April 2023
Level-Up Opportunities
Events:
LinkedIn and Networking - Your Professional Presence
Monday, April 17, 1:00 p.m.-2:00 p.m.
Virtual
ASU End-of-Year Career Fair
Monday, April 24, 1:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Memorial Union, 2nd Floor
Check out other upcoming events!
April Career Competency Focus - Technology
This month, our career competency is technology which is defined as understanding and leveraging technologies ethically to enhance efficiencies, complete tasks, and accomplish goals. Check out the learning and level-up opportunities shared below and start your journey to technological literacy.
Helpful Articles
Helpful Articles
12 Essential Technology Skills (And How to Improve Them)
By Indeed
8 Basic Tech Skills Every Employee Should Have
By Karim Ansari
9 Technical Skills All Non-Technical Founders Need
By Business Collective
7 In-Demand IT Skills to Boost your Resume in 2023
By Coursera
Recommended Training
Working with Computers to Create Opportunities
By Garrick Chow
Google Drive Essential Training
By Jess Stratton
By David Rivers
By Dennis Taylor
Level-Up Experiences
The following are recommended ways for you to practice and level-up your technology skills this month within your current job. Feel free to use these suggestions or come up with your own. Once you have finished an experience, be sure to add it to your accomplishment tracker.
Watch and implement a training
- Prepare - Spend some time working on the training listed above, or do your own research to find a LinkedIn learning course that will help you learn an applicable technology skill (sometimes the shorter ones, 10-15 minutes are the best!). For example, check out this course on syncing events from google calendar to outlook.
- Take Action - Implement the skill that you learned in your training and apply it to your regular routine.
- Reflect - As you continue learning new skills, consider if there are specific skills that would benefit you in your future career. What can you do to develop and maintain those skills?
Use technology to improve productivity
- Prepare - Consider your regular tasks at work. Are there any that could be improved or sped up by learning or improving a skill?
- Take Action - In your next 1:1 meeting with your supervisor or even on your own, pick a few tasks to discuss and brainstorm how technology can be utilized to accomplish each task more efficiently.
- Reflect - What other skills could be developed to improve your work day? How can you share these skills with your coworkers? How are you highlighting these skills in interviews/on your resume?
Technology Tips
- Prepare - Research technology tips which are usually 1-liners with a helpful shortcut or trick that can help anyone be more snappy with their use of technology. (check out this article to get started).
- Take Action - Begin compiling your own list of technology tips and continue to add to it as you learn additional techniques and tips. Don’t be afraid to share it with your co-workers!
- Reflect - How have these tips impacted your work day? What other steps could you take to improve productivity?
Want to share?
Are you aware of resources, events or training that would be good to share with other Working Learners? Please email us your ideas for inclusion in upcoming monthly level-up communications. Send suggestions to workplus@asu.edu
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