Acquiring and deploying effective communication skills is imperative for your success during and after an interview session. Positive communication will certainly increase the opportunities you meet in your career and business. Great all-round communication skills enable you to get ahead in certain areas where others who are less assertive may not succeed.

Now, it is important to know that getting the right job and keeping it requires excellent communication skills.
There are three types of communication skills namely;
1. Verbal Communication;
2. Non-Verbal Communication;
3. Written Communication.

1. Verbal Communication: This is a vocal expression of thoughts, but is usually understood by the tone of voice and body language; hence these two factors convey the message in verbal communication. In addition, one of the most important aspects of verbal communication is the ability to practice active listening. This is not just actively waiting to talk. It is always making mental notes of key points during an interview to help your response convey the right answers.

2. Non-Verbal Communication: This begins with total physical appearance, dressing, body gestures and mannerisms. You may verbalize your thoughts, but an interviewer can decipher confidence or timidity from body movements and mannerisms. Interviewers can tell if you are saying the truth or not from non-verbal communication mechanism. And this will surely indicates if you're giving an honest answer or not.

3. Written Communication: This is used in interview sessions to see how creative your writing can be, how skilled in corporate correspondence and email writing you are. Even a personality test is a written communication that makes the interviewers; know how to profile you for various job roles/positions.

A few things to keep your mind on while in an interview:
a. Body Language                                                           
Do not shy away from the person with whom you are speaking. Be sure to maintain a relaxed posture, regardless whether you are the one speaking or listening, do not excessively gesticulate or throw your hands all over in a bid to explain yourself. Keep your bags beside you, hands on your laps, clasped, never crossing your arms, if in motion, must not be higher than your shoulder level.

b. Making Eye Contact.
Nodding occasionally to acknowledge a strong point in the conversation, sitting or standing erect, with eyes making direct contact with interviewers, to build trust; occasionally look away then return focus to your interviewers, never looking down! This is one aspect of interview readiness that I've continually correct job seekers when I was a private school administrator, and they fail woefully in such regard. as non-conformance means you are not sure or confident of the information you divulge during an interview session.

c. Concise Speech and Attentiveness
When speaking, you need to be clear and concise. Speak on important matters directly and do not waste time with long stories; that will make the interview session becomes bored and eventually you give answers that are out-of-point from the questions thrown at you.

I believe that you will surely find the above points useful in your next interview invites.

I hope to improve in this in no distance future.

Thanks.

nice one

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Informative

Informative, Thank God bless you!

GOD I CAN'T THANK YOU ENOUGH.

Lovely resource.
Three things are important at interviews.

1) Your passion.
2) How you communicate the passion verbally. That is the power of your words
3) Your body language. Your gestures, hand pattern, eye contact and head.

I mean it sounds like a joke but if these three things are up to speed, you will nearly kill all interviews.

Check www.HRtechnique.com for more insights.
Making headway in life is not a joke.
You must keep feeding yourself with valuable resources and information that would be like an arsenal for your performance on the stage of life.

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Good. That eye contact part will be sweet o. But i always gesticulate when explaining anything

Nice 1 op. I did some of d above u just mentioned in d interview I went 4 yesterday

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Nice and educative

pretydiva:
Nice 1 op. I did some of d above u just mentioned in d interview I went 4 yesterday

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Tnx u for the interview guide,you had really done well and as well gave us the assurance that;the interview can be scored not as exaggerated in some quarters.

OP should have indicated the category of jobs and salary range these are required for,if its the peanut paying slavery oriented setup in some private sector perhaps OP might be right but for the realistic moderate or high paying job both private and government it boils down to luck with connection.

Nice one

Quite informative

Thanks Op. Very educative and informative

akanbiaa:
OP should have indicated the category of jobs and salary range these are required for,if its the peanut paying slavery oriented setup in some private sector perhaps OP might be right but for the realistic moderate or high paying job both private and government it boils down to luck with connection.

You are right my dear. Welcome to my country Nigeria. So sad merit is never recognized or appreciated.

Of course it is but things happen like that

I find this post very informative. It seems you are an HR specialist.. I'd want to have a word with you concerning my recent experience. Can I DM you?

oluspicy:
Acquiring and deploying effective communication skills is imperative for your success during and after an interview session. Positive communication will certainly increase the opportunities you meet in your career and business. Great all-round communication skills enable you to get ahead in certain areas where others who are less assertive may not succeed.

Now, it is important to know that getting the right job and keeping it requires excellent communication skills.
There are three types of communication skills namely;
1. Verbal Communication;
2. Non-Verbal Communication;
3. Written Communication.

1. Verbal Communication: This is a vocal expression of thoughts, but is usually understood by the tone of voice and body language; hence these two factors convey the message in verbal communication. In addition, one of the most important aspects of verbal communication is the ability to practice active listening. This is not just actively waiting to talk. It is always making mental notes of key points during an interview to help your response convey the right answers.

2. Non-Verbal Communication: This begins with total physical appearance, dressing, body gestures and mannerisms. You may verbalize your thoughts, but an interviewer can decipher confidence or timidity from body movements and mannerisms. Interviewers can tell if you are saying the truth or not from non-verbal communication mechanism. And this will surely indicates if you're giving an honest answer or not.

3. Written Communication: This is used in interview sessions to see how creative your writing can be, how skilled in corporate correspondence and email writing you are. Even a personality test is a written communication that makes the interviewers; know how to profile you for various job roles/positions.

A few things to keep your mind on while in an interview:
a. Body Language                                                           
Do not shy away from the person with whom you are speaking. Be sure to maintain a relaxed posture, regardless whether you are the one speaking or listening, do not excessively gesticulate or throw your hands all over in a bid to explain yourself. Keep your bags beside you, hands on your laps, clasped, never crossing your arms, if in motion, must not be higher than your shoulder level.

b. Making Eye Contact.
Nodding occasionally to acknowledge a strong point in the conversation, sitting or standing erect, with eyes making direct contact with interviewers, to build trust; occasionally look away then return focus to your interviewers, never looking down! This is one aspect of interview readiness that I've continually correct job seekers when I was a private school administrator, and they fail woefully in such regard. as non-conformance means you are not sure or confident of the information you divulge during an interview session.

c. Concise Speech and Attentiveness
When speaking, you need to be clear and concise. Speak on important matters directly and do not waste time with long stories; that will make the interview session becomes bored and eventually you give answers that are out-of-point from the questions thrown at you.

I believe that you will surely find the above points useful in your next interview invites.

I hope to improve in this in no distance future.

Thanks.

istanboi:
I find this post very informative. It seems you are an HR specialist.. I'd want to have a word with you concerning my recent experience. Can I DM you?

.

You're welcome

Well said OP.

I however have learnt that effective interview communication skills can best be sharpened by experience.

Ones performance during his/her first interview won't be like a third or fourth interview. The more interviews one attends, the more confidence he has.
It is a case of experience being the best teacher.

Great information shared
Thanks

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