How effectively do you communicate your specific skills and interests to a potential employer?

Fundamental Competencies
Written By Stacia Aylward

The Challenge

Select an organization for which you would like to work and research their mission statement. Make a list of three of your skills or interests that would fit well with their mission.

Why do this?

Effective communication is concise, clear, and convincing to its intended audience. Taking the time to understand this organization's mission will give you some of the information you need to identify the unique alignment between your skills and that mission.

This challenge will enhance your communication skills--both written and verbal. Communicating effectively to a prospective employer may make the difference between getting an interview, or not.

What’s next?

Keeping in mind the three skills you identified, craft a convincing cover letter to accompany your resume or proposal. Targeting your message to align with the mission of the organization will more effectively communicate why you would be a great fit.

Stacia Aylward

Zelos CEO Stacia C. Aylward is an executive leader and lifelong learner with broad professional experience in envisioning and leading programs, projects and teams; facilitating and teaching adults; conducting research; and developing client relationships using proven methodologies in many government and technical fields, including economics, education, healthcare, housing, non-profit governance, IT and law. Stacia holds a master’s degree in Communication and Information, a bachelor’s degree in English, a Six Sigma black belt certification, and a Coach Approach to Leadership credential.

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