What are Tools and Technologies?

Article Number: 108
Created On: 2008-10-22 8:38 PM
Author: Caro Geelen

URL : http://support.quietagent.com/question.php?ID=108

The QuietAgent Tools and Technology feature gives you the ability to enhance your résumé with a comprehensive listing of tools and technologies you have used.

The 15,000-strong QuietAgent Tools and Technologies database (including equipment, devices, machinery and software) is provided by the Department of Labor’s O*NET Data Collection Program. It includes both generalist and specialist toolsets required to perform over 1400 types of jobs. To add Tools and Technologies:

Login to your account using your Email address and Password
Click on Tools & Technology in the My Résumé section
Click on the Add Tools & Technologies button
In the Tools and Technologies box, start typing the name of a Tool or Technology you would like to add. A drop-down list will appear. Use your down arrow key to scroll through the list to see if you can find the Tool or Technology you want; click on your selection, and then click on the small Accept button to the right
You can rank your proficiency in each Tool or Technology by clicking on one of the stars (e.g. ‘4 stars out of 5’ in each row)
You can also click on the further Tool and Technology suggestions in the green box to the right, and they will be added for you
You can also add your own specialized items to the Tools and Technologies database, simply by typing it in the first box, and clicking on the small Accept button to the right

The database contains very specific tools related to occupations you may have experience in. For example, if you are an Electrician, here is a selection of some relevant Tools (if you have used any of these tools, enter them one at a time, in the Tools and Technologies section):

Cable reels
- Single reel cable trailers
- Wheeled wire dispensers
- Wire dollies
- Wire hand caddies
Screwdrivers
- Insulated screwdrivers
- Phillips head screwdrivers
- Round shank screwdrivers
- Square shank screwdrivers
Wire or cable cutters
- Cable cutters
- High-leverage cable cutters
- Insulated cable cutters
- Utility cable cutters

If you are a Computer Programmer, here is a selection of some relevant Technologies (if you have used any of these tools, enter them one at a time, in the Tools and Technologies section):

Compiler and decompiler software
- Code generator software
- Command interpreters
- Threaded code compiler
- Xerces2 Java Parser
Data base management system software
- Microsoft SQL Server
- mSQL software
- MySQL software
- Pick software
Development environment software
- C
- Microsoft Visual Basic
- Source code migration software
- Tier generator software
Web platform development software
- Hypertext markup language HTML
- JavaScript
- Macromedia ColdFusionSun Microsystems Java server pages JSP

You can find out more about the complete O*NET Tools and Technologies list here: http://online.onetcenter.org/

O*NET™ is a Trademark of the U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration.

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