Technology

Understand and leverage technologies ethically to enhance efficiencies, complete tasks, and accomplish goals.

Sample Behaviors

• Navigate change and be open to learning new technologies
• Use technology to improve efficiency and productivity of their work
• Identify appropriate technology for completing specific tasks
• Manage technology to integrate information to support relevant, effective, and timely decision-making
• Quickly adapt to new or unfamiliar technologies
• Manipulate information, construct ideas, and use technology to achieve strategic goals

Develop

Over the course of your educational experience at TU, you can gain digital technology skills through some of the following methods:

• Visit the OTS Technology Support Desk in Cook Library for technology information and resources
• Join a student club or organization (could be academic, honors, social or athletic!)
• Search the software inventory to see what software is available and how to get it  (Adobe Creative Cloud, Office 365, and more)
• Responsibility share your TU experience through your own personal social media platforms (Instagram, X, Facebook, TikTok, Snapchat, etc.) and remember that being able to use these platforms is an employable skill
• Consider adding a minor in information technology, information systems, computer science, marketing or electronic media and film
• Use technology to promote events via website creation and social media
• Create and curate a professional LinkedIn profile
• Earn certification in Microsoft Office through a degree in business administration
• Use Big Interview online program to practice interviewing skills
• Take advantage of LinkedIn and Handshake during job searches
• Consider applying to graduate programs in marketing intelligence, applied information technology, computer science, etc.

Develop your skills

LinkedIn Learning

Develop your technology skills by completing these free LinkedIn Learning courses. Select the course title below, click “Sign in,” and use your TU email to get started.

• Productivity Tips: Using Technology
• Building Your Technology Skills
• Lean Technology Strategy: Building High-Performing Teams
• Decision Intelligence
• Teaching with Technology

Articulate

Use the following list of action verbs to describe activities related to technology:

• Accelerate; administer; analyze; assemble; assess; audit; balance; budget; calculate; collect; comply; compute; convert; design; engineer; enhance; enter; file; gather; inspect; install; leverage; maintain; operate; prepare; program; record; tabulate; total

Sample Resume Bullet Points

• Designed and developed new website pages for company resources
• Developed and installed non-invasive wireless sensor network as a member of team of three
• Assembled and implemented an ATM program, student information record system, and tic tac toe game in Python
• Maintained and updated company social media pages using Hootsuite to schedule posts 
• Recorded and edited career tip videos using Adobe Premiere Pro

For additional resume assistance, visit the Career Center's Resumes page or schedule an appointment. 

Interview Questions

Be prepared to answer common technology interview questions including:

• Describe a challenge you had in solving a technical problem. How did you solve it, and how did you know what software or tools you needed?
• Tell me about a time when you sought out the opportunity to learn a new piece of software or tool. How did you become proficient using it?
• Give an example of a time where you introduced someone else to a new technological approach to solving a problem.
• Provide an example of when you had to change how you approached your work to adapt to using new technology. What were the challenges and opportunities the new technology brought to your work?
• Describe a situation where you had to troubleshoot a technology problem.

Students enrolled in technology majors should be prepared for technical interview questions.