FILLING IN THE FAO PERSONAL HISTORY FORM
Language Skills
Please list the languages with which you are familiar, beginning with your mother tongue, indicating the extent of your knowledge as:
Excellent/Good = Working knowledge: You will be expected to work independently using the language required, to prepare a variety of written communications (correspondence, reports, working papers, etc...), to participate actively in meetings and in work-related discussions, etc.
Fair = Limited knowledge: You will be expected to follow work related discussions or meetings, even though you may wish to intervene in another official language. You will be expected to participate in simple conversations, to use the telephone, to read and understand work-related texts and to write simple communications, etc.
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