if you follow microsoft lore at all you probably know that this is a common phrase used around the company. the concept is simple: if we are going to ask our customers to use our products, we better make sure we are too! in fact much of what sits on my desktop at the moment is still in beta so that i can help the developers work around issues and suggestions as they move towards a public release.
in that spirit it is time for me to eat my own chow and become a Microsoft Office Specialist Master Instructor! this is no small feat mind you, it requires i become certified in all the Office applications, as well as validate my ability to teach/instruct. my first certification goal is to pass the new Microsoft Office Specialist Word 2003 exam, and i’ve been using a few tools to prepare including Office Online, a Microsoft Word 2003 Step by Step book and some online training from the Microsoft eLearning Library.
in terms of how i think becoming a Microsoft Office Specialist will help me on the job, i’m curious to see if taking the time to get trained, and then validating that training with certification will show in the documents i create. to that end i may even post some before and after documents for all to see.
finally earlier this week i had a great conversation with Margie Semilof over at Tech Target.com who has posted a write up of the Microsoft Office Specialist certification. pay attention to the Robert Half information – it’s pretty cool what they are doing with Microsoft Office Specialist.
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