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Ross Clennett's Blog – December 2009 Archive (1)
What exactly are ‘communication skills'?
It has to be one of the most clichéd lines in job descriptions and hence, recruitment advertising - the request for ‘excellent communication skills'.
It is omnipresent in today's recruitment lexicon. Alternatively, substitute your favourite synonym such as ‘excellent', ‘good', ‘outstanding', ‘exceptional', ‘superior' or ‘high level'.
Unfortunately these phrases are of no help whatsoever to candidates, or recruiters.
Why?
To make an accurate assessment… Continue
It is omnipresent in today's recruitment lexicon. Alternatively, substitute your favourite synonym such as ‘excellent', ‘good', ‘outstanding', ‘exceptional', ‘superior' or ‘high level'.
Unfortunately these phrases are of no help whatsoever to candidates, or recruiters.
Why?
To make an accurate assessment… Continue
Added by Ross Clennett on December 3, 2009 at 3:15pm — No Comments
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