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Own Your Future
Update Your Skills with
Resources and Career
Ideas from Microsoft ®
Katherine Murray
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PUBLISHED BY
Microsoft Press
A Division of Microsoft Corporation
One Microsoft Way
Redmond, Washington 98052-6399
Copyright © 2010 by Microsoft Corporation
All rights reserved. No part of the contents of this book may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means
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Contents
Foreword
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Acknowledgments
viii
Introduction
ix
Chapter 1
Imagine Your Potential: Assess Your Skills
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n Today’s Skills for Tomorrow’s Need
2
n Right Skills, Right Person, Right Role
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n Start at the Beginning: A Skills Inventory
7
Transferable Skills
7
Updatable Skills
11
Technical Skills
13
Soft Skills
15
n Getting the Big Picture: Your Marketable Skills
16
Chapter 2
Spotlight Your Learning Opportunities
19
n Reality Check: Working in Today’s Economy
19
More Competition
20
Better Competition
21
Global Competition
21
Evolving Technology
21
n What Do Employers Want Today?
23
n Seven Must-Have Skill Sets for Tomorrow
24
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Microsoft is interested in hearing your feedback so we can continually improve our books and learning
resources for you. To participate in a brief online survey, please visit:
microsoft.com/learning/booksurvey
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Contents
1: Critical Thinking and Problem Solving
24
2: Collaborating Across Networks and
Leading by Inluence
25
3: Agility and Adaptability
27
4: Initiative and Entrepreneurialism
27
5: Effective Oral and Written Communication
28
6: Accessing and Analyzing Information
30
7: Curiosity and Imagination
30
n A Quick Skills Match-up
31
Chapter 3
Chart a Course for Career Growth
35
n Start with the End in Mind: What’s Your Goal?
36
Find a New Job
36
Job Security
38
Job Promotion
40
A New Job in Your Industry
41
n Find Out How You Learn Best
43
n Charting Your Course
45
Chapter 4
Survey the Learning Landscape
47
n Learning Opportunities for Education
48
Microsoft Faculty Connection
48
Microsoft Academic Search
49
Ideas for Innovative Teachers
50
n Resources for Skills in Science
51
Microsoft Research
51
Microsoft Robotics
53
n Enhancing Your Business Skills
54
Microsoft Ofice Online
55
Microsoft Learning
55

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