Language skills: way to get a job?

Universities should do more to help students learn languages while studying, says Settit Beyene. 
With 48 applications for each graduate job vacancy and 2:1 degrees being handed out faster than free condoms at freshers' fair, it's no surprise that students are throwing themselves into internships and voluntary work. But given the lack of bilingual English graduates, is learning a language an alternative way to stand out?