CTP Skill Center

Started off the day by clocking into HomeBase. Then we jumped into our lab for this week. I got done with the pre-lab part, so tomorrow I can jump into the main thing. Then we did a Benchmark test. Then we ended the day by doing our “What I did today” post before clocking out of HomeBase for the day.

Today I learned some key computer hardware terms. I worked on the partition lab, and so far so good. I also took my first benchmark assessment and scored a 32, which is about what I expected. I know I still have a long way to go, and that’s ok. I’ll get there . . .

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 task 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. I logged more general emails and site forms for provided foundations to be contacted, filtered out foundations without proper contact sites and general emails and messaged around 6 more foundations using the provided email template.

We started off making sure we sent our tech articles in Slack. We refreshed ourselves with the OS Ticket and started a new ticket for the new week. Our lab this week is for computer management and learning where the files go and how to allocate space for them in virtual machines. We just got started, so was not able to get too far. Then we did a benchmark for CompTIA A+ Core 2 Literacy Benchmark (Beginner Level). I got 67, so apparently the presipio videos are paying off.

Today was another awesome day! Wonderful to learn about so many scam job situations and how to monitor and handle them. Additionally, the Job Log is a valuable resource for reviewing my efforts and staying focused on my moves for employment. The class, in general, is helping me feel a lot more positive and hopeful about returning to work. In fact, I feel a lot more confident and informed about the steps to take towards success, and even see “failures” as positive lessons.

One of the most valuable takeaways was the presentation of fraudulent job listings and how to spot them.

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

• Employment Services Presentation
• New students, staff will provide access to your Job Log
• Staff, to prepare a Job Log for a new participant…
  1. Open the Job Log Template
  2. Make a copy (File → Make a copy)
  3. Rename document with the participant’s name and remove the word Template
  4. Move the document (Shared Drives ► Supported Job Search ► Student Documents)
  5. Share the document with the participant’s professional Gmail account

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

Make sure these are linked in your 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)

• Self-assessment survey
  • CTT Self-Assessment
  • PRO Self-Assessment
• What I did this week (WordPress Login Page)

Friday class schedule: Alternating weeks

Video Recorded Interview Sessions (3:00 – 4:45 PM)

• Video Recorded Interview Session Overview
• Conducting Video Recorded Interviews (Staff)
• Mock Job Application (Coming Soon)

Additional Resources

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

Today I learned more about scam jobs and how to weed them out of the job search. I got started on my Job Log, which seems like a good tool! Finally, we discussed interviewing strategies and tactics, and I brought up some serious concerns related to my very messed-up work experience. These will need to be addressed further in the future, but it was a good start.