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Effective communication skills are crucial for candidates during job interviews, as they significantly enhance the chances of being hired. Employers assess both verbal and non-verbal communication, including body language, confidence, and emotional composure, alongside responses to questions. Candidates should prepare by practicing communication skills, dressing professionally, and demonstrating interest in the role and company.

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Interview Communication

Effective communication skills are crucial for candidates during job interviews, as they significantly enhance the chances of being hired. Employers assess both verbal and non-verbal communication, including body language, confidence, and emotional composure, alongside responses to questions. Candidates should prepare by practicing communication skills, dressing professionally, and demonstrating interest in the role and company.

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Running head: COMMUNICATION DURING AN INTERVIEW 1

Communication during an Interview

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Communication during an Interview

Excellent communication skills during the interview increase a candidate’s chances of

being hired by any employer. Regardless of the position a candidate seeks in an organization, the

employer is interested in someone who can express themselves verbally and non-verbally that is

why a candidate’s ability to communicate effectively is tested and evaluated during an interview.

When a candidate is called for an interview, the hiring manager is not only concern about how

you talk but is also concern about how you dress, your confidence level when handling difficult

and challenging situations and your emotional composure (Lowden et al., 2011).

Specific Communication Skills Employers Looks for in an Interview

In addition to giving appropriate response to the interview questions, the hiring manager

will also test and evaluate a candidate’s ability to communicate. The employer also test your

verbal and non verbal communication skills including body language, his ability to explain his

answers, listening skills, eye contact with the interviewer as this shows the candidates level of

confidence (Lowden et al., 2011). Communication during interview can also reveal a candidate’s

empathy, friendliness respect and clarity. All these are necessary to increase a candidate’s

chances of being hired. Interview is very challenging even to the good communicators and

responding to the questions effectively means that the candidate has to balance between listening

to the interviewer’s questions and providing a well thought out answers in response (Guffey, &

Loewy, 2010). The candidates should therefore prepare by practicing their communication skills

prior to the interview.

Tips on Effective Communication during an Interview


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The following tips can help a candidate perform well in terms of communication during a job

interview according to Robles, (2012).

 Stay confidence and positive during the interview

 Speak, act and dress professionally since all these add to your communication skills

 Do not be afraid and always be yourself

 Listen carefully to the interviewer and do not interrupt rudely

 Try and relate personal details and the job requirements as this is the most important for

the employer.

 Express the relevant skills the employer is looking for.

 Watch your language and avoid using slangs also take care of non verbal

communications and your body language during the interview.

 Avoid fidgeting with unnecessary props such as interrupting the session by answering.

Phone calls or sending text messages, chewing gums or nail filing during the interview.

 Provide short and clear answers to the questions asked by the interviewer

 The candidate should avoid giving negative remarks about his current or previous

employer.

 Do not appear uninformed about the roles you applied for and the company. Show

interest and in the company and the job you applied for.

In conclusion, it is important for the candidates to prepare and practice adequately prior

to the interview to increase their confidence and communication skills. Employers consider

good communication skills as a very vital part of a good candidate to be hired for a job. A

candidate should not overlook other factors such as dressing code, body language and
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confidence as they are also being considered to be part of the communication during an

interview.

In conclusion, an excellent communication skill is one of the things that employers look for

while conducting an interview. Communication does not only involves your ability to express

yourself and answer the interview questions appropriately, but it encompasses the candidate’s

dressing code, use of body language and the organization of his documents as he presents them

to the interviewing panel. To succeed in the interview, a candidate should prepare themselves

earlier and do some practice before the real interview to boost their confidence and their ability

to compose themselves during the interview.


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References

Robles, M. M. (2012). Executive perceptions of the top 10 soft skills needed in today’s

workplace. Business Communication Quarterly, 75(4), 453-465.

Lowden, K., Hall, S., Elliot, D., & Lewin, J. (2011). Employers’ perceptions of the

employability skills of new graduates. London: Edge Foundation.

Guffey, M. E., & Loewy, D. (2010). Business communication: Process and product. Cengage

Learning.

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