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Own Your Future
Update Your Skills with Resources and Career Ideas from Microsoft®

Katherine Murray

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Contents
Foreword Acknowledgments Introduction vii viii ix

Chapter 1

Imagine Your Potential: Assess Your Skills
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Today’s Skills for Tomorrow’s Need Right Skills, Right Person, Right Role Start at the Beginning: A Skills Inventory Transferable Skills Updatable Skills Technical Skills Soft Skills

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Getting the Big Picture: Your Marketable Skills

Chapter 2

Spotlight Your Learning Opportunities
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Reality Check: Working in Today’sEconomy More Competition Better Competition Global Competition Evolving Technology

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What Do Employers Want Today? Seven Must-Have Skill Sets for Tomorrow

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1: Critical Thinking and Problem Solving 2: Collaborating Across Networks and Leading by Influence 3: Agility and Adaptability 4: Initiative and Entrepreneurialism 5: Effective Oral and Written Communication 6: Accessing and Analyzing Information 7: Curiosity and Imagination
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A Quick Skills Match-upChapter 3

Chart a Course for Career Growth
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Start with the End in Mind: What’s Your Goal? Find a New Job Job Security Job Promotion A New Job in Your Industry

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Find Out How You Learn Best Charting Your Course

Chapter 4

Survey the Learning Landscape
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