Show us a young man or woman who doesn’t wish to thrive, prosper and consistently succeed in the professional world. Probably not very possible. Each one of us dreams to excel in our respective professional fields, to go far ahead of the others in the rat race, to earn money, name and fame. It is fair. We should all be propelled by our ambitions and aspirations. And work persistently hard to realise them. This paper highlights that to be part of this competitive world and win over all professional hazards and adversities, to emerge successful and financially stable, mundane bookish knowledge in no longer enough. A sound knowledge of the theories, techniques and area-specific skills is definitely a necessity, but not merely sufficient. What adds to this knowledge and raises its appeal and oomph factor is an even more sound base in communication skills. This paper focuses on the importance of communication skills that make that most crucial difference between getting hired, and fired.
