Does good english matter

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DoesGood English Matter?

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A senior recruiter at Citigroup says:

“When hiring someone;

I find that strong writing

skills are a tie breaker.”

“If I have two similar candidates in front of me,

every timeI’ll hire the one who can write better.”

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Gary Blake, Communication Workshop leader says:

“When I go around the country talking

with big corporate clients, I am surprised

at the number of managers who complain

that nobody who works for them can

write a simple paragraph.

Darryl Cross.flv

You can have the greatest ideas in the world,

But they are no good to anyone.

If you can’t express them clearly & persuasively

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Of the 1,000

largest employers in

the U.S., 96% say that employees

must have good communication

skills to get ahead.

Views of some employers

in the USA on English Skills

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Views

of some

Indian employers

on Communication skills

of entry level

job seekers!Source: Times of India

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Head of HR department of an MNC says:

These days, to find a job in any multinational or any

good company effective communication is essential.

“To attain a corporate job with a multinational

company you need to communicate effectively, write

reports & put together presentations.

Tragically, majority of candidates lack fluency

& polish. They are poor in grammar, including even

those who have studied in English medium Schools.

They are unable to construct grammatically

correct sentences. They also grapple with pace, tone

& pronunciation.”

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Head of a Call Center says,

“Today’s youth either have a pathetic

command over the English Language

or very weak delivery system & hence

their communication is wasted.

In fact, we reject 90% of those who

apply for voice-based positions due to

poor communication skills.

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Head of a manufacturing factory says:

In addition to poor grammartoday’s youth have grave problemswithlistening, comprehending, assimilating & responding.

We face problems. Our employeesneed to express themselves well.

We don’t provide language training.

We expect them to have strongcommunication skills to start with.

Questions asked to

common men in a Survey on English Skills S.

No.Question Response

1Do you judge other people

based on their writing?Yes

2What bothers you most

about how people write?Poor Grammar

3How often do you see

examples of bad writing?Almost Daily

4 Where do you see it? Everywhere

5Do you apply the same

writing standards to social media?Yes

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Final Word on Good Writing Skills

Stephen Redder

of Portland State University found that

college graduates having

good writing skills

earn more than three times

then those having

poor writing skills earn!!!!!!!

DoesGood English Matter?