to take any English speaking test said the reason was that the tests are too expensive.
Only about 16 percent of jobseekers said English is not required in the job they're looking for.