CTP Skill Center

Today, I posted a couple more jobs. I tried to do some email outreach, but I couldn’t access the CTP email account, so I filled in some missing email addresses on our outreach list instead. Hopefully I can start contacting people on Monday. See you next week!

Today was my first day in this program. First we had a presentation about networking. Then we had some practice networking with the other students. I thought that was nice because it helped me get to know them better. Secondly, I worked on an interview question sheet. I had started one when I did the Digital Career Compass assessment, so I used that one but ended up changing some of my answers to make it relate more to a career. After that, we all practiced answering interview questions. It was helpful to hear everyone else’s answers.

Early today, starting at 2 O’clock, I was able to meet my peers through zoom, and I was got started on how the employment service is about.

At the beginning, I was able to create and do work on my Traditional Interview Q&A, LinkedIn, Resume, reasonable accommodations, and my cover letters,

At the middle, I did some interview questions that I was asked about, which I did fairly good on some questions. Although, I need to add some confidence to my answers.

Lastly, I did my wrap up time up at the end of the meeting.

October 23, 2026: Today, I introduced myself to a couple of new classmates and worked some more on my resume and Percipio. After that, I practiced some more with answering interview questions.

October 19-23, 2026: What an adventure this week was! A wacky tech article, a lab project about imaging, a great mock interview session, making improvements to my resume, and finishing up my Percipio!

10 23 2026

Today we were introduced to the topic of networking and the importance of networking at job fairs and in life in general. Then we worked on our different assignments independently. I worked on a cover letter and reasonable accommodations letter assignments. Then after that, we practiced interview questions as a group.

In CTT during the week, I did 3 hours of outside study time, and I was able to finish the lab assignment this week. The tech articles were interesting as well.

Today we did employement services. And we finally had new people: Andrew (who did bootcamp with me) and Angelica. It was great to welcome them in and I can’t wait to see how they grow. We talked about networking and then did a little amongst ourselves. Which was difficult but we all managed to do it, which is a big accomplishment. Then we worked on our own, mainly I tried to improve my LinkedIn profile which definitely needs a new can of paint.

Then we did interview questions. I messed up on one and need to work on it. Who knew talking about my strengths would prove so hard. But on last week’s homework I feel like I did great. What I bring that others don’t really clicked. Though of course that doesn’t mean I should rest on my laurels.

https://www.dice.com/job-detail/27b20030-e218-454f-95e5-12731317ab09

Full-time, in-person position paying $79,524 – $101,544/yr

Benefits
CSEA membership and representation; Medical, dental, vision, and life insurance; PERS; STRS; Contribution to OASDI; Paid vacation, sick leave, holidays, floating personal days; 4/10 compressed workweek (Mon–Thu) with Fridays off during the summer session; Longevity pay increases; IRS Section 125 Flexible Medical Spending Plan; Employee Assistance Program; Long-Term Disability; 457 Deferred Compensation Plan; 403(b) Tax Shelter Annuity Plan; Enrollment fee waiver for Ohlone College classes; PSLF

Duties
Diagnosing and troubleshooting software and hardware issues; Coordination with supervisor for advanced issues; Communication with users; Customer service; Identifying recurring problems and recommending improvements; Documentation; Inventory; Configuration, delivery, and setup of computer hardware and software; Assistance in organizing trainings, such as reserving conference rooms and duplicating training materials; Data entry

Requirements
Any combination equivalent to:
Bachelor’s degree in a related field and job experience or training in network and or/or computer systems and technologies.
AND
Experience working in an educational setting and among users with varying levels of familiarity with technology.
AND
Responsiveness to and understanding of the diverse academic, socioeconomic, cultural, disability, gender identity, sexual orientation, and ethnic backgrounds of community college students, as these factors relate to the need for equity-minded practices.

Today, my main responsibility as an administrative associate was to research and publish new job opportunities on our site. I started by exploring platforms like Idealist, SimplyHired, and Monster, where I successfully identified and posted three strong job listings. Additionally, I drafted six sponsor emails provided by my supervisor and researched contact information for two additional sponsors lacking email addresses. The goal of my efforts was to maintain accurate resources and support our team’s external communications.