"Employers identify communication as one of the basic competencies every graduate should have, asserting that the ability to communicate is valuable for obtaining employment and maintaining successful job performance."
Sherwyn Morrale, Michael Osborn & Judy Pearson, Professors of Communication (2000)
What can I derive from the quote above?
Being a graduate and showing an exceptional profile when applying for a job does perk up the employers' eye. However, without the necessary and basic communication skills will diminish the possibility of obtaining that dream job.
How does an employer determine the applicant is suitable for the job?
One thing I dread when applying for a job is the interview. The whole interview may take 10mins at most but it feels like an hour of grueling questions. However, after much exposure to interviews, I realized that it is the critical part of the employment process. Through interview questions, the employer will be able to determine if we have the basic communication skills/ competency in taking up the role.
Why is effective communication important to you?
After I've been working 2 years in the building management and maintenance industry, I discovered miscommunication and misinformation is the main reason for works to be delayed or executed incorrectly. For example, giving instructions to an employee may seem to be an easy task. However, if the instructions were not delivered properly or giving an incomplete direction of the "what to do" will cause delays and leads to disruptive working relationships.
Thanks, Atiqah, for this very detailed and complete response. You seem to bring quite a bit of experience to this module. I look forward to hearing about your work experience.
ReplyDeleteSince we are discussing language use in our second tutorial session, I just want to point out a couple language errors that can be easily rectified. The first involves using the -ing form:
1) Being a graduate and showing an exceptional profile when applying for a job does perk up the employers eye....
2) After working 2 years in the building management and maintenance industry, miscommunication and misinformation is....
Let's discuss these in class. Please remind me. :)
The second issue is related to sentence structure. Check out how you have used two different punctuation versions of the same transtional word:
ReplyDelete1) The whole interview may take 10mins at most but it feels like an hour of grueling questions. However, after much exposure to interviews, I realized that it is the critical part of the employment process.
2) For example, giving instructions to an employee may seem to be an easy task, however, if the instructions were not delivered properly or giving an incomplete direction of the "what to do" will cause delays and leads to disruptive working relationships.
See how you've punctuated the clause before you use "however"?
Let's discuss this.
Thank you!
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Thank you for the response Professor! I will look into it before class tmr.
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