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Wednesday 15 January 2014

Why You Need To Type Faster in 2014

Typing is one of the most important and invaluable skills that anyone can learn. It should be taught young, but in many cases it isn't, and many people are happy with the slow but steady hunt and peck typing skills that they have relied on all these years. There are a number of reasons that you should learn to type faster than average in 2014. 

1. The world is immersed in technology. There are many jobs that are not even possible without having at least some computer knowledge and skills. Even a basic cashiering position can require some basic typing skills to be able to manage the cash register. Learning to type faster than the average words per minute speed can increase your chances of landing a better job. 

2. It can make both work and school easier. Long gone are the days of the handwritten essays and assignments. Even as young as elementary school, students are being required to type and print out their assignments, and this will progress through college and beyond. 

3. Anyone can sit in front of a computer and knock out a few words per minute as a hunt and peck typist. It takes weeks of practice to learn to become a functional touch typist, but it is easily the most invaluable skill that you can learn.

4. The average words per minute speed is 41.1. Most employers are going to want touch typists that can type accurately at least 60 words per minute. The faster you type, the better you look to potential employers.
Learning to touch type doesn't happen immediately. It does take days or weeks of constant practice, and even more than that to increase your speed above the average. Time spent practicing to improve touch typing skills is never time wasted, however. It is easily the best and most important skill that anyone can learn.

Infographic source: http://www.ratatype.com/learn/average-typing-speed/