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  www.customsolutions.us Issue 44: February 2008
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  How Does your Typing Speed Measure Up?

Do you ever wonder how your typing speed compares to others in your field?  We conducted a survey of approximately 600 job postings at the employment web site Monster.com to see what employers are currently looking for.  Job openings in which a typing speed requirement was given were examined, and the jobs were organized by category.  Here is a summary of our findings:

Job Type Average
Requirement		 Lowest
Requirement		 Highest
Requirement
Legal Secretary 66 40 80
Word Processor 60 50 70
Executive Administrative Assistant 59 40 70
Paralegal 58 45 70
Administrative Assistant / Secretary 51 30 75
Data Entry 48 40 60
Receptionist 44 30 60
Call Center / Customer Service 36 20 70

In the table, all speeds are in word per minute (WPM).  The lowest and highest requirements in the table represent the postings which required the lowest and highest speeds.

  Want to Improve Your Speed?  Try Custom Typing Training for Free!

Custom Typing Training is an online typing tutor, for anyone who wants to improve their typing speed.  The site includes a unique training program, interactive tutorials, fun and interesting exercises, as well as typing games.

To learn more and sign up for a free trial account, visit us at www.customtyping.com.

  Tip of the Week: Running Programs When your Computer Starts Up

Do you have a program that you always need, and want to have available right away when you start your computer?  Windows has the ability to run programs or open web pages when your computer starts up. Windows has a special folder called "Startup" or "Startup Items" (depending on your Windows version). To access this folder, click on the "Start" menu, then "Programs" or "All Programs", then right-click on "Startup" or "Startup Items" and choose Open. The folder that appears contains shortcuts to items that Windows will run when it starts up. From here, you can copy and paste shortcuts from other items within the Programs menu into this folder to have Windows launch them at start up. For instance, you can make Internet Explorer run at startup by doing the following:

  1. Go to the Start menu and choose "Programs" or "All Programs".
  2. Right click on the Internet Explorer Icon and choose "Copy".
  3. Open the startup items folder as described above.
  4. Right click within the startup items folder and choose "Paste". You will now see an Internet Explorer shortcut here.

You can also put an Internet shortcut here to have Windows open a web page. To do so, right click within the Startup folder and choose New, then Shortcut. When prompted for the location of the item, enter the web address.

 

Looking for a new job?

Prove your typing speed to potential employers by taking our online typing test, and receive an official certificate with your results.  For details, go to: www.ProveMySpeed.com

 

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