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- Should You Become a Microsoft Office Specialist?
- A Microsoft Office Specialist is a person who has passed an exam administered through a Microsoft Authorized Testing Center on one of the Microsoft Office 2003, Microsoft Office XP, or Microsoft Office XP products. Introduced in 1997 as the Microsoft Certified Office User Program, users today can receive designation as...
- Tags: Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Office Specialist, Microsoft Office, Office Suites, Software
- White papers 2007-12-01
- Study: IT spending to slow down in 2007
- Re: It Spending to slow down in 2007well this article isn't very imforitive, what does this mean for it students who have government loans/assistance? i myself am a MOS & A+ Student in my second term with 1 to go before presuning my Networking + & Cicso Cirts Not...
- Tags: a+, it, it management, it student, IT-spending, microsoft office specialist, networking, pc, student, support, thepcpractitioner@...
- Discussion threads 2005-10-12
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- Microsoft Office Specialist Success Story: East-West University
- The Microsoft Office Specialist Office Specialist program at East-West University provides students the opportunity to earn Office Specialist certifications in addition to earning a college degree. East-West University offers courses with curricula that closely correspond to the objectives of Office Specialist certification exams. These courses serve the dual purpose of...
- Tags: Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Office, Office Suites, Software
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- Microsoft Office Specialist Success Story: Steven Mell
- In many ways Steven Mell is like other kids his age, but when it comes to Microsoft Office Specialist Office Specialist certification, he's well beyond his years. At just 11 years of age, Mell is one of the youngest people ever to achieve Office Specialist certification. Training at Click-On Computer...
- Tags: Certification, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Office, Quality, Office Suites, Software, Business Operations
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- Microsoft Office Specialist Master Instructor's Example and Enthusiasm Inspires High School Students to Earn Valuable Office Specialist Certifications
- Gale Klotsko's enthusiasm about Microsoft Office Specialist certification is contagious at Potomac Senior High School in Dumfries, Virginia. The constantly increasing Office Specialist certificates on her classroom wall provide evidence the Microsoft Office Specialist Master Instructor is both trained and qualified to teach Computer Information Systems CIS and Advanced CIS...
- Tags: Certification, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Office, Quality, Office Suites, Software, Business Operations
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- Microsoft Office Specialist Master Attains Professional Success
- Menard was an accounting manager until the company he worked for closed. Out of work, he evaluated his experience and contemplated a career change. Considering his understanding and his degree in accounting, Menard decided to pursue a career in two areas he really enjoyed: Information Technology IT and teaching. After...
- Tags: Accounting, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Office, Financial Services, Office Suites, Software
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- Microsoft Office Specialist Success Story: Mark Turner
- Microsoft Office Specialist Office Specialist certification gave Mark Turner the necessary computer software skills and confidence to be a successful MBA student at Pepperdine University's Graziadio School of Business, an achievement now granting him the freedom to pursue the career of his dreams. With the first year of business school...
- Tags: Microsoft Corp., Computer, Microsoft Office, Productivity, Office Suites, Software
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- Case Study for September 2002
- Tina Hunter is a contract trainer at ACE Training and soon to branch out in her career. Tina has over four years training experience in Microsoft Office applications at ACE Training and is their Product Caretaker for Microsoft Outlook. In order to achieve a Microsoft Office Specialist Master qualification, she...
- Tags: Microsoft Corp., Tina Hunter, Tina, Microsoft Office, Office Suites, Software
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- Microsoft Office Specialist Success Story: Pepperdine University
- The proliferation of computers in the workplace presents a new challenge to academic institutions seeking to prepare students for careers in this new environment. Pepperdine University has met this challenge by implementing Microsoft Office Specialist Office Specialist certification into their curriculum at the Graziadio School of Business. Two years ago,...
- Tags: Pepperdine University, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Office, Productivity, Office Suites, Software
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- Microsoft Office Specialist Master Instructor Earns Job Promotions and Creates Certification Opportunities for Students All Over Mexico
- In an effort to expand his knowledge and document his own expertise with the Microsoft Office system of business productivity programs, Mario Diazleal, a teacher at Grupo CETEC in Cuernavaca, Morelos, Mexico, pursued Microsoft Office Specialist certification. Soon after certifying his Microsoft Office skills, Diazleal was promoted to run the...
- Tags: Job, Business Productivity, Microsoft Corp., Mexico, Microsoft Office, Strategic Planning, Office Suites, Software, Strategy, Management
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- Microsoft Office Specialist Success Story: Ales Kabilka
- Kabilka originally sought Microsoft Office Specialist certification to assure students of his ability to teach them Microsoft Office. Since earning Master Instructor certification, Kabilka has discovered the benefits of certification extend beyond just pleasing his students. On a collective level, Microsoft Office certification has increased the marketability of his employer....
- Tags: Certification, Microsoft Corp., Quality, Microsoft Office, Business Operations, Office Suites, Software
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- Microsoft Office Specialist Success Story: Mary Prise
- Senior Chief Petty Officer Mary Prise sailed the globe teaching courses on everything from drug and alcohol policies to antisubmarine air control, but when it came to the basic functions of her personal computer, she was like a ship stranded at sea. Despite her initial lack of knowledge and experience,...
- Tags: Microsoft Corp., Professional Development, Microsoft Office, Productivity, Career, Office Suites, Software
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- Microsoft Office Specialist Success Story: April McDuffie
- When the Business Office Technology Department at East Central Technical College ECTC began requiring instructors to become Office Specialist certified, April McDuffie - a business office technology instructor with several years of experience - recognized the new requirement as a window of opportunity. McDuffie has always impressed upon her students...
- Tags: Certification, Microsoft Corp., McDuffie, Quality, Microsoft Office, Business Operations, Office Suites, Software
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- New Zealand Healthcare Employees Increase Proficiency, Earn Worldwide Microsoft Office Specialist Certification
- Bay of Plenty District Health Board BOPDHB administrative professionals in Tauranga, New Zealand, experience increased confidence, job satisfaction and skill because of the organization's emphasis on improving Information Technology IT proficiency and achieving Microsoft Office Specialist certification. Specialized training modules not only give BOPDHB employees skills they can immediately use...
- Tags: Certification, Microsoft Corp., Quality, Microsoft Office, Business Operations, Office Suites, Software
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- Microsoft Office Specialist Master Instructor Certification Generates New Business Opportunities for North Carolina Computer Trainer
- Jackson has always been interested in computers. After using word-processing applications for almost 20 years, she was determined not only to understand how computers work but also to learn how to make them work for her. When she learned about Office Specialist certification for the Microsoft Office system of business...
- Tags: Word-processing, Certification, Business Productivity, Microsoft Corp., Jackson, Quality, Microsoft Office, Strategic Planning, Business Operations, Office Suites, Software, Strategy, Management
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- Microsoft Office Specialist Success Story: Pillsbury Winthrop, LLP
- Pillsbury Winthrop, LLP, an international law firm, enjoys the benefits of Microsoft Office Specialist Office Specialist certification by requiring all of their Document Production Center employees to hold the credential. These employees are responsible for formatting, editing, and creating documents and presentations for the entire firm. This can be a...
- Tags: Pillsbury Winthrop LLP, Law Firm, Microsoft Corp., Litigation, Microsoft Office, Business Operations, Office Suites, Software
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- Georgia High School Students Appreciate Short- and Long-Term Benefits of Microsoft Office Specialist Certification
- Setting up Cherokee High School's Microsoft Office Specialist testing facility wasn't easy. A closet was converted into a testing lab, computer upgrades were purchased, and funds to pay for student exams were negotiated. Finally, after a great deal of work and preparation, the first Office Specialist exams were administered to...
- Tags: Certification, Student, Microsoft Corp., Georgia, Microsoft Office, Productivity, Office Suites, Software
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- Microsoft Office Specialist Success Story: Chris Menard
- As the first Office Specialist Master Instructor of Office 2000 and Office 97 in Georgia, Chris Menard knows the benefits of certification. Office Specialist certification has improved his credibility as an Information Technology IT trainer, bringing increased advancement and business opportunities as corporations seek qualified trainers to instruct employees. Menard...
- Tags: Accounting, Microsoft Corp., Office Specialist Certification, Microsoft Office, Operational Accounting, Financial Services, Office Suites, Software, Finance
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- Microsoft Office Specialist Success Story: George Leung
- Ying Kit "George" Leung has been appointed Training/PC Support Officer at global law firm Clifford Chance. Leung studied Computer Science at Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology in Australia. He gained hands-on experience with Microsoft Office while working as a Technical Support Officer at Masons, an international law firm. Leung achieved...
- Tags: Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Office, Office Suites, Software
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- Microsoft Office Specialist Certifications Result in New Skills and Employment for Cambodian Immigrant
- When the company Ainly Zajicek was working for went out of business, the Cambodian immigrant found herself unemployed, without a college education, and without many marketable skills. Fortunately, she learned about the Microsoft Office Specialist certification program and gained computer skills and credentials to validate them. Now, she has a...
- Tags: Immigrant, Certification, Skill, Microsoft Corp., Productivity, Microsoft Office, Office Suites, Software
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