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title: 10 Example Interview Questions To Test Communication Skills
description: In your organization, communication skills are important. You expect employees to work as a team, help customers, and, as an expert in their discipline, you expect them to make important recommendations to you drive your business. These are a few of our favorite interview questions that help test candidates communication skills during the interview process.
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# 10 Example Interview Questions To Test Communication Skills

Posted by [Tony Fornetti](https://blog.skywatersearch.com/author/tony-fornetti) on 3/13/19 9:08 AM

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[In your organization, communication skills are important. You expect employees to work as a team, help customers, and, as an expert in their discipline, you expect them to make important recommendations to help you drive the business.](https://blog.skywatersearch.com/soft-skills-to-look-for-during-the-hiring-process)

[These are a few of our favorite interview questions that help test candidates communication skills during the interview process.](https://blog.skywatersearch.com/soft-skills-to-look-for-during-the-hiring-process)

| ### [Common Communication Skills Interview Questions:](https://blog.skywatersearch.com/soft-skills-to-look-for-during-the-hiring-process) 1. [How would you explain a complicated subject to a colleague or customer who is already frustrated?](https://blog.skywatersearch.com/soft-skills-to-look-for-during-the-hiring-process) 2. [Tell me of a time you or your team had a huge success. What made it so successful?](https://blog.skywatersearch.com/soft-skills-to-look-for-during-the-hiring-process) 3. [How would you explain a complicated technical problem to a colleague with less technical understanding?](https://blog.skywatersearch.com/soft-skills-to-look-for-during-the-hiring-process) 4. [How have you handled working with someone you felt was not a good communicator?](https://blog.skywatersearch.com/soft-skills-to-look-for-during-the-hiring-process) 5. [In your role, do you think it's more important to be a good listener or a good communicator?](https://blog.skywatersearch.com/soft-skills-to-look-for-during-the-hiring-process) 6. [Describe a time when you had to be careful talking a bout sensitive information. How did you do it?](https://blog.skywatersearch.com/soft-skills-to-look-for-during-the-hiring-process) 7. [Tell me about a time you and a colleague disagreed. How did you handle the situation?](https://blog.skywatersearch.com/soft-skills-to-look-for-during-the-hiring-process) 8. [How would you go about persuading someone to see things your way at work?](https://blog.skywatersearch.com/soft-skills-to-look-for-during-the-hiring-process) 9. [What would you do if you misunderstood an important communication on the job?](https://blog.skywatersearch.com/soft-skills-to-look-for-during-the-hiring-process) 10. [Tell me about a time you made a mistake at work. How did you handle the situation?](https://blog.skywatersearch.com/soft-skills-to-look-for-during-the-hiring-process) |
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[If you are looking for additional soft skills to test for during the interview process, check out our related post:](https://blog.skywatersearch.com/soft-skills-to-look-for-during-the-hiring-process)

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