CTP Skill Center

Today was the second Friday of PRO training, the first Friday where our normal Employment Services instructor was here. Carrie did a great job interviewing the class. The networking exercise was fun and fulfilling, actually getting to know what interests the other students. I’m getting a little head way into the Job Log and related documents, including the Q&A.

In summary for the week, I mostly worked on the Art Museum Electives project. The other class activities included setting up Zoom meetings on Wednesday and the introduction to Salesforce CRM on Monday. Overall I’d like to set up more weekly reminders to avoid rushing on late assignments throughout the week.

However, today seemed like a breeze compared to feeling behind most of the week. Maybe it just seems that way because now that I’m finishing my blog post, it’s the weekend already.

Mock interviews were interesting

Networking lab was fun

Updated my resume and Cover letter

Assessment was more positive

Carrie talked about networking, and we had an exercise to get to know each other better by asking questions such as hobbies, where we have lived, military service, veteran status, employment goals, and the type of work we are looking for. Then we did lab, worked on my interview questions, and we finished by doing the job interviews. Found out we will be doing mock interviews with Mechanic Bank.

Started the day by clocking in on HomeBase. We talked about networking and what to say and what not to say. Then we were put into groups to talk and network with each other. Then we worked on our job logs, and I worked on my interview questions. Then we talked about our interview answers as a group. Then we did self-assessments and did the “What I did today” post. then clocked out of HomeBase for the day.

We talked about networking and its importance. There are so many ways to network that it can be overwhelming, but it is helpful. I like going into the separate groups and networking with fellow classmates. Then I worked on my Interview questions and got some assistance with my answer on what motivates me. That was my difficult question; I have been wrapping my head around it for a few. We did interview questions. The first question was What are my strengths, I think i need to work on that question because my answer seemed simple compared to others.

I added a link to the job log. We went over that there is a mock interview with Mechanics Bank on Wednesday. Also, I interacted with different members of the group. I also had an interview practice session with the instructor and the rest of the group.

We did the following: PRO Skills and Electives

Monday

• Turned in a Percipio Skillsoft score
• Worked on these assignment(s)
  • Choose an Elective from this list to work on for the week
  • Core Training Portfolio Project 

Turned in an Accountability Assignment on Virtual Management

Learned how to setup a Zoom Meeting

Endeavored to complete our elective

Learned how to add a .gif as a background to a slide; tried carnival slides.

Completed my elective and submit your email to [email protected] answering to the following questions:

Was the elective you chose easy?

Did you find it difficult?

This week had more learning! I very much enjoyed having check-ins on Tuesday and being able to find out what I needed to work on and where I was successful. I received wonderful insights from everyone and enjoyed it very much. My biggest challenge is understanding when specific things are due. I thought I checked in about the evaluation due date and made my calendar notification for next week on 07/23, not 07/16 Thursday. Toward the end of class I realized people were submitting and I asked about the due date and it was confirmed. I took a moment away from the meeting to reprogram myself from breaking down because I was frustrated with myself. I will be sending my completed elective late again. I learn I need to confirm not only speaking, but also by sending information for confirmation. I’m grateful for the experiences, even if they hurt a bit, because it aids me in understanding where my brain injury is lapsing cognition. Y’all are amazing and I am grateful for the aid.

This week, I learned all about virtual machines, disk partitions, computer hardware, networking fundamentals, mobile device accessories, and more! I also had my first core check-in, which went well. I feel like I’m settling into the program more now, and I’m looking forward to what’s next . . .

I started the day by clocking in with Homebase. I also did a tech article about Lidar vs. Camera-Based Systems. Then we went over ” What Happens When You Power On a PC presentation”. I also had my core monthly check-in, which went over the improvements I needed to make, and also talked a little bit about the job I found on my Indeed page. I had a hard time with this lab, BIOS Exploration, because my Mac can’t run it, so I had to use my Windows computer. Before the class ends for the day, I did my “What did I do today” before I clock out of Homebase.