{"id":20436,"date":"2024-12-13T15:07:17","date_gmt":"2024-12-13T09:37:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.eklavvya.com\/blog\/?p=20436"},"modified":"2026-10-07T19:12:04","modified_gmt":"2026-10-07T13:42:04","slug":"communication-skill-assessments","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.eklavvya.com\/blog\/communication-skill-assessments\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Assess Communication Skills When Hiring (and Why Interviews Alone Fail)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<style>\n.ekv-blog { --primary-color:#7c3aed; --secondary-color:#5b21b6; --accent-color:#dc2626; --text-color:#1f2937; --light-bg:#f8fafc; --border-color:#e2e8f0; --green:#059669; }\n.ekv-blog * { margin:0; padding:0; box-sizing:border-box; }\n.ekv-blog { font-family:inherit; line-height:1.8; }\n.ekv-blog .lead { font-size:1.2rem; color:#4b5563; margin-bottom:35px; padding:20px; background:var(--light-bg); border-left:4px solid var(--accent-color); }\n.ekv-blog .lead p { margin-bottom:12px; } .ekv-blog .lead p:last-child { margin-bottom:0; 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Eklavvya offers a free communication skill assessment and a free voice assessment online, so you can see the scoring and report format before running it on a candidate batch.\"\n   }\n  }\n ]\n}\n<\/script>\n\n<div class=\"ekv-blog\">\n<div class=\"lead\"><p>A <strong>communication skills assessment<\/strong> is a structured test of how well a candidate speaks, listens, reads and writes in the language the job is done in.<\/p><p>Done properly, it scores every candidate against the same rubric before a human interviewer spends a minute with them.<\/p><p>Done the usual way, it is one interviewer&#8217;s gut feel after a 20-minute conversation.<\/p><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"stats-box\">\n<div class=\"stats-grid\">\n<div class=\"stat-item\"><div class=\"stat-icon\">\ud83d\udcb8<\/div><div class=\"stat-number\">$12,506<\/div><div class=\"stat-label\">Lost per employee per year to poor communication (Grammarly \/ Harris Poll)<\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"stat-item\"><div class=\"stat-icon\">\u23f1\ufe0f<\/div><div class=\"stat-number\">7.47 hrs<\/div><div class=\"stat-label\">Per employee per week lost to communication breakdowns<\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"stat-item\"><div class=\"stat-icon\">\ud83c\udf93<\/div><div class=\"stat-number\">Top 3<\/div><div class=\"stat-label\">Communication sits with teamwork and problem-solving in what employers want most (NACE 2026)<\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"stat-item\"><div class=\"stat-icon\">\ud83d\udcde<\/div><div class=\"stat-number\">50 calls<\/div><div class=\"stat-label\">In parallel when an AI agent runs the telephonic round, in English and 5 Indian languages<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"news-callout\">\n<p><strong>What employers are saying in 2026.<\/strong> NACE&#8217;s Job Outlook 2026 survey found employers rank communication, teamwork and problem-solving as the skills they most want in new hires, and communication is also one of the skills they are least impressed with in new graduates.<\/p><p>The cost of getting it wrong is not abstract. Grammarly and The Harris Poll estimate US businesses lose $1.2 trillion a year to poor communication, about 7.47 hours per employee every week.<\/p><p>Sources: <a href=\"https:\/\/naceweb.org\/about-us\/press\/2026\/the-high-impact-skills-college-students-should-showcase-on-their-resumes\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">NACE Job Outlook 2026<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.businesswire.com\/news\/home\/20220125005525\/en\/Grammarly-and-Harris-Poll-Research-Estimates-U.S.-Businesses-Lose-1.2-Trillion-Annually-to-Poor-Communication\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Grammarly \/ Harris Poll, State of Business Communication<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<p>So why do most hiring teams still judge communication in a panel interview?<\/p><p>And what should a recruiter test instead, especially when there are 500 applicants and three interviewers?<\/p>\n<p>This guide covers what a communication skills assessment measures, why interviews alone miss it, how AI voice assessment compares to manual evaluation, how an AI agent can now run the telephonic round itself, and a scoring rubric your team can copy today.<\/p>\n\n<div class=\"pillar-grid\">\n<a class=\"pillar-card\" href=\"#measures\"><span class=\"pillar-icon\">\ud83c\udfaf<\/span><span class=\"pillar-title\">What It Measures<\/span><span class=\"pillar-desc\">The 5 areas and what each one predicts on the job<\/span><\/a>\n<a class=\"pillar-card\" href=\"#compare\"><span class=\"pillar-icon\">\u2696\ufe0f<\/span><span class=\"pillar-title\">Manual vs AI<\/span><span class=\"pillar-desc\">Time, consistency, scale and cost side by side<\/span><\/a>\n<a class=\"pillar-card\" href=\"#phone\"><span class=\"pillar-icon\">\ud83d\udcde<\/span><span class=\"pillar-title\">AI Telephonic Round<\/span><span class=\"pillar-desc\">An AI agent calls the candidate and scores the conversation<\/span><\/a>\n<a class=\"pillar-card\" href=\"#rubric\"><span class=\"pillar-icon\">\ud83d\udccb<\/span><span class=\"pillar-title\">Scoring Rubric<\/span><span class=\"pillar-desc\">5 criteria, 3 bands, ready to paste into your ATS<\/span><\/a>\n<a class=\"pillar-card\" href=\"#roles\"><span class=\"pillar-icon\">\ud83c\udfe2<\/span><span class=\"pillar-title\">Which Roles<\/span><span class=\"pillar-desc\">Where a communication test changes the hiring outcome<\/span><\/a>\n<\/div>\n\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_88 ez-toc-wrap-left counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">In This Article<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999999;color:#999999\" 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href=\"https:\/\/www.eklavvya.com\/blog\/communication-skill-assessments\/#%F0%9F%8E%AF_What_Does_a_Communication_Skills_Assessment_Measure\" >\ud83c\udfaf What Does a Communication Skills Assessment Measure?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/www.eklavvya.com\/blog\/communication-skill-assessments\/#%F0%9F%AA%91_Why_Interviews_Alone_Fail_at_Assessing_Communication\" >\ud83e\ude91 Why Interviews Alone Fail at Assessing Communication<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/www.eklavvya.com\/blog\/communication-skill-assessments\/#%E2%9A%96%EF%B8%8F_Manual_Evaluation_vs_AI_Voice_Assessment\" >\u2696\ufe0f Manual Evaluation vs AI Voice Assessment<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/www.eklavvya.com\/blog\/communication-skill-assessments\/#%F0%9F%94%84_How_an_AI_Communication_Assessment_Works_Step_by_Step\" >\ud83d\udd04 How an AI Communication Assessment Works, Step by Step<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/www.eklavvya.com\/blog\/communication-skill-assessments\/#%F0%9F%93%9E_The_Telephonic_Round_Let_an_AI_Agent_Run_the_First_Phone_Screen\" >\ud83d\udcde The Telephonic Round: Let an AI Agent Run the First Phone Screen<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/www.eklavvya.com\/blog\/communication-skill-assessments\/#What_the_recruiter_gets_after_every_call\" >What the recruiter gets after every call<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-7\" href=\"https:\/\/www.eklavvya.com\/blog\/communication-skill-assessments\/#Recorded_assessment_AI_phone_interview_or_human_screen_which_one_when\" >Recorded assessment, AI phone interview or human screen: which one, when?<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-8\" href=\"https:\/\/www.eklavvya.com\/blog\/communication-skill-assessments\/#%F0%9F%93%8B_A_Communication_Skills_Scoring_Rubric_You_Can_Copy\" >\ud83d\udccb A Communication Skills Scoring Rubric You Can Copy<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-9\" href=\"https:\/\/www.eklavvya.com\/blog\/communication-skill-assessments\/#%E2%9D%93_What_Questions_to_Use_in_a_Communication_Assessment\" >\u2753 What Questions to Use in a Communication Assessment<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-10\" href=\"https:\/\/www.eklavvya.com\/blog\/communication-skill-assessments\/#%F0%9F%8F%A2_Which_Roles_Need_a_Communication_Skills_Assessment\" >\ud83c\udfe2 Which Roles Need a Communication Skills Assessment?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-11\" href=\"https:\/\/www.eklavvya.com\/blog\/communication-skill-assessments\/#%F0%9F%8F%86_Who_Uses_AI_Communication_Assessments_Today\" >\ud83c\udfc6 Who Uses AI Communication Assessments Today<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-12\" href=\"https:\/\/www.eklavvya.com\/blog\/communication-skill-assessments\/#%F0%9F%9A%80_How_to_Start_Pilot_in_Two_Weeks\" >\ud83d\ude80 How to Start: Pilot in Two Weeks<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-13\" href=\"https:\/\/www.eklavvya.com\/blog\/communication-skill-assessments\/#Key_takeaways\" >Key takeaways<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-14\" href=\"https:\/\/www.eklavvya.com\/blog\/communication-skill-assessments\/#%E2%9D%93_Frequently_Asked_Questions_About_Communication_Skills_Assessments\" >\u2753 Frequently Asked Questions About Communication Skills Assessments<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-15\" href=\"https:\/\/www.eklavvya.com\/blog\/communication-skill-assessments\/#%F0%9F%93%9A_Related_Reading\" >\ud83d\udcda Related Reading<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-16\" href=\"https:\/\/www.eklavvya.com\/blog\/communication-skill-assessments\/#About_the_Author\" >About the Author<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2 id=\"measures\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%F0%9F%8E%AF_What_Does_a_Communication_Skills_Assessment_Measure\"><\/span>\ud83c\udfaf What Does a Communication Skills Assessment Measure?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>A complete communication skills assessment scores five areas: speaking, communication style, listening, reading and writing.<\/p><p>Most hiring processes only ever test the first one, and only indirectly.<\/p>\n<div class=\"table-wrap\">\n<table>\n<thead><tr><th>Area<\/th><th>What is scored<\/th><th>What it predicts on the job<\/th><\/tr><\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr><td><strong>Speaking<\/strong><\/td><td>Pronunciation, fluency, pace, filler words<\/td><td>Can customers and colleagues understand them first time?<\/td><\/tr>\n<tr><td><strong>Communication style<\/strong><\/td><td>Structure, confidence, tone, relevance of the answer<\/td><td>Do they get to the point and adapt to the listener?<\/td><\/tr>\n<tr><td><strong>Listening<\/strong><\/td><td>Comprehension of an audio clip, identifying the main idea<\/td><td>Will they act on what the customer actually said?<\/td><\/tr>\n<tr><td><strong>Reading<\/strong><\/td><td>Reading a passage aloud: accuracy, completeness, fluency<\/td><td>Can they work from scripts, SOPs and policy documents?<\/td><\/tr>\n<tr><td><strong>Writing &amp; grammar<\/strong><\/td><td>Grammar, coherence and relevance of a typed response<\/td><td>Can they write an email or ticket note without rework?<\/td><\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tip\"><strong>Definition for your hiring policy:<\/strong> A communication skills assessment is a standardised test, scored against a fixed rubric, that measures a candidate&#8217;s ability to speak, listen, read and write effectively for a specific role. It is separate from a personality test and from a technical skills test.<\/div>\n<p>These are the same five areas Eklavvya&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eklavvya.com\/communication-assessments\/\">AI communication skill assessment<\/a> reports on, so a recruiter can compare a BPO applicant and a sales applicant on one scale.<\/p>\n\n<h2 id=\"interviews\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%F0%9F%AA%91_Why_Interviews_Alone_Fail_at_Assessing_Communication\"><\/span>\ud83e\ude91 Why Interviews Alone Fail at Assessing Communication<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>A panel interview tests communication under one set of conditions: a nervous candidate, a tired interviewer and no rubric.<\/p><p>That produces four predictable problems.<\/p>\n<div class=\"three-col\">\n<div class=\"mini-card\"><div class=\"m-icon\">\ud83c\udfb2<\/div><div class=\"m-title\">Subjectivity<\/div><div class=\"m-desc\">Two interviewers rate the same answer differently. Accent and confidence get mistaken for competence<\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"mini-card\"><div class=\"m-icon\">\ud83d\udd0d<\/div><div class=\"m-title\">Narrow scope<\/div><div class=\"m-desc\">Listening, reading and writing are never tested. A fluent talker who cannot write a clear email gets through<\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"mini-card\"><div class=\"m-icon\">\u23f3<\/div><div class=\"m-title\">Time cost<\/div><div class=\"m-desc\">30 minutes of interviewer time per candidate caps how many people you can genuinely assess<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>The fourth problem is nerves. Many strong communicators freeze in front of a panel and perform far better when they can answer on their own device at their own time.<\/p>\n<p>None of this means interviews are useless. It means the interview should be the <em>last<\/em> communication check, not the only one.<\/p><p>Our guide to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eklavvya.com\/blog\/pre-employment-assessment\/\">pre-employment assessment tests<\/a> shows where a communication test sits in the full hiring funnel.<\/p>\n\n<h2 id=\"compare\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%9A%96%EF%B8%8F_Manual_Evaluation_vs_AI_Voice_Assessment\"><\/span>\u2696\ufe0f Manual Evaluation vs AI Voice Assessment<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>AI voice assessment records a candidate&#8217;s spoken, written and listening responses online and scores them against a fixed rubric in minutes.<\/p><p>Manual evaluation needs a trained assessor to listen to every answer, which works for 20 candidates and breaks at 500.<\/p>\n<p>AI assessment now comes in two forms: a recorded assessment the candidate completes on a browser, and a live telephonic interview run by an AI agent on an ordinary phone call. The table compares both against manual evaluation.<\/p>\n<div class=\"table-wrap\">\n<table class=\"compare\">\n<thead><tr><th>Factor<\/th><th>Manual evaluation (interview or phone screen)<\/th><th>AI voice assessment<\/th><\/tr><\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr><td><strong>Assessor time per candidate<\/strong><\/td><td>\u274c 20-30 minutes live, plus scheduling<\/td><td>\u2705 Zero live time. Reviewers skim scored reports and recordings<\/td><\/tr>\n<tr><td><strong>Consistency<\/strong><\/td><td>\u274c Varies by interviewer, mood and time of day<\/td><td>\u2705 Same rubric, same weighting for every candidate<\/td><\/tr>\n<tr><td><strong>Areas covered<\/strong><\/td><td>\u274c Speaking only, in practice<\/td><td>\u2705 Speaking, style, listening, reading and writing<\/td><\/tr>\n<tr><td><strong>Scale<\/strong><\/td><td>\u274c Limited by interviewer calendars<\/td><td>\u2705 Hundreds of concurrent assessments<\/td><\/tr>\n<tr><td><strong>Scheduling<\/strong><\/td><td>\u274c Both sides must be free at once<\/td><td>\u2705 Candidate completes it any time within a window<\/td><\/tr>\n<tr><td><strong>Record for review<\/strong><\/td><td>\u274c Interviewer notes, if any<\/td><td>\u2705 Recording, transcript and skill-wise score for every answer<\/td><\/tr>\n<tr><td><strong>Multiple evaluators<\/strong><\/td><td>\u274c Needs everyone in the same room or call<\/td><td>\u2705 Any evaluator can review and rate the same recording<\/td><\/tr>\n<tr><td><strong>Candidate nerves<\/strong><\/td><td>\u274c Panel pressure distorts performance<\/td><td>\u2705 Own device, own time, retake rules you set<\/td><\/tr>\n<tr><td><strong>Bias control<\/strong><\/td><td>\u274c Depends on interviewer training<\/td><td>\u2705 Scores content and delivery, not appearance or background<\/td><\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<p>The honest trade-off: AI scoring is only as good as the rubric and the questions you give it, and a final human conversation still matters for senior and client-facing roles.<\/p><p>The right model is AI first, humans last, which is also how <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eklavvya.com\/blog\/skill-based-hiring\/\">skills-based hiring<\/a> teams run their technical rounds.<\/p>\n\n<h2 id=\"how\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%F0%9F%94%84_How_an_AI_Communication_Assessment_Works_Step_by_Step\"><\/span>\ud83d\udd04 How an AI Communication Assessment Works, Step by Step<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>The process takes a candidate 15-25 minutes and a recruiter a few minutes per report.<\/p>\n<div class=\"flow\">\n<div class=\"flow-step\"><div class=\"f-icon\">\ud83d\udce8<\/div><div class=\"f-title\">1. Invite<\/div><div class=\"f-desc\">Candidate gets a link, completes a mic and camera check<\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"flow-step\"><div class=\"f-icon\">\ud83c\udfa4<\/div><div class=\"f-title\">2. Respond<\/div><div class=\"f-desc\">Reads a passage aloud, answers spoken prompts, listens to a clip, types a short response<\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"flow-step\"><div class=\"f-icon\">\ud83e\udde0<\/div><div class=\"f-title\">3. Score<\/div><div class=\"f-desc\">Speech is transcribed and rated for fluency, pronunciation, grammar, structure and relevance<\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"flow-step\"><div class=\"f-icon\">\ud83d\udcca<\/div><div class=\"f-title\">4. Report<\/div><div class=\"f-desc\">Skill-wise scores, transcript and recording for each candidate, ranked across the batch<\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"flow-step\"><div class=\"f-icon\">\ud83e\udd1d<\/div><div class=\"f-title\">5. Decide<\/div><div class=\"f-desc\">Shortlist by score band, send the top band to a human interview<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Proctoring can run during the assessment if the role is high-stakes, the same way it does for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eklavvya.com\/ai-proctoring-exam\/\">proctored online exams<\/a>.<\/p><p>For voice-process hiring in regional markets, the prompts and scoring can run in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eklavvya.com\/blog\/ai-interviews-regional-language\/\">Indian regional languages<\/a>, not only English.<\/p>\n<figure style=\"margin:20px 0;\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.eklavvya.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Communication-skill-assessment-report-1024x447.png\" alt=\"Eklavvya communication skill assessment report showing skill-wise scores for a candidate\" style=\"max-width:100%;height:auto;border-radius:8px;\"><figcaption style=\"font-size:0.85rem;color:#6b7280;margin-top:6px;\">A candidate report: one score per area, with the transcript and recording a reviewer can open.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n<h2 id=\"phone\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%F0%9F%93%9E_The_Telephonic_Round_Let_an_AI_Agent_Run_the_First_Phone_Screen\"><\/span>\ud83d\udcde The Telephonic Round: Let an AI Agent Run the First Phone Screen<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>An AI telephonic interview agent calls the candidate (or takes their call), asks the screening questions in a natural conversation, and scores the call 0-100 with a transcript.<\/p><p>The candidate needs nothing but a phone. No app, no link, no laptop, no webcam.<\/p>\n<p>This matters for the roles where communication is tested most and candidates are least likely to sit at a computer: field sales, customer support, retail, delivery, trainees and campus batches in tier-2 and tier-3 towns.<\/p>\n<div class=\"three-col\">\n<div class=\"mini-card\"><div class=\"m-icon\">\ud83d\udcf2<\/div><div class=\"m-title\">Inbound<\/div><div class=\"m-desc\">The candidate receives an invitation and calls the interview number whenever they are free. The agent matches the caller to the application and starts<\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"mini-card\"><div class=\"m-icon\">\ud83d\udce4<\/div><div class=\"m-title\">Outbound<\/div><div class=\"m-desc\">The agent dials the candidate list inside a calling window you set, with up to 50 calls in parallel, and retries no-answer and busy numbers automatically<\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"mini-card\"><div class=\"m-icon\">\ud83d\udde3\ufe0f<\/div><div class=\"m-title\">Indian languages<\/div><div class=\"m-desc\">English, Hindi, Marathi, Telugu, Tamil and Kannada, plus a mixed English-Hindi mode that follows the candidate&#8217;s own switching<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>During the call the agent confirms identity, asks whether it is a good time, works through the fixed questions for the role and follows up once when an answer is vague.<\/p><p>It behaves like a considerate interviewer: the candidate can interrupt it, and a filler like &#8220;okay&#8221; or &#8220;haan ji&#8221; does not cut it off mid-sentence.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_the_recruiter_gets_after_every_call\"><\/span>What the recruiter gets after every call<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<div class=\"table-wrap\">\n<table>\n<thead><tr><th>Output<\/th><th>What it contains<\/th><th>How to use it<\/th><\/tr><\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr><td><strong>Overall score (0-100)<\/strong><\/td><td>Calibrated so an adequate candidate lands around 60<\/td><td>Set a cut-off per role and rank the batch<\/td><\/tr>\n<tr><td><strong>Four dimension scores<\/strong><\/td><td>Communication, domain knowledge, motivation, experience fit<\/td><td>Use the communication score as your telephonic communication test; weight the rest by role<\/td><\/tr>\n<tr><td><strong>Summary<\/strong><\/td><td>Background, strengths and concerns in a few lines<\/td><td>Brief the hiring manager without listening to the call<\/td><\/tr>\n<tr><td><strong>Recommendation<\/strong><\/td><td>Round two, needs review, not recommended, or incomplete<\/td><td>Route candidates automatically<\/td><\/tr>\n<tr><td><strong>Transcript and timeline<\/strong><\/td><td>Word-for-word, timestamped, stored on the candidate profile<\/td><td>Audit any decision, train interviewers, defend a rejection<\/td><\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Recorded_assessment_AI_phone_interview_or_human_screen_which_one_when\"><\/span>Recorded assessment, AI phone interview or human screen: which one, when?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>The three are not rivals. Most teams use a recorded assessment for breadth, the AI phone interview for depth, and the human for the final call.<\/p>\n<div class=\"table-wrap\">\n<table class=\"compare\">\n<thead><tr><th>Use case<\/th><th>Recorded AI voice assessment<\/th><th>AI telephonic interview<\/th><th>Human phone screen<\/th><\/tr><\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr><td><strong>Candidate has only a basic phone<\/strong><\/td><td>\u274c Needs a browser and mic<\/td><td>\u2705 Any handset, any network<\/td><td>\u2705 Any handset<\/td><\/tr>\n<tr><td><strong>Tests listening, reading and writing too<\/strong><\/td><td>\u2705 All five areas<\/td><td>\u274c Speaking and listening only<\/td><td>\u274c Speaking only, in practice<\/td><\/tr>\n<tr><td><strong>Role-specific follow-up questions<\/strong><\/td><td>\u274c Fixed prompts<\/td><td>\u2705 Follows up once on vague answers<\/td><td>\u2705 Unlimited, but inconsistent<\/td><\/tr>\n<tr><td><strong>Scores domain knowledge and motivation<\/strong><\/td><td>\u274c Communication only<\/td><td>\u2705 Four dimensions<\/td><td>\u2705 If the interviewer takes notes<\/td><\/tr>\n<tr><td><strong>Scale<\/strong><\/td><td>\u2705 Unlimited concurrent<\/td><td>\u2705 50 parallel calls per campaign<\/td><td>\u274c One call per recruiter at a time<\/td><\/tr>\n<tr><td><strong>Candidate&#8217;s convenience<\/strong><\/td><td>\u2705 Any time in the window<\/td><td>\u2705 Calls in, or picks the slot the agent calls<\/td><td>\u274c Must match the recruiter&#8217;s calendar<\/td><\/tr>\n<tr><td><strong>Consistency of scoring<\/strong><\/td><td>\u2705 Same rubric for all<\/td><td>\u2705 Same questions and scoring for all<\/td><td>\u274c Varies by interviewer<\/td><\/tr>\n<tr><td><strong>Best for<\/strong><\/td><td>Campus batches, written-contact roles, language proficiency<\/td><td>Field sales, support, retail, high-volume phone-first hiring<\/td><td>Final round, senior and client-facing roles<\/td><\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tip\"><strong>How teams combine them:<\/strong> run the recorded assessment on the whole applicant pool, send everyone above the cut-off to a 5-10 minute AI telephonic interview, and interview only the &#8220;round two&#8221; recommendations in person. Three rounds, one human round.<\/div>\n<p>If your current process is a manual phone screen, our guide to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eklavvya.com\/blog\/5-ways-audio-based-bulk-interviews\/\">audio-based bulk interviews<\/a> shows how to move it online in stages, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eklavvya.com\/blog\/hiring-automation\/\">this hiring automation guide<\/a> covers what to automate first.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"gradient-box\">\n<div class=\"title1\">Assess Communication Skills for Hundreds of Candidates at Once<\/div>\n<div class=\"containe content-container\">\n<div class=\"right-section\">\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.eklavvya.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/AI-Group-Discussion.png\" alt=\"Eklavvya AI communication and interview assessments\">\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"left-section\">\n<ul>\n<li>Speaking, listening, reading and writing scored in one assessment.<\/li>\n<li>AI telephonic interview round in English, Hindi, Marathi, Telugu, Tamil and Kannada.<\/li>\n<li>Recording, transcript and skill-wise report for every candidate.<\/li>\n<li>Runs alongside AI video interviews and proctored skill tests.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<a class=\"custom-btn\" onclick=\"showForm(this)\">BOOK A FREE DEMO<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"form-container\" style=\"display:none;\">\n<div id=\"hubspot-form\">\n<script charset=\"utf-8\" type=\"text\/javascript\" src=\"\/\/js.hsforms.net\/forms\/embed\/v2.js\"><\/script>\n<script>\n  hbspt.forms.create({\n  region: \"na1\",\n  portalId: \"22281851\",\n  formId: \"a8d0be28-f342-4621-b325-17c17f6c2f1f\"\n  });\n<\/script>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"ekv-blog\">\n<h2 id=\"rubric\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%F0%9F%93%8B_A_Communication_Skills_Scoring_Rubric_You_Can_Copy\"><\/span>\ud83d\udccb A Communication Skills Scoring Rubric You Can Copy<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>A rubric turns &#8220;good communicator&#8221; into five scores anyone on the panel can reproduce.<\/p><p>Use this one as a starting point. Score each criterion 1-5 and set a pass band per role.<\/p>\n<div class=\"table-wrap\">\n<table>\n<thead><tr><th>Criterion<\/th><th>Needs work (1-2)<\/th><th>Competent (3)<\/th><th>Strong (4-5)<\/th><\/tr><\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr><td><strong>Clarity &amp; structure<\/strong><\/td><td>Rambles, no clear point, listener has to guess the answer<\/td><td>Answers the question, some detours<\/td><td>Point first, then reasons, then an example. Easy to summarise<\/td><\/tr>\n<tr><td><strong>Fluency &amp; pace<\/strong><\/td><td>Long pauses, frequent fillers, too fast or too slow to follow<\/td><td>Mostly steady, occasional fillers<\/td><td>Natural pace, pauses used for emphasis, few or no fillers<\/td><\/tr>\n<tr><td><strong>Vocabulary &amp; grammar<\/strong><\/td><td>Errors change the meaning, very limited word choice<\/td><td>Minor errors that do not affect meaning<\/td><td>Precise word choice, correct grammar, adapts register to the listener<\/td><\/tr>\n<tr><td><strong>Listening &amp; relevance<\/strong><\/td><td>Misses the question or the key detail in the clip<\/td><td>Catches the main point, misses nuance<\/td><td>Responds to exactly what was asked, including the detail<\/td><\/tr>\n<tr><td><strong>Tone &amp; confidence<\/strong><\/td><td>Monotone or hesitant, reads as unsure<\/td><td>Clear and polite, little variation<\/td><td>Warm, assured, varies tone to fit the situation<\/td><\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"checklist\"><h4>How to set the pass band<\/h4><ul>\n<li><strong>Voice process \/ customer support:<\/strong> minimum 4 on clarity, fluency and listening. Grammar can sit at 3<\/li>\n<li><strong>Sales and account management:<\/strong> minimum 4 on clarity, tone and listening<\/li>\n<li><strong>Back-office with written customer contact:<\/strong> minimum 4 on vocabulary &amp; grammar, measured on the typed response<\/li>\n<li><strong>Campus hiring:<\/strong> use the total score to rank the batch, then interview the top band<\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n<p>The rubric also works for internal moves. Teams that run <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eklavvya.com\/employee-skill-assessments\/\">employee skill assessments<\/a> before a promotion use the same bands to decide who is ready for a client-facing role.<\/p>\n<p>If you use the AI telephonic interview, its 0-100 communication dimension maps onto the same bands: below 40 is &#8220;needs work&#8221;, 40-69 is &#8220;competent&#8221;, 70 and above is &#8220;strong&#8221;. Keep the same cut-offs across phone and recorded rounds so scores stay comparable.<\/p>\n\n<h2 id=\"questions\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%9D%93_What_Questions_to_Use_in_a_Communication_Assessment\"><\/span>\u2753 What Questions to Use in a Communication Assessment<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Good prompts force the candidate to structure a real answer, not recite a rehearsed introduction.<\/p><p>Mix four types so every area in the rubric gets evidence.<\/p>\n<div class=\"three-col\">\n<div class=\"mini-card\"><div class=\"m-icon\">\ud83d\udcd6<\/div><div class=\"m-title\">Read-aloud passage<\/div><div class=\"m-desc\">80-120 words from a real script or policy. Scores pronunciation, accuracy and fluency<\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"mini-card\"><div class=\"m-icon\">\ud83d\udde3\ufe0f<\/div><div class=\"m-title\">Situational prompt<\/div><div class=\"m-desc\">&#8220;A customer says the refund has not arrived after 10 days. What do you say?&#8221; Scores clarity, tone and relevance<\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"mini-card\"><div class=\"m-icon\">\ud83c\udfa7<\/div><div class=\"m-title\">Listening clip<\/div><div class=\"m-desc\">A 60-second recording followed by two questions. Scores comprehension and detail<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Add one typed response of 80-100 words on a work scenario to score writing and grammar.<\/p><p>For more prompt ideas, see our list of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eklavvya.com\/blog\/questions-assessing-skills\/\">questions for assessing skills<\/a> and the format used in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eklavvya.com\/blog\/manage-voice-assessments\/\">voice assessments<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n<h2 id=\"roles\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%F0%9F%8F%A2_Which_Roles_Need_a_Communication_Skills_Assessment\"><\/span>\ud83c\udfe2 Which Roles Need a Communication Skills Assessment?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Any role where a misunderstanding costs money or trust should be screened for communication before the interview.<\/p><p>Four groups see the biggest change in outcome.<\/p>\n<div class=\"pillar-grid\" style=\"grid-template-columns:repeat(auto-fit,minmax(180px,1fr));\">\n<div class=\"pillar-card\"><span class=\"pillar-icon\">\ud83c\udfa7<\/span><span class=\"pillar-title\">Voice process &amp; BPO<\/span><span class=\"pillar-desc\">High volume, English or regional language, speaking and listening decide the hire. The AI phone interview tests the exact medium the job uses<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"pillar-card\"><span class=\"pillar-icon\">\ud83d\udcc8<\/span><span class=\"pillar-title\">Field sales &amp; customer success<\/span><span class=\"pillar-desc\">Clarity, tone and listening predict quota and retention more than product knowledge. Field candidates rarely have a laptop, so screen them by phone<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"pillar-card\"><span class=\"pillar-icon\">\ud83c\udf93<\/span><span class=\"pillar-title\">Campus &amp; fresher hiring<\/span><span class=\"pillar-desc\">Rank a batch of 500 before the panel sees anyone. Pairs with an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eklavvya.com\/blog\/ai-group-discussion\/\">AI group discussion<\/a> round<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"pillar-card\"><span class=\"pillar-icon\">\ud83c\udfeb<\/span><span class=\"pillar-title\">Admissions &amp; viva<\/span><span class=\"pillar-desc\">MBA and PhD interviews, school admissions and viva competitions use the same five-area scoring<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Colleges use the same assessment the other way round, to find which students need training before placement season. Our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eklavvya.com\/blog\/students-employability-skills\/\">employability skills guide<\/a> covers that side.<\/p>\n\n<h2 id=\"proof\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%F0%9F%8F%86_Who_Uses_AI_Communication_Assessments_Today\"><\/span>\ud83c\udfc6 Who Uses AI Communication Assessments Today<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Eklavvya runs communication assessments, AI interviews and skill tests for 500+ organisations across recruitment, admissions and campus placements.<\/p>\n<div class=\"proof-grid\">\n<div class=\"proof-card\"><div class=\"p-icon\">\ud83c\udfe2<\/div><div class=\"p-num\">500+<\/div><div class=\"p-label\">Organisations worldwide using Eklavvya assessments<\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"proof-card\"><div class=\"p-icon\">\ud83c\udf10<\/div><div class=\"p-num\">30+<\/div><div class=\"p-label\">Languages supported for AI interviews, available 24\/7<\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"proof-card\"><div class=\"p-icon\">\u26a1<\/div><div class=\"p-num\">80%<\/div><div class=\"p-label\">Of candidates screened automatically at first level with AI interviews<\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"proof-card\"><div class=\"p-icon\">\u23f1\ufe0f<\/div><div class=\"p-num\">75%<\/div><div class=\"p-label\">Reduction in hiring time reported by enterprise recruiters using AI interviews<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Communication assessment usually runs as the first round, followed by an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eklavvya.com\/ai-interview\/\">AI interview<\/a> for the shortlisted band. The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eklavvya.com\/blog\/best-ai-video-interview-guide\/\">AI video interview guide<\/a> explains how the two rounds fit together, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eklavvya.com\/blog\/avoid-mistakes-ai-interviews\/\">these common AI interview mistakes<\/a> are worth reading before you configure either.<\/p>\n\n<h2 id=\"start\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%F0%9F%9A%80_How_to_Start_Pilot_in_Two_Weeks\"><\/span>\ud83d\ude80 How to Start: Pilot in Two Weeks<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<div class=\"checklist\"><h4>\u2705 Pilot checklist<\/h4><ul>\n<li>Pick one role with volume, such as a voice-process or fresher batch of 100+ applicants<\/li>\n<li>Copy the rubric above and agree the pass band with the hiring manager<\/li>\n<li>Write 3 spoken prompts, 1 read-aloud passage, 1 listening clip and 1 typed response<\/li>\n<li>Run the assessment on the full batch and send only the top band to interview<\/li>\n<li>For phone-first roles, add a 5-10 minute AI telephonic interview as round two: set the language, the 5-7 questions and the calling window, and let the agent dial<\/li>\n<li>Compare interview outcomes against assessment scores after 30 days and tune the band<\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n<p>Want to see the scoring before you commit? Try the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eklavvya.com\/free-communication-skill-assessment\/\">free communication skill assessment<\/a> or the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eklavvya.com\/free-voice-assessment\/\">free voice assessment<\/a> yourself first, then take the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eklavvya.com\/free-ai-interview\/\">free AI interview<\/a> to see what the second round looks like.<\/p>\n\n<div class=\"takeaways\">\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Key_takeaways\"><\/span>Key takeaways<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>A communication skills assessment scores five areas: speaking, style, listening, reading and writing. Interviews test one.<\/li>\n<li>Poor communication costs about 7.47 hours per employee per week, so the screen pays for itself quickly.<\/li>\n<li>AI voice assessment gives every candidate the same rubric, scales to hundreds at once and leaves a recording for review.<\/li>\n<li>An AI telephonic interview agent can run the first phone screen itself, in six Indian languages, with up to 50 parallel calls and a scored transcript for every candidate.<\/li>\n<li>Use a 5-criterion, 1-5 rubric with a pass band per role, and interview only the top band.<\/li>\n<li>Keep the human interview, but make it the last check, not the only one.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"gradient-box\">\n<div class=\"title1\">See Your Candidates&#8217; Communication Scores Before the Interview<\/div>\n<div class=\"containe content-container\">\n<div class=\"right-section\">\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.eklavvya.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/AI-Group-Discussion.png\" alt=\"Eklavvya AI communication skill assessment platform\">\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"left-section\">\n<ul>\n<li>Five-area communication report for every candidate.<\/li>\n<li>AI agent runs the telephonic round: inbound or outbound, 50 calls in parallel, scored transcript.<\/li>\n<li>Prompts and scoring in English and Indian regional languages.<\/li>\n<li>AI video interview and group discussion rounds on the same platform.<\/li>\n<li>Proctoring available for high-stakes recruitment drives.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<a class=\"custom-btn\" onclick=\"showForm(this)\">BOOK A FREE DEMO<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"form-container\" style=\"display:none;\">\n<div id=\"hubspot-form\">\n<script charset=\"utf-8\" type=\"text\/javascript\" src=\"\/\/js.hsforms.net\/forms\/embed\/v2.js\"><\/script>\n<script>\n  hbspt.forms.create({\n  region: \"na1\",\n  portalId: \"22281851\",\n  formId: \"a8d0be28-f342-4621-b325-17c17f6c2f1f\"\n  });\n<\/script>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"ekv-blog\">\n<h2 id=\"faqs\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%9D%93_Frequently_Asked_Questions_About_Communication_Skills_Assessments\"><\/span>\u2753 Frequently Asked Questions About Communication Skills Assessments<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<div class=\"faq-item\">\n<h4>What is a communication skills assessment?<\/h4>\n<p>A communication skills assessment is a standardised test that measures how well a person speaks, listens, reads and writes for a specific role, scored against a fixed rubric.<\/p><p>In hiring it is used before the interview to rank candidates consistently and to test the areas an interview cannot, such as listening and writing.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"faq-item\">\n<h4>How do recruiters assess communication skills?<\/h4>\n<p>Recruiters use a mix of a read-aloud passage, spoken situational prompts, a listening clip and a short typed response, each scored on criteria such as clarity, fluency, grammar, relevance and tone.<\/p><p>AI voice assessment tools run these online for hundreds of candidates at once and produce a skill-wise report with the recording and transcript.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"faq-item\">\n<h4>What does an AI communication assessment measure?<\/h4>\n<p>It scores five areas: speaking (pronunciation, fluency, pace), communication style (structure, confidence, tone), listening comprehension, reading proficiency and writing and grammar.<\/p><p>Each area gets its own rating so a recruiter can set different pass marks for different roles.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"faq-item\">\n<h4>Is an AI communication assessment fair to candidates with regional accents?<\/h4>\n<p>A well-configured assessment scores what was said and how clearly it was structured, not where the candidate is from, and it applies the same rubric to everyone.<\/p><p>Prompts and scoring can also run in Indian regional languages for roles where English is not the working language.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"faq-item\">\n<h4>Can an AI agent conduct the telephonic interview round?<\/h4>\n<p>Yes. An AI telephonic interview agent calls the candidate, or takes their call, on an ordinary phone line, asks the screening questions for the role, follows up on vague answers and scores the call from 0 to 100 on communication, domain knowledge, motivation and experience fit.<\/p><p>Each call produces a summary, a recommendation and a full transcript, and an outbound campaign can run up to 50 calls in parallel with automatic retries.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"faq-item\">\n<h4>Which languages can an AI phone interview be conducted in?<\/h4>\n<p>English, Hindi, Marathi, Telugu, Tamil and Kannada, plus a mixed English-Hindi mode that follows the candidate when they switch between the two.<\/p><p>Set the language per campaign so a field sales drive in Maharashtra and a support drive in Hyderabad each interview candidates in the language they will work in.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"faq-item\">\n<h4>Which roles should include a communication skills test?<\/h4>\n<p>Any role where a misunderstanding costs money or trust: voice process and BPO, sales and customer success, campus and fresher hiring, and admissions or viva interviews.<\/p><p>Internal promotions into client-facing roles also benefit from the same test.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"faq-item\">\n<h4>Can I try a communication skills assessment for free?<\/h4>\n<p>Yes. Eklavvya offers a free communication skill assessment and a free voice assessment online, so you can see the scoring and report format before running it on a candidate batch.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%F0%9F%93%9A_Related_Reading\"><\/span>\ud83d\udcda Related Reading<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<div class=\"related-grid\">\n<a class=\"related-card\" href=\"https:\/\/www.eklavvya.com\/blog\/pre-employment-assessment\/\"><span class=\"r-tag\">Hiring<\/span>Pre-Employment Assessment Tests: 12 Types and How to Choose<\/a>\n<a class=\"related-card\" href=\"https:\/\/www.eklavvya.com\/blog\/skill-based-hiring\/\"><span class=\"r-tag\">Strategy<\/span>Skills-Based Hiring: Why Companies Are Dropping Degree Requirements<\/a>\n<a class=\"related-card\" href=\"https:\/\/www.eklavvya.com\/blog\/best-ai-video-interview-guide\/\"><span class=\"r-tag\">AI interviews<\/span>The Best AI Video Interview Guide<\/a>\n<a class=\"related-card\" href=\"https:\/\/www.eklavvya.com\/blog\/5-ways-audio-based-bulk-interviews\/\"><span class=\"r-tag\">Bulk hiring<\/span>5 Ways to Run Audio-Based Bulk Interviews<\/a>\n<a class=\"related-card\" href=\"https:\/\/www.eklavvya.com\/blog\/ai-group-discussion\/\"><span class=\"r-tag\">Group discussion<\/span>AI Group Discussion Assessment<\/a>\n<a class=\"related-card\" href=\"https:\/\/www.eklavvya.com\/blog\/improve-communication-skills\/\"><span class=\"r-tag\">Students<\/span>How to Improve Communication Skills with AI Tools<\/a>\n<a class=\"related-card\" href=\"https:\/\/www.eklavvya.com\/blog\/hiring-automation\/\"><span class=\"r-tag\">Automation<\/span>Hiring Automation: What to Automate First<\/a>\n<a class=\"related-card\" href=\"https:\/\/www.eklavvya.com\/blog\/students-employability-skills\/\"><span class=\"r-tag\">Placements<\/span>Employability Skills Every Student Needs<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"About_the_Author\"><\/span><strong>About the Author<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.eklavvya.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/image-3.png\" alt=\"Swapnil Dharmadhikari\" class=\"wp-image-21740\" style=\"width:172px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.eklavvya.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/image-3.png 300w, https:\/\/www.eklavvya.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/image-3-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/www.eklavvya.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/image-3-96x96.png 96w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/swapnildh\/\">Swapnil<\/a> is a seasoned technology leader with over 18 years of experience in the design, development and implementation of Information Technology projects.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Before founding Splashgain, he contributed his expertise at TATA Consultancy Services (TCS) and Geometric Software, where he honed his skills in large-scale software development and enterprise solutions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">His core areas of expertise include Agentic AI, Generative AI, Large Language Models (LLMs), Scalable Web Architecture and blogging on emerging technologies. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Swapnil continues to explore the intersection of AI innovation and practical business applications, driving forward the future of intelligent systems.<\/p>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A communication skills assessment is a structured test of how well a candidate speaks, listens, reads and writes in the language the job is done in. 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