CTP Skill Center

Today I did a couple of Google Docs assignments (Formatting and Fix These Letters). It was good practice in professional writing style.

8 31 2026

Today in class, we did more Google Docs practice on creating a table of contents, using headings to differentiate sections in the first document, and adding page breaks to separate pages into different subjects. The second document had more practice with Google Docs and formatting and changing fonts to make it more business-professional letters.

August 31, 2026: On the last day of August 2026, the staff went over the orientation for a new student. After the orientation quiz, I did two proofreading assignments. There were quite a lot of errors to correct.

As it was my first day in this program, I went through an orientation and took a quiz to make sure I understand what was covered. Then I went into a breakout room with Jose for an additional orientation. We then began laying all of the foundational software I need to succeed in CTT like a separate Chrome profile, Homebase, Slack, WordPress, etc. It’s a lot but it’s to be expected of an onboarding. And now I’ve taken my first step to be on the same page with the rest of the team. Which, after thinking further, is a nice little learning experience/review. In a real workplace, not everyone is going to have the exact same first day. It’s very easy to fall into the trap of thinking it like school.

Today I listened to the Core Training Orientation, took a quiz, and then got split into another breakout room with the CTT group. We reviewed online accounts, browser profiles, extensions, and bookmarks. It was a lot of information.

I enjoyed SHPT today as the last time I took it, it wasn’t as informational and direct. The last time also did not focus much in LGBTQ+ or under 18 employees- mainly in the systemic understanding of gender and sexuality. It was so wonderful to see our world actually being creative and changing from control and locking us all into categories. I hope this isn’t too much. I also really enjoyed interviewing with everyone, especially the confidence boosters. As always our graduates will be missed in class but happy to see y’all in the 10 min pre class interactions!

Today I completed a sexual harassment training. The re-enactments were cringe, but that’s to be expected. It’s really important to do these things in workplaces. I also did the usual interview practice, which was pretty good. I need to remember to believe in what I’m saying and speak more confidently about myself.

We started the day by watching a presentation on sexual harassment. One that the State of California provided. I have seen it before, but it is always a good reminder. Afterward, we worked on our resume and got some individualized help. I appreciated that, because I was just thinking, what could I do to make my resume better? We then had practice interview questions. We had extra time and got asked what we would teach in a on hte fly ted talk show. It was quite interesting to hear the answers from the others. I got to see an inside of them you normally do not see.

8 28 2026

Today we worked on sexual harassment training, and after completing the program, we each got a certificate. Also, we did some more group questions from the interview q and a worksheet, and it was good; the last one on the TED Talks got each of us more confident in answering questions.

We covered What I Did This Week on Wednesday. And, yesterday was Core Celebration, so I will just be covering today:

We did California’s mandatory Sexual Harassment training which took almost two hours. The material wasn’t too difficult, the answer to all the questions were all True, and Ross from Friends was in the first video scenario.

Then, we worked for a short time on upgrading my bullet points on my Resume draft with Claude AI. It looks a lot better with the bullet points and they are fully fleshed out points which makes my document look more polished.

Finally, we did group Q&A practice covering the questions, “About You” , “What can you do for companies that other candidates can’t” , and “Why did you change career paths”… It was getting a bit easier to revise my answers knowing there’s no real pressure but to be myself and say something resembling the STAR method to show that I’m prepared and excited to interview.