400 managers were asked which applicant skills are most important in their hiring decisions: interpersonal communication competence is abraham maslow’s "hierarchy of needs" the more communicators’ fields of experience overlap, in transactional models martin buber distinguished among three levels of communication: when we interact on an i—thou level, because interpersonal communication is an ongoing, transactional process, the heart of interpersonal communication is five skills related to competence in interpersonal communication:
a. the ability to communicate effectively and appropriately.
b. both are defined as communicators who participate equally and often simultaneously in the communication process
c. develop a range of skills, adapt communication appropriately, engage in dual perspective, monitor your communication, commit to effective and ethical communication
d. we meet others in their wholeness and individuality.
e. i—it, i—you, and i—thou
f. physical needs for survival, safety and protection needs, belonging and social needs, self-esteem needs, self-actualization needs
g. the better they can understand each other
h. work effectively with others, listen well, give feedback effectively
i. shared meanings between people.
j. all participants share responsibility for its effectiveness