Today we went through a sexual harassment workplace training lecture. I found it very validating to hear all the legal rights and protections I have as an employee, and even learned some new specifics. We had a chance to discuss gray areas in class afterward. Then we worked on interview questions, and I had to …
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Today we presented our tech articles for the CTT class. We had a lot of interesting articles today and a lot of good discussion amongst the class. Many of the articles were about AI and news surrounding AI tools. It’s interesting to hear the developments and people’s thoughts on AI as it evolves. I did …
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Today we practiced our typing and then practiced using phone systems. I really enjoyed the phone systems lab as we got to split into groups and practice together. It was fun following a script and playing a role. The role of the employee was the hardest of the three because the employee was responsible for …
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Today we reviewed some of the independent challenge from last class, and then began working on logging into our phone system. We started on a lab that helped us to practice both the controls for the phone interface as well as using a customer support script. We practiced putting the customer on hold and using …
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Today we worked on typing, went through a presentation about styles in Google Docs, and then did an independent challenge for the rest of the day. I was able to get through the entire challenge and had time to spare. During the challenge I struggled to understand the number formatting a bit, but I got …
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Today we looked at alternative job search sites other than Indeed, and several of them were more specialized for spefici types of jobs or specific formats, which I really appreciated. I am interested in a couple of the paid services for which I can probably get help through my DOR counselor. I also learned to …
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We primarily worked on the computer networking lab today, and I spent most of the time checking connections and filling out a network diagram. It’s nice to finally be able to understand what all the different numbers mean and how all the components interact. We also tried to do our tech article presentations, but unfortunately …
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Today we continued on our lab to test networking on a virtual LAN. I got to the part of the lab where I won’t always have explicit steps outlining what to do, so I have to figure out what to do using resources and manual research. I think I am finally getting a bigger picture …
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Today we started a Networking lab to create an entire virtual LAN network in VirtualBox. We went over a network diagram of the basic network building block in preparation for the lab, and it helped me understand a lot about how networks work, so I was able to make some nice progress with the lab …
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Today we worked on a company research activity which I thought was very helpful in preparation for mock interviews. I feel more prepared for the interview next week, and it was nice to be able to talk through it as a class. Then we worked on our general employment labs, and we finished with more …