Computers have been out for about twenty years or so, at least that is when they really started going from just being in companies to start being in people’s homes. It surprises me when people don’t know how to do simple tasks on a computer like create a new folder or open a program. I was a student helper for Brookdale, and there was one class everyone was required to take, unless you were a Computer Science major. That course was an introduction course where you create Word, Excel, Power Point, and Access programs. The beginning part of the course was to open documents and create new folders, the real basic things. Now I would expect some of the older students (above 40) to need assistance, but I was shocked when so many people my age didn’t know how to do even the simplest of tasks.
I always thought that computer training was for people who didn’t grow up in the information age. Now I know that even though people have grown up around computers, they still might need introductorycomputer courses. Knowing a computer system well is one of the solid things that you are going to need to know to succeed in the business world nowadays. If you have that and leadership skills then you will most likely succeed. If you don’t have leadership skills, you can take a course on that too.
Leadership training will help you become a better team leader, and when you get that big promotion it will help you be a good boss. Leadership is very important nowadays, a good leader will know when something isn’t working and change it on the fly, while keeping his or her employees motivated.