# Competences — foreign language correspondence clerk Source: ESCO v1.2.1 occupation-skill relations (http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/c8505fa5-0a33-4143-bd87-f24f569e8813). ## Essential - **apply grammar and spelling rules** (skill/competence) - **communicate commercial and technical issues in foreign languages** (skill/competence) - **company policies** (knowledge) - **ensure proper document management** (skill/competence) - **grammar** (knowledge) - **master language rules** (skill/competence) - **speak different languages** (skill/competence) - **spelling** (knowledge) - **translate foreign language** (skill/competence) - **translate language concepts** (skill/competence) ## Optional - communicate by telephone (skill/competence) - deliver correspondence (skill/competence) - disseminate internal communications (skill/competence) - draft corporate emails (skill/competence) - file documents (skill/competence) - handle mail (skill/competence) - liaise with managers (skill/competence) - liaise with typists (skill/competence) - manage digital documents (skill/competence) - organise business documents (skill/competence) - perform office routine activities (skill/competence) - translate spoken language (skill/competence) - use an application-specific interface (skill/competence) - use office systems (skill/competence) - use spreadsheets software (skill/competence) - use word processing software (skill/competence)