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There are people who are good at tech, but not good at casual conversation about tech. They may not know your terminology even though they are familiar with the

There are people who are good at tech, but not good at casual conversation about tech. They may not know your terminology even though they are familiar with the concepts, and they may be afraid to ask for clarification on your terminology. And rightly so, as I've heard people act like I am a moron for asking "What exactly do you mean by TECH_BUZZWORD?" Also when people research interviewing styles, the "conversational" approach apparently ranks pretty badly. People can be good at BSing, reading the bold print etc.

mperham 4y ago
> There are people who are good at tech, but not good at casual conversation about tech. Effective communication skills are also important.
kapp_in_life 4y ago
>Also when people research interviewing styles, the "conversational" approach apparently ranks pretty badly. People can be good at BSing, reading the bold print etc. What types of interviewing styles rank well?
jcadam 4y ago
> There are people who are good at tech, but not good at casual conversation about tech. And conversely, there are people who are not good at tech, but good at casual conversation about tech. Those people tend to become your boss :)
thelastbender12 4y ago
> They may not know your terminology even though they are familiar with the concepts Would that not imply they aren't a good fit for the OP's workplace? And presumably, a lot of larger tech companies, since communication must be a large part of your job. I am admittedly not good at talking on the fly if I haven't prepped for it. I try to make up for it by trying to focus on writing well.