Communication


Last week I briefly touched on the different categories on transferrable skills. This week I would like to focus a bit more on one of the categories; communication, including both verbal and written communication.

Communication is a category of transferrable skills that you can bet recruiters will be holding on a pedestal. Employers are looking for individuals who can express themselves clearly in both verbal and written communication.

A few specifics that employers and recruiters will be looking for are:
  • Speaking effectively; putting forth views and opinion in a clear and concise manner
  • Writing concisely; "to the point" written communication that is grammatically correct
  • Listening attentively; listening other people’s views and incorporating them into the problem solving process or using them to generate new ideas
  • Persuasion; an individual’s ability to persuade others to agree with their view
  • Reports; concise, logical and useful reports that are grammatically correct, and written for the correct audience


Written communication can be expressed through written reports/essays, emails, and yes, even your resume and application forms. If you can’t string a proper sentence together in your resume you bet you won’t be hearing congratulations from recruitment officers.

Verbal communication can be shown via presentations, debates, your interviews or your daily interactions with your peers, and the clarity of your explanations.

In short, you will need a good level of verbal and written communication that contributes to productivity and harmony within an organisation. Often you can gain communication skills through tertiary studies or even day-to-day interactions.
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