To get far in any career field, you need to be an effective communicator. I’m not talking about livening up your presentations to keep your colleagues from boredom. Effective communicators are valuable employees who have a trustworthy image, work well with team members, and excel at given tasks. As a veteran seeking employment, you’re already an effective communicator because of your military training. However, as you go in for interviews with potential employers, you’ll find the civilian style of communication differs from military communication. To help you make the adjustment to the workforce, this article demonstrates how to successfully translate your communication skills to a civilian work environment. With a few tweaks to your current skill set, you’ll be a highly competitive job candidate! What to Expect from Civilian Employers: First, you need to know how civilians communicate to accomplish a task. This list highlights some of the key changes in communication style you can expect at your new job. 1. Who You Communicate With Military members are accustomed to a chain of command where orders are delivered in a top-down fashion, but a company’s structure is less rigid than the military. When working on a project, you may need to seek input from a team of co-workers and receive approval from multiple supervisors. Expect to collaborate with a lot of people who fulfill a variety of roles in the company. 2. Pace In the military, you were expected to follow an order as soon as it was given. Failing […]