Started the day by clocking into HomeBase. Then we talked about how the week is going to be and talked about how to use the phones on the computers. Then we did the independent challenge for most of the day. Then we finished off the day with our “what I did today” post and clocked out of HomeBase.
What I Did Today
Or, what if I did not do the things I did today? This weekend was great, but I was looking forward to class and making progress at CTP. I even picked up some professional clothes for my closet when I’m not going on interviews. And, I made sure to do my Percipio on time. The course I took covered the famous AI model ChatGPT, or Generative Pre-Trained Transformer. I learned a little about why Chat GPT is good at summarizing text and not good at producing music we like. Ah, well.
Today we were set-up to learn phone systems at Power of Wellness, but we also had a 90 minute assessment on the schedule. I didn’t really struggle much with the challenge, but there were at least a couple things on each section I had to look up to have a reasonable shot. I think I struggled mostly with the first question, which was the clear formatting problem. This was because Google Docs was doing something weird with tracked changes, displaying the text I had formatted in a lavender highlight. Not having worked on google docs in awhile, sometimes things still surprise me with the way the up-to-date software works.
Today we were set-up to learn phone systems at Power of Wellness, but we also had a 90 minute assessment on the schedule. I didn’t really struggle much with the challenge, but there were at least a couple things on each section I had to look up to have a reasonable shot. I think I struggled mostly with the first question, which was the clear formatting problem. This was because Google Docs was doing something weird with tracked changes, displaying the text I had formatted in a lavender highlight. Not having worked on google docs in awhile, sometimes things still surprise me with the way the up-to-date software works.
What I Did Today
Today, my main responsibilities as an administrative associate are my daily task for the day to research and post job listings onto the CTP skill center website, and my main tasks for the day is to research general emails and contact information for foundations from a provided list, and then send email messages to the applicable foundations, As well as send out fundraising emails to former CTP graduates from a provided list using the provided email template to message them.
I messaged around 5 more foundations using the provided email template and sent 7 emails to former CTP graduates using the provided email template.
TIL
Today I learned more about the desktop phone app, MicroSIP. I completed a Google Docs and Sheets challenge, which went well. I finished by doing some of a Skillsoft course on cables and connectors.
Full Time – Relief Sales Representative – Reyes Beverage Group, Berkeley CA
Relief Sales Representative / Entry Level / In Person
Company: Reyes Beverage Group
Link: https://www.indeed.com/viewjob?jk=74e908787ed5e09f&from=shareddesktop_copy
This full-time position offers a standard salary. Benefits include health, vision, dental insurance, 401(k) matching, paid time off and potential advancement opportunities. Candidates will be expected to stock product, track inventory and provide in-store merchandising support, and have solid communication and customer service skills.
Full Time (Seasonal) – Recreation Staff – San Francisco north/petaluma koa RV Resort, Campground & Lodging – Petaluma CA
This full-time position offers a standard salary. Benefits potentially include paid holidays. Candidate must be able to organize and lead recreational activities primarily hosted outdoors, set up and pack away equipment in an efficient manner, and be able to interact positively to guests of all ages and supervise children during activities.
Part/Full Time (Temporary) – Door-to-Door Canvasser – Red Dog Strategies Inc, Sonoma CA
Door-to-Door Canvasser / Entry Level / In Person
Company: Red Dog Strategies, Inc
Link: https://www.indeed.com/viewjob?jk=467702d431ea71ab&from=shareddesktop_copy
This temporary part/full-time position offers a standard salary. Benefits potentially include a flexible schedule and paid training. Candidate must have solid communication skills during work as a canvasser to generate connections and establish appointments for the sales team.
What I did Today
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.
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.
What I did today?
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.
TIL
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.