Tuesday, November 23, 2010

Embrace Technology - NOW!

It is time to embrace technology as a professional tool…as much as we have embraced it as a social tool!

Even though, on average, only 15-20% of any Microsoft Office application is used in the workforce, why are people still hesitant to learn or use more than what they do? We seemed to have become a nation of people that are willing to do only the status quo to keep our jobs (aka paychecks), even during the current recession, yet we complain that we don't make enough money or "wish" we could get "THE" job that pays more…Shouldn't we be preparing ourselves for when the economy bounces back by increasing our knowledge of the industry for which we work...and dedicate ourselves to learn the "technology" skills to acquire a better-paying job whether at the same company or elsewhere. At minimum we should increase our knowledge of technology beyond social networking, emailing, and chatting using our cell phones and laptops...they really are designed and built to do so much more.

Gone are the days of indicating on our resume that we are "proficient" in using Microsoft Word...but are unable to keep our own resumes updated without the assistance of someone else...So are the days of stating on our resume that we are "knowledgeable" in using Microsoft Excel...but are unable to balance our checkbook or home budget and complain there isn't enough money available or overdraft our banking accounts. Calculators and typewriters, what are those things you say (LOL), are old "tools" like libraries and snail-mail. Don't get me wrong libraries are still an important institution and snail-mail has its importance as well...BUT! Time to "step" up your GAME!

As a trainer of 16+ years, with experience teaching within both the corporate and community-based (inner-city) environments, I have come across such individuals on a regular basis, and my only advice is this…Prepare for the day that a job ad reads "MOS Certification ONLY"...you can start preparing now by contacting TAB Training & Consulting at (704) 303 9094 or by visiting our website www.tabtraining.com to request a FREE virtual consultation so we can assist you with assessing and meeting your specific technology training needs.







Friday, September 17, 2010

Where do you use Microsoft Office Suite applications the most (at work or at home)?

I am currently conducting a study on the use of Microsoft Office Suite applications in the workplace and at home...so, could you please take a moment and click on the link where you use Microsoft Office Suite applications the most (at home or at work).

Click on the following link to access the at-work survey: Click here to take the business survey

Click on the following link to access the at-home survey: Click here to take the home survey

Tuesday, August 3, 2010

Enhancing Your Job Search Experience

Are You Looking for Tips to Enhance Your Job Search Experience?

If so, then attend the first of several workshops under our Webinar Workshop B-Series on Wednesday, September 15, 2010 (from 7:00-8:30 PM). In prior webinars we discussed the importance of technology as a tool for personal enhancement and development, often referred to as building "human capital."

The Webinar Workshop B-Series focuses on how technology can assist with obtaining a job that requires entry-level technology-based skills sets, changing careers or achieving success by climbing the corporate ladder. This particular workshop explores the basics of desktop application, focusing on the Microsoft Office Suite, and the software that is commonly used in today's workforce.

This webinar discusses the advantages of using Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel and Microsoft PowerPoint during the job search process and how learning the basics of these three programs can enhance such an experience. The knowledge gained begins to serve as the foundation for pursuing a Microsoft Business Certification in one or all of the programs discussed. Learn more about these certifications during the webinar.

Webinar Outline:
- Introduction to Microsoft Office 2007
- Using Word 2007 to Manage Your Personal Resume
- Using Excel 2007 to Manage Your Job Search Experience
- Using PowerPoint 2007 to Create a PowerPoint Show Resume

Contact Information:
For more information about this webinar, please visit our website: http://www.tabtraining.com/ or if you have any questions about the webinar please contact us at (704) 303-9094 or by sending an email to info@tabtraining.com.

Tuesday, July 27, 2010

Are you ready to increase your job opportunities?

Beware the day that a job posting states the following:

Required - Microsoft Business Certification (MOS 2007 or MOS 2010) required. Individual must have the following certifications: MOS Word, MOS Excel, MOS PowerPoint.

Are you prepared for that day? It is coming...there are many reports today that state employers find a shortage of potential employees with desktop application skill sets (guess what, they are referring to whether you can add animation to a PowerPoint presentation, or create a pivottable in an Excel spreadsheet or create an index in a Word text document).

Are you scratching your head?

What is a pivottable?

What is a presentation?

An Index?

Let's discuss....what are your thoughts?

Sunday, June 20, 2010

Technologically Literate vs. Technologically Capable

Do you know the difference?

Do you consider yourself technologically literate? Can you answer yes to any of the questions listed below?

  • Do you understand the nature and role of technology?
  • Do you understand how technological systems are designed, used and controlled?
  • Are you able to value the benefits and assess the risks associated with technology?

Do you consider yourself technologically capable? Can you answer yes to any of the questions listed below?

  • Can you recognize problems needing practical solutions?
  • Can develop and evaluate a variety of alternative solutions to a perceived problem?
  • Do you select, optimize, and apply knowledge and other resources to solve practical problems?
  • Can you work within imposed constraints and with limited resources?
  • Do assess the effectiveness of technological solutions?
  • Can you make value judgments regarding possible and actual actions taken while solving problems?
  • Feel comfortable learning about and using systems and tools of technology in the home, in leisure activities, and in the workplace.

Contact TAB Training & Consulting to learn more about how to use Microsoft Office Suite applications to enhance your technology literacy and become more technology capable.


Call us: (704) 303-9094

Email us: info@tabtraining.com

Visit us: www.tabtraining.com

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Web-Based Training (WBT)



Our web-based training service provides 24-7 access to learn Microsoft Office Suite applications from the comfort of home or the workplace. We offer packages that include monthly subscriptions and customized training sessions with a certified trainer. Our mission is to provide training in a comfortable and convenient learning environment suited for our clients to learn exactly what they want, how they want, when they want and most importantly where they want!

Self paced (WBT) learning provides the freedom of learning when and where you want. One of the advantages of web-based training (or e-learning) is the ability to obtain specific, detailed and repetitive instruction. In addition WBT is interactive, allowing users to take control of the learning process and proceed at their own pace. This form of training offers individuals an alternative to learning from textbooks and user manuals. The information is always available via the Internet should a trainee need to review the material. We discovered through past training classes that when WBT was implemented as a review tool there was a higher retention of the information by our students. Thus, we created this WBT program to further promote higher retention levels allowing students to learn chunks of information over short periods of time. Clients are able to break their learning sessions into 20- to 30-minute segments over a number of days rather than receiving 8-hours of instructor in a classroom setting over the course one day.

Web-based training takes away the need to plan for a one to two-hour training workshop that may take longer to get there than to sit in on the training. WBT eliminates two obstacles that commonly prevent individuals from taking traditional classroom training courses; travel costs and childcare expenses. Also removed is the uncomfortable situation where one person dominates the classroom discussion because of his or her pre-existing knowledge of the material or another student that slows down the class with their lack of knowledge of the material. Students now have the ability to focus on and learn what is important to them and skip unnecessary or already-learned information.

TAB Training & Consulting strongly believes that our web-based training, along with our support services, will prepare individuals with the necessary skills and practice to meet and exceed the requirements of becoming Microsoft Business Certified. For more information about our web-based training service or for a FREE DEMO - please call us at (704) 3030-9094 or visit our website, http://www.tabtraining.com/, and complete the request for more information form.


Thursday, June 17, 2010

Microsoft Office Apps at Home

Microsoft Office Suite applications (Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint, Word and Access) are not just for businesses…


Sometimes it is just a matter of thinking outside-of-the box when it comes to organizing our lives, making our lives a bit easier and sometimes just a matter of learning something new. For instance, when is the last time you prepared a budget to ensure you are properly saving the correct amount for the vacation you planned while creating your new year's resolution? It is not too late to plan for that vacation trip to a warm exotic location when everyone else is dealing with their job or facing the bitter winter of the Northeast. If you have a computer at home along with the Microsoft Excel application - then you have all you need to create this budget. By the way, if you don't have the Excel application at home, then visit your local library - prepare for your trip while enjoying the cool environment on someone else's "dollar."


Click on this link

Preparing a Budget using Microsoft Excel
(to open PDF file)

or

check out the

Technology Tool Chest page at www.tabtraining.com


For more information about Microsoft Office Suite applications and how they can be used at home as part of your "everyday" life, send an email to info@tabtraining.com - put "Microsoft Office Apps at Home" in the subject of the email and we will setup a free 30 minute consultation session to further discuss how to incorporate Micorsoft into your life at home.

Tuesday, June 8, 2010

Top 10 New Features of Microsoft Office 2007

TAB Tuesdays Webinar - Tuesday, June 8, 2010


 

LAST CHANCE TO SIGNUP!!! - WEBINAR BEGINS AT 7:00 PM (Tonight)

Learn 10 NEW FEATURES about Microsoft Office 2007 that you should KNOW!!!


 

The Office Button
The Ribbon
The Mini Toolbar
The Quick Access Toolbar
The Status Bar
Document Information Panel
KeyTips
Galleries
Live Preview
Enhanced ScreenTips



Often times learning a new software application or business process is a matter of mastering the terminology associated with the learning process. There is a natural learning-curve when we are exposed to something new or different. Take the next step to building your "human capital" by investing 60 minutes to learn what's new about

Microsoft Office 2007 and begin to once again take control of your computing experience. During today's webinar we will examine what you need to know about Microsoft Office 2007 as you move closer to becoming more efficient, productive and effective as a use of technology.

To sign up for tonight's webinar, go to our web site http://www.tabtraining.com/; click on the "TAB Tuesdays" page link, select tonight's webinar and then click on the "Buy Now" button.

Tuesday, June 1, 2010

TAB Keys - June 2010 Issue

Greetings from the Owner:

Check out our second issue of TAB Keys and learn more about TAB Training & Consulting. Starting in July (2010), we will begin to add Microsoft Office application tips & tricks, focusing on one application per issue, to help you become a more efficient and productive user of the application - Stay Tuned!!! Also, in our July Bulletin, we will provide information on using Microsoft Office Suite applications to enhance your job search experience. - Troy A. Burgher



What's New at TAB?

  • Featured Presenter at the 28th Annual Entrepreneurship Education Forum (November 2010– Columbus, OH)


  • Webinar Workshop Series A - Technology Development (6/23/10)


  • TAB Training & Consulting Joins Youtube.com - Check it out!



Virtual Open House

Mondays (7:00 to 8:00 PM)

A platform for learning more about TAB Training & Consulting via a short PowerPoint presentation followed by a Q&A session.


Live Chat Sessions

Wednesdays and Thursdays (7:00 to 8:00 PM)

Get your questions about any of the Microsoft Office Suite applications by a Microsoft Certified Trainer.

OUR VIRTUAL TRAINING DOORS ARE OPEN!

Sign up for our virtual training

sessions entitled

"TAB TUESDAYS"

and learn from

the comfort of your home


STARTING

June 5, 2010


Dates:

June 8, 2010

June 15, 2010

June 22, 2010


Time:

7:00 PM to 8:00 PM


Location:

The Internet


Event General Description:

Increase Your Microsoft Office Knowledge in just 60 Minutes. Learn Key Aspects of Microsoft Office Suite applications in as little as 60 minutes. Each Webinar will introduce a new concept, tip or trick that can increase your productivity and efficient use of Microsoft Office applications as a work or personal tool.


Cost:

Admission is ONLY $10.00


Contact Information:

Troy A. Burgher

Email: info@TABTraining.com

Phone: 704-303-9094

Website: www.TABTraining.com

Tuesday, May 25, 2010

Webinar: Information Technology Development (6/23/10)

This is the second workshop in our new Webinar Workshop Series A. Technological literacy is the ability to use, manage, and problem solve, using technology. We will provide a variety of tools and information on how to develop technology literacy as a means to increase your personal "human capital." We live in a world that is increasingly dependent on technology. It is particularly important in this technological world that we understand and are comfortable with the concepts and workings of modern technology.

Experts predict more than 75 percent of jobs in America in the next decade will require some technology skills, but only 13 percent of American adults surveyed in 2006 were proficient in the knowledge and skills needed to search, comprehend and use information. So let’s take this opportunity to develop those basic technology skills and therefore actively pursue career advancement and/or new career paths that include the use of computers. We should equip ourselves with tools that will allow us to manage information and technology and thereby become a more efficient, effective and productive member of the workforce, either as an employee or as an employer.


For more information about this webinar, please visit our website: www.tabtraining.com or if you have any questions about the webinar please contact us at (704) 303-9094 or by sending us an email to info@tabtraining.com.

Monday, May 17, 2010

Presenting at the 28th Annual Entrepreneurship Education FORUM

I am proud to announce that my proposal to present at the 28th Annual Entrepreneurship Education FORUM (which will be held from Nov 12 - 16, 2010 in Columbus, Ohio) has been accepted. The presentation is entitled
"Acheiving Entrepreneurial Success through Technology Literacy" which is one of the ...workshops that is currently offered through TAB Training & Consulting. You can learn more about the presentation and the Education Forum by visiting the website: www.tabtraining.com - info should be posted by the end of the week

Tuesday, May 4, 2010

May 2010 Webinar - Information Technology Management

This is the first workshop in our new Webinar Workshop Series A. Technological literacy is the ability to use, manage, and problem solve, using technology. We will provide a variety of tools and information on how to manage technology as a means to increase your personal "human capital." We live in a world that is increasingly dependent on technology. It is particularly important in this technological world that we understand and are comfortable with the concepts and workings of modern technology. Experts predict more than 75 percent of jobs in America in the next decade will require some technology skills, but only 13 percent of American adults surveyed in 2006 were proficient in the knowledge and skills needed to search, comprehend and use information. So let’s take this opportunity to equip ourselves with tools that will allow us to manage information and technology and thereby becoming a more efficient, effective and productive member of the workforce, either as an employee or employer.

Thursday, January 21, 2010

Why is Desktop Application Certification Important to You?

As a follow-up to our first webinar held in January, entitled "Using Technology to Build Human Capital", this webinar will explore one way in which you can begin building your human capital through the use of technology.

With the current economic woes and the staggering unemployment rates throughout the United States, we need to begin thinking about how to differentiate ourselves from the “competition” when it comes to seeking gainful employment and/or climbing the corporate ladder. We should familiarize ourselves with and embrace such terms as “Unique Selling Point (USP) “or “Differential Advantage (DA)”. These are terms that employers and human resource departments are asking potential employees to answer as part of a job interview. Here is your chance to provide them with at least one reason why you should be hired for the position – because you are Microsoft Office Certified!

Obtaining certification in any (or all) of the Microsoft Office Suite applications provides an individual with a great distinction from others when pursuing employment or seeking career advancement. Not only will an individual obtain valuable knowledge and skill sets, but the newly acquired skills no matter the industry, can be applied to one's current position or towards the application of a new position. The Microsoft Office Suite certification(s) is a global credential that can be used anywhere in the United States (or globally) and is recognized by employers as an indication of your knowledge and expertise in using Microsoft Office Suite applications.

Here is something to think about - it is estimated that more than 90% of all businesses use Microsoft Office in some business capacity; either as part of their daily business function or simply as a means to communicate with other businesses. Put Microsoft on Your Resume!