CTP Skill Center

Today I was conflicted about being in class all day, because I have fancy tickets tonight to the Giants and Angels I won for free. I planned this event for a long time because it was my birthday on Tuesday. Nevertheless, today was Employment Services day with Carrie, and essentially we just worked on our mock interview Q&A all day. There was a portion of class where we went into a breakout room and did a video recording over zoom.

I’m still working on my structured responses to the questions on the Q&A document, but I feel more comfortable talking about my past work experience. I just wish with more practice I can remember the script by heart. Doing the practice this way definitely avoids discouragement over not having fully fleshed out talking points or maybe not having a perfect work history.

It’s interesting how 3 hours spent in CTP every day gives me the time and organization to work on Job Readiness and other parts of my life that need work at 43 years old or young.

Today we worked on a video-recorded interview practice exercise. Carrie picked one of us and took a breakroom individually. I was prepared today for all of the questions she gave me. I felt confident and proud of my answers. Carrie is a great instructor, and I can honestly say that I have been practicing my interview questions that we have to guide us. Next, we worked on anything that was on our job log. I chose to work on my interview questions. I have a few more to answer and complete, but not much. Lastly, we went through our questions and practiced amongst each other. This week we had a MOCK interview with Mechanics Bank, and I was feeling nervous, of course, but Irene from Mechanics Bank made me feel comfortable. She started off by telling me about herself.

Today we went over some interview questions. It’s tough for me to come up with good answers for some questions, but this practice was helpful, and I think I did fine.

In Employment Services (2:00 – 2:50 PM)

• Watched this Employment Services Presentation
• Video Recorded Interview Session Overview
• Then had Video Recorded Interviews 
• Having had to reboot my computer from the hard drive I was struggling and worked on answers in a different doc and will move them to: My Job Log Template

In Professional Documents Labs (3:00 – 3:50 PM)

I ensured these are linked in my job log

• Writing Your Resume
• Writing Your Cover Letter
• LinkedIn Profile Development
• Preparing your Traditional Interview Q&A
• Reasonable accommodation Template

Interview Practice (4:00 – 4:45 PM)

• Interview Practice & Interactive Labs

Wrap-Up (4:45 – 5:00 PM)

I completed my

• Completed my:
  • PRO Self-Assessment

Additional Resources

• Job Search Engines, Links, and Resources
• Media/Appearance Release Form
• Tech Interview Scoring and Evaluation (staff)

Went over what I was most proud of achievement-wise, which was really fun. Went over a few mock interview questions in a breakout room. Finished my questions and answers in the job log. I believe I could have done a lot better in the mock interviews had I completed this part a month ago. Today was fun.

Started the day by clocking into HomeBase. Then we each took turns doing a small interview with Carrie, recording ourselves on video. Then we worked more on our job logs. Then we did more interview questions. Then we ended the day by doing our “What I did today” post, then our self-assessment review before clocking out of HomeBase for the day and week.

Class was very interesting and nerve-wracking as we had Carrie interview us in a breakout room and record our answers. We get to see the results next Friday. Then I worked on my cover letter. We finished with the interview questions, some very good answers. Thank you, Carrie. Can’t believe we graduate next week! We have all worked hard.

I missed class yesterday not feeling well. Spoke about what they did while waiting for class to begin and it sounds so fun; maybe I can catch up and complete the tasks for yesterday. Today we went through interview questions and hearing my classmates answers are extremely helpful to help alter my answers. Again, the layout of class and gaining information/ timing is handled very well and building my timing back up. Also, aiding each other in our skills and really working as a true team is inspirational for work and really helping me define the type of working environment I prefer.

Video Interview – we got recorded answering some interview questions. I think the fact that we were being recorded made me more anxious than normal. I was grateful for the experience and to get out of my box. Then we worked on our employment accessories like a resume and Interview answers. I made my resume designed for different aspects of the job that I am looking for. So, they are tailored for each job. Then I emailed it to myself so that I have it available on my phone. Why, I didn’t think of that before; better late than never. Then we practiced interview questions, which I am grateful for, as it helps me to be secure in my answers.

Today, I did a practice video interview. Then I tried to work on my LinkedIn profile. Also, I am doing the practice interview with different participants. Now I am doing the “What did I do today?” post and doing the CTT assessment.