Assessing language need and proficiency of English graduates of Prince Sattam Bin Abdulaziz University for designing pre-placement training and workshops

English is considered a lingua franca and so it is commonly used and required to run all fields. Academic professionals are in dire need to fulfill the requirements of the intended workplace. Unfortunately, most of the graduates in Saudi Arabia after their graduation are not competent enough for the job requirement. This study focuses on communication gaps in terms of English needs and proficiency by the 2020 graduate students of Prince Sattam Bin Abdulaziz University, KSA. The present discussion clearly states that language proficiency is not only based on grammatical knowledge but appropriate use of language according to the set context, which is also vital in communication. The research aims to examine the need and skills in the English language at the workforce and remedial measures. For this purpose, a mixed approach has been used in the present study. The language need analysis of the academic professionals will be governed by interviews and proficiency is tested via DILANG test in order to gain a deep insight into the research. The tool used in the present research interviews. The present research conducted semi-structured interviews to collect data according to the need of workforce and graduates’ proficiency needs. The interviews were adapted from CEF Professional project. The participants were briefed about the questions of the interview starting from general to the specific language use at the workplace.