Assignment:
Primary Response: Within the Discussion Board area, write 200 to 250 words that respond to the following questions with your thoughts, ideas, and comments. This will be the foundation for future discussions by your classmates. Be substantive and clear, and use examples to reinforce your ideas.
For this Discussion Board, please complete the following:
To successfully land an information technology (IT) job during a job interview with the IT department of a company, you will be evaluated on not only based on hard skills, which include technical skills and hands-on technical problem troubleshooting and solving abilities. You will also be evaluated based on soft skills, which include communication skills, analytical ability, creativity, curiosity, and resourcefulness. Quite often, the interview manager will make a great effort to assess your communication skill.
For this assignment, discuss the following:
1. Why do IT managers put so much emphasis on communication skills?
2. Provide 1 idea that can help to improve your communication skill during your CTU studies.