Effective communication seems to be quite essential in various contexts. In terms of job interviewing, possessing effective communication skills are undoubtedly a win strategy to nail down the job.
I had real experience once of how significant an effective communications are during the interview. Last fall, I got a job interview to be an accounting and math tutor in a Canadian college. Meeting with the interviewer –an aged and serious-looked woman wearing a neat suit, I was originally nervous and acting like a Robert by answering questions cautiously. Definitely, my employer had no any reaction or interest on me by just keeping asking regular questions. I was afraid of failing the interview by having that bad communication. However, sunshine ignited the conversation as I got a chance to ask questions. Merely by asking what are the most important reasons motivated you to keep working for this college, we seemed to reach a common point to expand conversations. She began to share various stories experiencing via her job, such as how to involve in the multi-culture based organization, and even how the college affected her personal life. I was so touched after listening to her real perception of the organization, and added more points to share my perspectives. In such good interactions, we had a more in-depth acknowledge in terms of the job, the college, and the personal stuffs. Fortunately, I got the job offer just one day later. My manager told me that the reason why she hired me was partially due to that joyful and deep communication.
Above the story shared, it seems that the art of having an effective communication during job interviews sometimes is simply as you show your true heart, pop out job-related topics which raise common interest, and then receive true heart of your interviewer’s side.
