4 Points To Prove You’re A Good Communicator In A Job Interview

One of those entirely huge nebulous qualities that’s on every job description, and every HR representative’s mind is being a good and effective communicator. But what does that really mean? I mean, if you had to describe it, or define it right now, what would you say in ten words or less? It’s a tough one, right?

Being a good communicator is key.

Well, I’ve got four main points, that you can use to come up with your own definition of a good communicator and how to incorporate those into your resume, and to any interview that you have coming, to prove that it is a quality that you’re great at. If you’re ready to finally put some good words to this communication, and effective communicator quality, come on in, let’s see what we got.

Point # 1 – Customer/ Client Facing Interests

If you’ve been a lab rat all your life or are absolutely uninterested in talking with a human being in anything that you do, in any part of your day, it’s going to be tough for you to prove that you’re and effective communicator. Let’s face it; if you don’t talk to vendors, other employees, or clients on a regular basis, it’s going to be pretty tough to hone those skills.

You’re time in for communications and dealing with other people is the biggest factor in the experience and the skill level of all things to do with communication. I’m not saying you have to be the biggest, best cold calling sales person out there, but if you’re able to grasp the base concepts that are mentioned in a book like, “How to Win Friends and Influence People”, by Dale Carnegie, then you’re well on your way to being an effective communicator. These are the kinds of things to keep in mind, don’t be a lab rat, and talk to people.

Point # 2 – Professionalism

Are you sending emails with words that are missing vowels? Are you using slang in the office? Are you making off-colored jokes? Are you doing these kinds of things, that work perfectly fine in your FaceBook group, or in a setting where you’re dealing with friends and whatnot? You’re going to have to change all that.

You’re going to have to prove that you’re able to set up your own personal state or second persona for all thing professional, especially client and manager facing interactions. There’s absolutely no room for silliness when it comes to high stakes and difficult situations. Communicate these things on your resume and to your interviewer because they’re very important.

Point # 3 – Internal Interactions

Make it clear that you’re able to find the right people that have the information for all things that you are doing, that you are able to document well, and report those things that are important for other stakeholder’s in the job to get their work done, and make sure that you’re just not the kind of person that is going to hole yourself up and not share anything that goes on in your day. All companies rely on good teamwork, in addition to very effective individual contributors.

Prove that you are able to work with other people effectively and hey, let’s say friendly, and you’ll communicate that you are an effective communicator very well.

Point # 4 – Ease Of Use

If you’re having a very difficult time talking to the interviewer or coming up with your resume bullets or any type of thing that is proving especially difficult at the time, that may communicate that, “hey, you’re just really nervous or you have a hard time putting together words off of the cuff.”

And that’s fine. If you can communicate that yes, you can give seventy percent accuracy, and results on the fly, but you really do have a preference for a ninety five percent accuracy rate, but that requires you to go back to your desk and figure stuff out for a couple of days, that’s perfectly fine.

This is a personality and learning preference thing that needs to be communicated and is perfectly acceptable for the right position. If you’re in a high stakes, risky situation, you’re not going to be the kind of person that needs to marinade on stuff for a long time, perfectly fine. Find what works for you. Communicate that those things work for you and match it up to the position that you are going for, and you’ll find that right fit.

Communicate Well – Don’t Just Talk

If you need to prove that you are a good communicator to a job interviewer, then you found that that is an effective quality that everyone is looking for. If you’ll take those four tips that I just talked about into mind, where you are proving that you are able to handle customer/client facing situations, you have a clear understanding of professionalism and when it applies.

That you are good at internal interactions and getting stuff done, and that you’re general ease of use of your communication skills will communicate that you know what you’re doing. It’s ok to make mistakes. It’s ok to draw things out and to need to come back and revise from time to time, just make sure that you know your limits and communicate where you are at in your overall ability to distill information and deliver results.

Showing your awesome ability to take all of that information down to the core of your abilities, is all an HR person could really ask for. Keep these things in mind, grow your effective communication and show you are the right fit for the job you’re going for.