Skills (top ten) According to FOX TV Network...

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I found this article from FOX TV network and I'm not surprised to see that it is again soft skills. I think they (soft skills) are very important but are they gonna get you an interview? or a foot in the door? probably not. Most of the skills FOX is mentioning are things that will be proven after getting hired. Maybe your last job was for fifteen years. Does that prove you are organized? or punctual? or a team player? Not at all.

Read what FOX says and then give me your input. What do you think is the best job skill(s) to possess?

The Way Things Were

http://www.flickr.com//photos/m_l_p_/sets/72157636926378283/show/
Link to Flickr Slide Show

Crazy how time flies and all of this equipment at one time was top of the line, new and improved and probably expensive (except the paper ledger). In modern times I do not think it would be possible to have a business without a computer. A business would need to order supplies, pay employees, and save receipts and other tax information. All of those things are easily done with a computer. I personally hate to be without a home computer accessible. Maybe I have a computer and the internet goes out. I hate that also. I feel isolated and alone without the internet near me. I hope you enjoy the pictures of the way things were.

Soft Skills

I found an article that is about "soft skills", the author describes them as "people skills" and the importance of them. Unfortunately some soft skills are really not something you can learn. Curiously, most people that do not possess the trait they lack, do not even realize they lack it. A good example is "common sense", not really a learn-able/teachable subject. People without common sense rarely have the common sense to notice.

7 Most Important Soft Skills Article

Typing. Speed and accuracy.

For years I wish I had trained myself to be a better typist. I am afraid I might be so used to typing incorrectly, it might be nearly impossible to retrain myself correctly. Here is the score I got today. 

 Found a free online typing test.  http://www.typingtest.com/ 
 I am curious how well others do on the test. Like my 96% accuracy but I am going to put forth effort to improve. I like to challenge myself.

  It only takes one minute and it grades for speed and and deducts for accuracy. Errors in accuracy used top be pulling the paper out, crumpling the page, putting a fresh paper in the typewriter and starting all over again. Obviously a skill that was detrimental to the performance of the office employee. Now, with modern word processors and computers, the paper/pages can be viewed, edited, saved, emailed, and printed. Heck, a dictionary is not even necessary to spell check because the computer is an awesome machine and does it for you.

RSS Feed article

I read an article that Texas A&M uses RSS feed to keep employees up to date on job notices. They want the information to be delivered right to the employee's computer without having to search for it. That is a pretty clever way for a company to use RSS feed. http://employees.tamu.edu/docs/liaisonNews/2011/Week%20of%20December%2019,%202011.pdf

Outdated skills

It occurred to me that this challenge is going to be so much different than it would have been an era ago. So many skills that people needed for employment are no longer utilized. For example, shorthand. It used to be necessary for a secretary to know and be quick at shorthand, and typing without errors. This is going to be some interesting research for me.

Bring your Skills to the Workplace

Getting ready to graduate, start learning new skills or change career fields? "Bring it" is about what to Bring to the table when looking for your dream job. Information about what skills, knowledge and personal traits employers are looking for. I'm sure every company looking to hire has certain criteria they desire from the potential new hire.  I'm going to be doing some serious job hunting very soon in my life, right now I am going to do the research. If you are lucky enough to already have terrific employable skills, see what you need to improve those skills.