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[coco_b]

job requirement: "Demonstrated good English oral and written communication skills." does this just sound bad or is there actually something grammatically wrong here?

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[kylegirl]

I don't think it's a grammar problem, exactly, more like horrible offenses against style and syntax. Also, that is a really weird use of past tense. But it gets the point across: they really, really need someone with good written English communication skills, cause the person who wrote the job ad sure as hell hasn't got them.

[jluke]

It's not a complete sentence, but that's the norm for job postings. Everything else is just clunky style and ordering.

[aimr9]

To me it sounds weird because it is in the past tense. I always write job postings in present tense.

[jluke]

Also "oral" sounds medical at best. I like "verbal" or "spoken".

[cjmr]

The problem is that a tensed verb is being used as an adjective. I would probably have put it "English fluency for both verbal and written communications must be demonstrated".