Title: Competency Assessment: (CU3 M1) Management Skills
Course: SkillsCom BA 101 16.0 > Section: Credit Unit 3 Module 1

Write a brief report detailing your findings regarding the information below.

If you were to ask a job recruiter what skills he or she looks for in a candidate, one of the first things you’ll hear is “communication skills.” Strong communication skills will not only help you get a good job but will also help you move up the ladder. How can you strengthen your written and oral communication skills while you’re still a college student? Here are a few steps you can take:

- Look for courses, or course components, designed to strengthen communication skills, such as writing, composition, or speech classes.
- Find out whether your college has a writing program.
- Check into nonacademic programs designed to strengthen communication skills, such as courses on interview techniques offered by the career services office.
- Find out how you can do some writing for the school newspaper or, if you’re a little more outgoing, how you can appear in theatrical productions.

By following these suggestions, you should get a very good idea of what your college can do to help you develop both written and oral communication skills. Write a brief report detailing your findings.