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Communication Skills: Your Ticket to Work or Your Ticket Out the Door
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The Importance of Communication Skills to Your Career
Surveys
of employers consistently show that communication skills are critical
to effective job placement, performance, career advancement, and
organizational success. In making 
hiring
decisions, employers often rank communication skills among the most
requested competencies. Many job advertisements specifically ask for
excellent oral and written communication skills. In a poll of
recruiters, oral and written communication skills were by a large margin
the top skill set sought. In another poll, executives were asked what
they looked for in a job candidate. The top choices were teamwork
skills, critical thinking, analytical reasoning skills, and oral and
written communication skills. When we discuss communication skills, we
generally mean reading, listening, nonverbal, speaking, and writing
skills. We devote special attention
hiring
decisions, employers often rank communication skills among the most
requested competencies. Many job advertisements specifically ask for
excellent oral and written communication skills. In a poll of
recruiters, oral and written communication skills were by a large margin
the top skill set sought. In another poll, executives were asked what
they looked for in a job candidate. The top choices were teamwork
skills, critical thinking, analytical reasoning skills, and oral and
written communication skills. When we discuss communication skills, we
generally mean reading, listening, nonverbal, speaking, and writing
skills. We devote special attention
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