The current employment picture is enough to scare anyone. To find...or keep that job in 2009, strengthen your workplace differentiator. According to most decision makers, the best advantage you can offer your employer is effective oral and written communications skills. Surveys cite:
What corporations seek...the three most desired capabilities are communication skills, interpersonal skills and initiative. Monster.com.
The number one skills employers want to see in job candidates is good communications skills: the ability to write and speak clearly. NACE (National Association of Colleges and Employers).
According to 75% of CFOs, verbal, written and interpersonal skills are more valuable now than even five years ago. SmartPros.
Want to be better perceived at work, gain that deserved promotion or land the job you desire? Put communications skills improvement at the top of your 2009 "to do" list. Achieve that, and many of the other resolutions you make will fall into place.
From Executive Speak/Write, oral and written communications trainers who want to ensure your communications skills contribute to a happy and healthy new year.
