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Trying to think of a word for a resume that would cover "being able to converse with almost anyone from having a general knowledge of many subjects". It wouldn't be articulate but I can't find anything similar.

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  • How about "a good listener"?
    – Robusto
    Commented Feb 18, 2015 at 20:39
  • Well, literally speaking, "polyglot". But that's probably not what you're looking for.
    – Hot Licks
    Commented Feb 18, 2015 at 20:48
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    Gregarious and conversational across a wide range of social contexts is probably how I would describe someone able to communicate with all sorts and social classes.
    – WS2
    Commented Feb 18, 2015 at 20:51
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    I think I would just leave it at "good communicator".
    – Hot Licks
    Commented Feb 18, 2015 at 22:05
  • Just don't say "I'm a real schmoozer"! Not recommended.
    – rhetorician
    Commented Feb 18, 2015 at 23:32

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You might try affable or gregarious, though five dollar words on a resume or cover-letter tend to have the opposite of the intended effect.

Though if you're truly affable, I'm sure you could recover the lost ground during the interview process :)

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  • Do you really consider 'affable' or 'gregarious' to be five-dollar words? If that's a general perception, then our education systems are truly useless.
    – Erik Kowal
    Commented Feb 18, 2015 at 22:56
  • Personally, I wouldn't call affable and gregarious five-dollar words. Seventy-five cents maybe, but not five bucks. Unlike commenter @ErikKowal, however, I would not bemoan our educational system in this country if I were to find out that 90 percent of high-schoolers did not know what the words meant.
    – rhetorician
    Commented Feb 18, 2015 at 23:31
  • @rhetorician - Fair enough, if we're just talking about high school students. But what if 90% of adults (e.g. interviewers) also don't know those words?
    – Erik Kowal
    Commented Feb 18, 2015 at 23:46
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    @ErikKowal: OK. Most adults should know those words. By the same token, however, I'd recommend these same folks use the words "friendly" or "easy-going" in mixed company. Not everyone need be a sesquipedalian. For a semi-interesting video on how big words can make ya look stupid, check this out: socialtriggers.com/… Don
    – rhetorician
    Commented Feb 19, 2015 at 3:06
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Communicative:

  • inclined to communicate readily; talkative.

Eloquent conveys the idea of being able to talk effectively to a great variety of people:

  • having or exercising the power of fluent, forceful, and appropriate speech: an eloquent orator.

(TFD)

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  • I dunno, I wouldn't think it prudent to call oneself eloquent in a résumé.
    – Robusto
    Commented Feb 18, 2015 at 20:44
  • @Robusto But *eloquent so fits the description, if not the use. +1
    – bib
    Commented Feb 18, 2015 at 21:41
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How about: knowledgeable at conversations; (adjective) intelligent and well informed.

Synonyms: well informed, learned, well read.

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Conversationalist

One given to or skilled at conversation.

But you would still have to wrap it up with something

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  • It's a good word, just wouldn't work in a resume.
    – user98990
    Commented Feb 19, 2015 at 10:58
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I'd use the metaphor s/he is a walking encyclopedia.

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  • But certainly not in a resume!
    – user15851
    Commented Feb 19, 2015 at 7:53

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