Accent is the hardest part of a language to acquire. That person may take 3 months to adjust, or maybe much more. In the meantime that accent hinders communication, which is a bad thing.
Accent is part of fluency, and fluency is a skill, like coding or graphic design. Hiring someone without an important skill in hope he will acquire it later is a risk you may not want to take.
Accent is part of fluency, and fluency is a skill, like coding or graphic design. Hiring someone without an important skill in hope he will acquire it later is a risk you may not want to take.