"The World Has Changed" - on working abroad

"Companies want globally competent employees – including multilanguage competency."

From the NY Times' "The World Has Changed" by Stacy Nevadomski Berdan, author of "Go Global! Launching an International Career Here or Abroad" (here):

But the world has changed since then. Today many Americans work abroad, competing with global graduates proficient in three to four languages and ever-stronger emerging market talent pools. Companies want globally competent employees – including multilanguage competency. Few starting out today could succeed as I did speaking only English. Some could squeak by, but why set ourselves up for even partial failure? Research shows early language learning works best, and aids cognitive development beyond language arts. Why miss that window?