Actions Speak Louder Than Words: How to Show Your Communication Skills

🤔Hmmm... so you wrote "excellent written and verbal communication skills" on your resume and think that "did the trick"

❌EXCEPT... your actions said something else.

💡Understand that Recruiters and Hiring Managers are judging your communication skills by your actions and interactions they have with you.

✅Here's a list to make sure that your communications are top notch!

✅Do you use Please and Thank You (I can't stress this enough!!)

✅Are you sending recruiters a million emails, because they said you could reach out with any question, or are you taking a moment to compile your thoughts, and sending a single, well written email

✅Are you checking your spam and trash or telling them they never responded to you (when they actually did)

✅Are you prompt with your responses. There is nothing more annoying that someone asking for a favor, or to change the interview time and having them respond to you IMMEDIATELY and you taking hours or days to respond.

✅Are you keeping track of appointments and mindful of time differences

✅Are you respectful of time

✅Are you sending multiple messages simultaneously through a plethora of messaging channels (only acceptable if the situation is immediate time sensitive)

💡Actions speak louder than words. Communication is key in building relationships. Employers are using the interaction they have with you to determine the way you will communicate with their team and their clients.

✅Even when you are tired or stressed, take the extra effort in your communication. It is a reflection of your Personal Brand. Plus, kindness yields kindness.

❤ Cindy