Computer Skills Self-Assessment

Date

Please enter today's date using this format: 01/01/2016

Name

Please enter your first name and the initial for your last name.

About your Computer Skills

Do you need help using the web for online job search?*

Yes
No
Somewhat

Need to feel confident using the web to find job postings, find different job search sites, and locate company career pages, and then complete online applications.

Would you like to improve your typing speed?*

Yes
No
Somewhat

Need to be comfortable with keyboarding and entering data into various types of online forms and preparing emails, cover letters and resumes.

Do you need help setting up and using email for job search?*

Yes
No
Somewhat

Email is a very important tool for communicating with potential employers and applying for jobs.

Do you need some practice using a computer mouse?*

Yes
No
Somewhat

You will need to use a mouse to scroll, drag and drop, double-click, and highlight words, phrases and paragraphs while composing an email, preparing a resume or cover letter, or scanning web pages or online applications.

Would you like to learn more about creating a resume and cover letter using Word?*

Yes
No
Somewhat

Using Word to prepare documents for job search such as cover letters and resumes will help you create professional documents.

Do you need help managing documents on the computer?*

Yes
No
Somewhat

Managing documents on a computer includes creating, opening, saving, re-naming and moving files and folders either on your own PC or on to your USB drive (external drive)

Would you like to learn more about saving your job search documents to the Cloud, and attaching your own online documents to your email?*

Yes
No
Somewhat

It is becoming more important to use the Cloud using Outlook.com (SkyDrive) to save and manage your job search documents and edit them using online MS Office web apps.

Are you comfortable with working with different work-related documents such as forms and memos using Word?*

Yes
No
Somewhat

Need to be prepared to use MS Word to work with many different documents in a work setting.

Do you want to learn more about using Outlook to manage workplace emails, contacts, tasks and calendar*

Yes
No
Somewhat

Need to feel confident managing workflow, tasks and activities.

Do you want to learn more about writing effective emails for the workplace?*

Yes
No
Somewhat

It is crucial to build confidence with writing concise, effective emails for the workplace.

Do you want to learn more about finding things faster and easier online?*

Yes
No
Somewhat

It is increasingly important to build skills to efficiently search for, find and retrieve career/job search resources off the web.

Do you want to learn more about networking to build professional contacts online?*

Yes
No
Somewhat

Need to feel confident using networking sites like Twitter, LinkedIn and establishing an online presence as a job seeker.

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