Training, education and ongoing professional development is very important to your ongoing success at MSU. This category highlights professional development news, views and opportunities.
Sometimes giving a presentation can be difficult. To ensure a presentation is effective, it requires preparation and practice. Watch this video by HRD facilitator April Callis on how you can create stellar and effective presentation skills.
This summer, build additional valuable skills, such as presenting yourself effectively during an interview. To learn more, check out HRD’s upcoming course offerings, including April’s class “Professional Presence in Interviewing” in July.
It’s that time of the year, when you may think about clearing out your home or office. Sometimes “spring cleaning” can seem overwhelming, but it doesn’t have to be. Watch this video by HRD facilitator Randy Dean on how you can remove clutter and simplify the task of organizing and cleaning your office.
When eliminating office waste, take advantage of the recycle and shredding bins provided by the MSU Recycling Center and Surplus Store and delivered to your office for free by filling out a service request form on their website. Visit recycle.msu.edu/about/services/office-clean-out/ for more information. Remember this spring: Be Spartan Green!
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MSU IT Services Technology Training has launched a new website featuring training opportunities in technology for the MSU community. The website features include: search functionality, an updated design, broader training information such as certification opportunities and much more.
The new website is part of the larger MSU IT website tech.msu.edu that features technology services and resources.Continue Reading… MSU IT Services Technology Training Launches New Site
Great customer service skills can be developed with time and practice. HRD Facilitator Todd E. Bradley explains how to provide better customer service to internal and external customers of MSU and why providing good customer service is so crucial.Continue Reading… Customer Service at MSU Tips
Everyone needs a résumé—it’s an essential quick-summary of your work experience.  Here are some tips on making a top-notch résumé.
Use bullets
Résumés are skimmed. Using bullets with short descriptions of your skills will work better than a large body of text that may not get read.
Continue Reading… Tips on Making a Great RĂ©sumĂ©
Our jobs seem to only get busier and our job responsibilities seem to only get longer. It’s also true with our demands at home. With both work and home lives being so busy, it’s easy to get sucked into negative thinking. Watch this video by HRD facilitator Lois Wolfe-Morgan on how you can stop the negative thinking and start thinking positively, one sentence at a time! Check out the video here.
To learn more, check out HRD’s upcoming course offerings, including Lois’sHarnessing the Power of Office Politics course on March 15.
It’s about the time of year when people tend to stray away from their New Year’s resolutions. In fact, according to a study by University of Scranton, only 8% of New Year’s resolutions are actually achieved. But fear not! We’ve got 8 tips to help you keep your resolutions going strong.
1.    Make it routine
Old habits are hard to kick and new habits are hard to build. According to an article from Psychology Today, it can take anywhere from 8 to 254 days to build a habit. Practicing your resolution can turn it into a habit.Continue Reading… 8 Tips to Keep Your New Year’s Resolutions!
Social media has taken the world by storm, but it’s more than just a tool for connecting with friends. It’s becoming a medium for networking with colleagues and future employers/employees.
LinkedIn is a free site that allows you to build an online presence and connect with other people in your field. Your profile is essentially an in-depth version of your resume. A spot for a professional photo, achievement and skill sections, and tips on how to improve your profile are provided by the site.Continue Reading… LinkedIn can connect you to more MSU alumnae
Scrolling up and down a document is probably something you do every day. Did you know you can also scroll sideways? In many versions of Excel, holding down the Shift key while scrolling will take you sideways – this is really helpful with a wide spreadsheet. In most browsers, if you hold the Shift key while scrolling backwards, you will go back through all the sites you’ve recently visited. Holding Ctrl and scrolling zooms in or out on the page you’re viewing; scroll up to zoom in, down to zoom out. This trick will zoom the whole screen on a MAC, not just the current document.Continue Reading… Click, scroll and MS Word tips for Windows or MAC
With the number of users increasing every day (over 500 million and counting), it’s obvious Twitter is here to stay, at least for a while. Here are a few reasons why having a Twitter account can benefit you in your work life and your personal life!
1. Connecting with your Peers
Although they have similarities, Twitter and Facebook are two completely different platforms. Twitter allows you to connect with coworkers on the latest news, whether it’s work-related or not. It’s also a great place to look for a job if you’re still looking. If you are, @msujobs and @HelpingSpartans are two worthwhile MSU accounts to follow.Continue Reading… Can Twitter be useful to me?
