Career experts say being bilingual helps a lot when it comes to landing a job. A group of middle school kids agree, they're learning a second language and are polishing up their skills early for a better future. Our Dayana Perez has their story.

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"Puerto Rico!"

"My step mom is from Italy and Irish and my mom is from India."

But regardless of their ethnicity they have a common goal.

"Porque es muy importante," said student Lawn Cancer.

To learn how to speak fluent Spanish.

"Mi nombre es Jose," said student Joey Burke.

"Hola means hi, te amo means love," said student Treyvon Ford.

Students from Hacket Middle School put their skills to the test. They Got on UAlbany's live radio show La Mega and were interviewed in both English and Spanish by DJ Willie Colon. As part of the school's bilingual program students spoke about their experience in learning a second language and how polishing up that skill now will eventually help them out in the future.

"You can have more job opportunities and meet more people," Burke said.

Career experts agree, saying the key to getting on top of the list and ahead of the game is knowing how to speak at least a second language.

"The ability to speak another language, makes you more marketable. It creates more options, it can increase the client base for a company, in the long run it can increase the amount of dollars you make," said SUNY office of Career Services assistant director Noah Simon.

"I know kids who don't know Spanish, they only English, brothers and sisters in my family who when they talk Spanish it sounds like Chinese, but they'll pick it up eventually , they'll pick it up eventually , it’s something necessary," said D.J. Willie Colon.

But unlike others, students at Hackett feel a bit more confident.

"If somebody would come up to you and say, 'Hola como estas, como te llamas,' what would you say? 'Me llamo Treyvon.' Very good you have passed the class, congratulations."