Friday, March 12, 2010
Students on Interviews
I'm sure I'm not the only senior heading into a steady stream of interviews here in the next few weeks/months. Employers have been expressing that the recent college graduates are lacking the soft skills they need to succeed in the work place. A skill that a lot of college students lack is communication, both written and verbal. When in an interview, are communication skills apparent? If a student possesses communication skills, will they show through during the interview? How are we supposed to show that we have certain soft skills an interview that may only last a half hour? I'm looking for pointers from all of those professional HR people who have sat through an incredible amount of interviews. Please help us out. We really do want to succeed and would love to show you what we can do. Thanks!!
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I say that your best bet for showing verbal is in the interview and the best opportunity for written communication skills (which it looks like you have) is in a cover letter or other email correspondence. I think people look for attitude over most other things. It's easier to teach someone to write better than it is to teach them to have a good attitude and willingness to work hard. Right?
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Ben
your writing here and your stream on Twitter are good ways to show off your written skills along with your cover letter. Your opportunity to show off your verbal, like Ben says is in the interview. You can sharpen your verbal by taking advantage of as many professional networking opportunities as you can find. Great to get to know you.
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