What are some technological tools i should be familiar with?

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Microsoft Outlook and Gmail are two of the most popular email clients and I think it would very beneficial to understand one or both. This helps you become organized and manage communication internally an externally. If you understand how to set up folders and manage tasks, this will help you in the log run.

There are many free online course sites that offer skills to help you. Youtube is a great resource to start with. You can search for tutorial videos like "how to use gmail" or "setup tabs on gmail". If you want to enroll in an actual course, Udemy and Coursea are great places to start.

Gmail Tutorial: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0D7H4p_luvs

Microsoft Tutorial: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KfVORz5SsaU

Hello Lorena,

Great question! From my personal experience I would suggest Microsoft Word, Powerpoint, and Excel to begin with. And depending on the amount of data you would have to work with, any data visualization tool like Tableau would be very helpful. And also knowledge of any database system such as Microsoft Access, SQL, or Oracle would go a long way. All the Best!

HI Lorena,

Good question so you can be prepared.

1- The MicroSoft Suite of products would be solid start

2-Excel / Access are two great database tools to learn

3-SQL is another great tool to use for data & reporting; along with using Power BI

4- Marketo, Tabeleau and Salesforce.com all three are commonly used in today work force

When looking at your career and the types of roles you want to progress to I would always encourage you to look ahead. Identify new technologies or tools that will give you an edge i.e. Anaplan a tool used more recently today by finance / accounting.

Hi Lorena,

There are many types of technological tools that are important for one's job. Some are very basic Microsoft applications such as Word and Excel. In my job, it is helpful to be comfortable with PowerPoint and Visio as well, and possibly Alteryx and Tableau.

Hi Lorena! Hope you are well. :) In addition to what has been mentioned by the rest of the group, I would recommend Twitter and LinkedIn. These are platforms that can connect you with your main interests so you can by updated on all of them as well as with names of reference in multiple areas of expertise. Good luck!

Microsoft Office and Excel