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Another factor: many large "multinationals" (US corporations, mostly) have
"English-speaking sites" where all business conversation is officially
carried on in English, and the documentation must be written in US English.
A native speaker of English who is fluent in the language of the locality
would gain several interview points - it wouldn't automatically get you the
job, but it would make you a good choice over an equally-qualified but
monolingual candidate. (I worked on an English-speaking Compaq site in
France a couple of times, and I am virtually monolingual - fortunately most
of the other technical writers were English expats.)
Jane Carnall
Technical Writer, Digital Bridges, Scotland
Unless stated otherwise, these opinions are mine, and mine alone.
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