It is a well known fact that adding a foreign language to your list of credentials can significantly improve your career prospects. Available through the Independent's website, is a series of easy-learning, free podcast lessons aimed at teaching you Spanish from an absolute beginner level, all the way through to advanced level. Although these lessons do not guarantee that you will be a fluent Spanish speaker after their completion,they are a great free-of-charge way to kickstart your Spanish learning. Even adding 'Spanish-intermediate' to your CV is something which significantly raises your chance of getting a job under the current economic climate.

Here is the link for downloading the free podcasts:

http://www.independent.co.uk/travel/news-and-advice/learn-spanish-with-the-independent-1831558.html