its preventing me from advancing at work public service because i need to speak a second language at an advanced level  i keep getting an intermediate score on the oral portion of the test because of my vocabulary and fluidity are bad   ive gone through several competitions where ive been screened out on the last round because of my ability to speak in my second language   i wish they would sit down and talk with me in english first so they can see that im equally bad in both languages    sometimes i wonder if i should quit the public service even though it aligns with my values and is meaningful work in private speaking my second language is an asset and usually not a requirement