Week 2 Blog

My internship is going great, I am learning a lot and having fun doing it. Two of the work readiness skills that I have used successfully in my internship are being dedicated and professional. I show my dedication by showing up on time everyday and working hard for the entire shift. I keep in contact with my employer everyday of the week and tell him what went well and what I need some more work on next time. I am professional when at work by always giving 100% and finishing all my work in a timely fashion. Another way I am professional is always wearing a dress shirt and pants to work.

One of the work readiness skills I need to work on is acting with diligence. I need to work on this because I often will not ask a question, because I don't want to sound dumb or make it seem like I was not paying attention.

Week 2 Blog - Cameron Roberts

This week in class, I demonstrated my willingness to work and perform to the best of my ability. I am dedicated to my work and this skill helped me complete our assignments to the best of my ability.

In addition, I was quite professional in class and in activities. I completed all the work I had missed from the previous week to the best of my ability. I stayed quiet and on task for the duration of class.

It was difficult to demonstrate my willingness to work for three hours, but I accomplished it. I have learned to focus for long periods of time to get things done.

It was a struggle to complete all of the work I had missed the following week, but through hard work and determination I completed what I had missed and got back on track with the rest of the class.

Goals, Habits, Allies

GOALS

My short term goal is to gain and experience and knowledge during my internship at Fireman's Fund and hopefully discover exactly what I like and what I don't like concerning the working corporate world. 

My long term goal is simply graduating high school, getting accepted into a good university, and actually discovering what exactly I want to pursue in life concerning my career. 

HABITS

My short term habit that I hope to accomplish is staying focused on whatever my job or task is and not getting distracted. This has been a recurring problem with my work ethic because procrastination always seems to get the better of me. 

My long term habit would hopefully be developing a strong work ethic so that my career almost becomes a routine and eventually becomes easy. 

ALLIES

My short term goal is to develop solid relationships with my coworkers at Fireman's Fund as well my supervisors and personnel above me. This way I can have contacts and people who help me in the future with recommendations for job opportunities. 

My long term goal is expanding my contacts to various companies and corporations.

Week 2

Hi everyone,

The first way that I used work readiness skills was when I communicated effectively with my boss. Now that summer has started, I needed to change my schedule from the old one I was using during the schoolyear. I was able to communicate effectively with my boss so that we reached a consensus on what hours I would work which we were both happy with. I learned how to come to a compromise and also how to communicate better with my superiors.

The second way was when I used diligence. I was given a huge copying job this week that took many hours. To be honest, it was really boring; however, I remained focused and did the best job I could, and I was able to finish the job much faster than my boss expected. I learned that when something is boring, if you stay focused, it goes by faster.

One  place that held me back was literacy. One of my tasks was to make a huge table using Excel. I have very little knowledge of Excel so this job was pretty hard for me. In the end though, I was able to figure it out.

week 2

   I haven't actually started my internship yet. I have my orientation on July 3rd and I will be working with the fire department. But, for my interview, I tried to display promptness and express my willingness and ability to work with others (both of which are Work Readiness Skills). I believe both of these helped me get a spot in this internship because out of the twelve people that applied, there were only five people chosen for this opportunity.
   The interview process is never really easy. It was a stressful situation and I went into it with the mindset that I wasn't going to get it. I had heard that it was going to be a very competitive interview aimed towards women who wanted to for-sure go into a fire service career, which isn't what I want to do. But, I stayed positive and I tried my best to feel calm and comfortable while answering the questions. I guess I learned just to remain calm and go about the interview with a more casual mindset instead of looking at it as an overwhelming obstacle that I just have to get through. I have to remember to appreciate the experience that I'll gain from the interview, even if I don't make the cut.
   I need to work on my attendance. That's a weak spot for me. I know I have to push myself to wake up and get out of bed earlier than I typically would like to. I think it mostly just comes out of laziness. I just have to power through it.
    

Week 2: Work Readiness Skills

Hey Everyone,

I believe I worked best on communication this week. I finalized a schedule with my supervisor and her coworkers that I will also be working with. It took a while to work with all of our schedules, but we made it work! I learned that this is a big part of working as a team and in an office. My supervisor scheduling was one of their biggest problems as a team, especially in the summer because of others taking time off. She also said they work together to create the calendar to make sure scheduling works out for the entire department. 

I believe I had to be diligent. I have been unable to really get the "fun part" (as my supervisor put it) of my internship. I have been filing flyers, brochures, and handouts for two days, as well as checking the date they were last updated. I then had to look the sheets up in an online archive and find if there were newer versions. Some had completely different titles, while others just had an added paragraph. Once we order new copies, I will have to organize them so they are ready when we need them for presentations and events. I learned how much goes into preparing for an event or presentation, and how often medical information needs to be updated -- with so many studies being done, updates can be made as often as every few months and we are responsible for keeping up to date when passing out the information to patients and employees. 

One thing I need to work on is being on time. There are times where I get to work well in advance, and there are others where I get there right on time. I should be there around five to ten minutes before I actually start to get ready. This can sometimes be difficult when I come from work, because I am tight on time or need to take time to change into more professional clothing. I am going to work on arriving before my start time by at least five minutes and will notify my supervisor if I am going to be late. 

Work Readiness Skills

Hello Everyone,

This week at my internship I did a good job at communicating effectively. My boss and I set up a schedule together. I made a mistake and told her I was available on certain days when I was not. I was afraid to tell her that I would have to switch some days around but when I did tell her she completely understood and everything worked out well.

I also succeeded at working diligently. This week I was supposed to hyperlink web pages for a web site for two hours. It took longer than expected though because I had to work through a couple mistakes that I had made with the links not saving. I knew that this was my fault and so I stayed later and spent more time than I was supposed to, to ensure that I linked all of the websites properly.

However, I need to work on being more honest when I need help. When linking the webpages I previously mentioned, I spent too long trying to figure out why it wouldn't work when I should have just asked for help. I spent too long trying to figure it out and although I eventually did, I wasted too much time.

Hello all,

This week I was very diligent at my internship. I did not complain about any of the work I was asked to do and I did the work quickly. An example of this was filing. I filed a large stack of documents correctly and quickly and my supervisor was very pleased. This lead to her trusting me with more work and less supervision later on in the week. I started working on company documents and calling  businesses on behalf of the Sausalito Chamber of Commerce, which was much more interesting than filing.  

I communicated all issues I had at work very well this week. Every time I was confused by something, I would ask. I would also talk to my supervisor discussing any issues after completing a task. An example of this occurred while I was gathering information for Tourist packets. My supervisor gave me a list of businesses to call and verify information for, but a for a few of them the lines were dead. At first I assumed the businesses were closed, but when I turned in the information that I gathered I made sure my supervisor knew that for a couple of the businesses the phone lines went dead. She reviewed the information and told me that a couple of the numbers that I was given were incorrect, and so I was able to call these businesses and include their information in the tourist packets, rather than exclude them because I thought they were closed.

While working on this very same task of gathering information, I ran into a problem and a weakness of mine. My supervisor could not read my handwriting. This made it so I had to go over everything I wrote down with her, one step at a time, and this really slowed down work at the office. Not only this, but messy handwriting makes me seem sloppy and as if I don't care about the work being done at the office. It makes it seem as if I am not "literate" enough for office work.  I will have to be sure to write neater next week.

Week 2 Blog Post

Hello all,

I hope your internships are going well.  Mine has been great.

This week at my internship, I used diligence (one of the Work Readiness skills) in a positive way to complete several tasks that I was assigned.  For example, on Friday, I was responsible for opening and processing incoming mail. This involved sorting each letter into its appropriate category and then following through with claims by date-stamping them and reviewing/highlighting priority information.  I completed the work within a reasonable time frame, and checked to make sure that I had done the work accurately.

Another Work Readiness skill that I used to support my success was the ability to improve (by learning new skills).  This week I had a variety of tasks that involved using machines that I had never used before.  One such machine was the fax machine.  One of my coworkers asked me if I knew how to use it, and when I replied "no," she taught me.  I was a quick learner and was able to fax efficiently soon after.

One instance where my Work Readiness weakness (communicating effectively) held me back took place on Monday.  I needed to pull and print some documents to compile, but for some extremely frustrating reason, the printer was acting up and printed in landscape format with the document covering only half of the page. No matter what I tried, the printer always wound up printing in this format. I wasted half an hour struggling to control my anger at the printer and trying to figure out the golden set of settings for me to be able to print properly and get on with my work. Finally, I figured that I'd better talk to someone about the problem and see if they could figure out what was going on.  As it turned out, they did know how to fix the problem and had it sorted out in no time.  I hadn't asked sooner because of my hesitation to communicate with my coworkers about my dilemma.  I ended up wasting my time (and more than a few pages).  I learned my lesson, and next time I will not hesitate to ask for assistance when needed.

Week 2- Murder Case; Work Readiness Skills

Now that I've caught your attention...

I intern at the District Attorney's office and a murder trial was up, so naturally, I headed down to the courtroom to see the proceedings. In court, no matter what someone says, you have to have to have to be tolerant of their opinion and be respectful of what the attorney's and judge says, no matter how much you disagree with what they're saying. Keeping an open mind was important, and this all came naturally, so it impacted my work pretty positively. It's interesting to hear both sides of a story and realize that there are a lot of cracks here and there, and you should open your mind to form your own opinion. 

This week though, the murder trial was halted until August, so I was headed back down to file cases and photocopy covers. The files needed to be in order though, and there were a lot, and since I'm a generally unorganized person, I really had to work at it to keep everything neat and orderly and in their correct piles. What helped was sectioning off areas for specific cases (i.e one for DUI's, one for Domestic Violence, one for robberies, etc). I couldn't just toss everything into one area and hope for the best. 

Before the murder trial was halted though, I would stay late (beyond my intern hours) and just study the case and listen to the preliminary hearings, and I suppose this falls into dedication. I found the murder very interesting (although it is wrong to kill people) and spent a lot of free time doing this. I would analyse all the what-ifs and sit through the two hour long DVD of the killer's interview. If I was as dedicated to other things like this case, I would be excelling in life. But I am not as dedicated to other things such as my Spanish homework, so maybe this kind of dedication and practice would effectively improve my future. 

I hope you guys are having fun at your internships as well! 

GOALS
Now: complete my internship at a tire shop, learn as much as i can and hopefully get hired.
Future: open up my own auto body & tire shop.

HABITS
Already have: Showing up early for work, staying on task, making sure everything is right.
Want to build: Perseverance, i want to be able to not give up when things get frustrating.

ALLIES
Now: Family Girlfriend Friends Coworkers
Future: Small business owners, other tire businesses owners, local distributor,  my workers.

Cameron's Goals/Habits/Allies

Cameron Roberts
Goals:
-Save money for a laptop
-Get better grades
-Learn workplace skills
Habits:
-Good concentration
-Want to become a more proactive worker
Allies:
-My film teacher has helped me realize that I'm a successful student and I'm focused on what I want.
-My councilor helps me see that I can get what I want if I focus.

I got a blogging problem...

Tony Powers

Goals: 
S. Specific
M. Measurable
A. Attainable
R. Relevant
T. Timely

Goals Now:
-Get good grades
-Get in better shape
-Get good at golf

Future:
-Graduate on time
-Get to a University

Allies:
-Family
-My English teacher

Habits Now:
-Procrastinating
-Not being dedicated

Future:
-use good time management 

Rocky's Goals, Habits, and Allies c:

S.M.A.R.T. Goals, Habits, and Allies 

Specific        Goals           NOW: 

Measurable                       Finish internship strong 

Attainable                         Run more. Surf more. Make time to go outside to be active.

Relevant                           Buy a new stand up piano to practice more on.

Timely                              Drivers License 

                                                   FUTURE:

                                                   Get good grades in my classes Senior Year. 

                                                   Graduate from TLHS. (Honors?)

                                                   Greece.

Habits:                     NOW:

                                                    Avoid clumsiness.

                                                    Diligence.

                                                    Punctual. 

                                                    FUTURE: 

                                                    Speak more. Participate! 

                                                    Quit getting distracted by other people.

                                                   Smile more.

Allies:                                     NOW:

                                                  Dad

                                                  Mari-Ann (Supervisor)

                                                  Sister

                                                  FUTURE:

                                                  Mum

Goals, Allies and Habits Now and in the Furture

Goals

now:

I have a lot of goals that i'm trying to attain at the moment some of them include:

• achieving a 4.0 GPA over the next school year
• I need to get an A in AP US history
• to excel at my internship

Future:

I'm trying to leave my future open to change however I do have a few really loose changeable goals which include:

• to become a doctor
• to be successful in the field of work that I eventually choose
• To get into Brown

Habits

Now:

I have some habits that I want to continue in through out the next couple of months or years these include:

• I'm always very dedicated to the work I'm doing
• I work towards pushing myself as far as I can go

Future:

There are some habits which I will hopefully gain in the near future with a little work. They include:

• To be always on time
• To be always fully prepared for the tasks at hand

Allies

Now:

I have a few allies. Some of them include:

• My parents
• My teachers
• Mr. Davison

Future:

There are some allies I hope to gain in the future. They include:

• Future bosses 
• or associates 

My Future Rules

Goals, Habits, and Allies:

Goals;

• One of my goals is to at least work more than one month and do it with good professionalism. Also, at the end leave a good impression.
• My future goal is to improve my writing by proofreading my work, and by the end of the year to be stronger on my writing.

Habits;

• I always like to be at least 20 to 30 minutes early at work, rather than rushing in late.
• I want to learn how not to procrastinate or put off work for a later time. 

Allies;

• One of my allies is Ms. Bryant
• I would like Mr. Varela (my supervisor) be a Allie. 

Week 1 Blog Post

Internship:  Civil Center Law Library
Goals:
Specific
Measureable
Attainable
Relevant
Timely

Now: Find a college that offers courses in the field of study that interest me by the time early action applications are due.
Future: Find a job near the time I graduate college that is specific to what I studied.

Habbits:
Now: I am very timely and prompt
Future: Ask better and more useful clarifying questions in order to complete a task to the best of my capability.

Allies:
Now: Greg Davison/ College counselor at school
Future: Boss/supervisor

Blog Down For What? Part 1

Specific    

                                                  Measurable 

                                                                           Attainable 

                                                  Relevant 

                                                  Timely

GOALS

Now: Find an app developer and begin creating Advi by the end of summer.

Future: Follow through with finding finance through advertisers.

HABITS

I do well: Speaking to others in an equally respectful way as I'd like to be spoken to.

I need to work on: Taking pride in my work and being diligent.

ALLIES

I have: Pamela Livingston

I hope to get: Ryan Romines and (prof duran)

Goals-
Now-

• Earn good grades during my senior year.
• Learn basic trading skills and vocabulary.

Future-

• Graduate College 
• Get a good job in the field of Business

Habits-

Now-

• Be on time to work.
• Act professional at work and get along with most.

Future-

• Eat well.
• Be the first to arrive and last to leave.

Allies-

Now-

• My father and his knowledge of the business.
• My Dad's friend Chip who is a very good trader.

Future-

• My boss.
• My fellow workers.

Goals 

-Now

         - Understand the basics of options trading and selling 

         - Reach my high profit goal this summer for my independent business 

Future 

         - Graduate High School 

         - Successfully exercise a "butterfly" (options technique) 

Habits

- Good

         - Working out 

         - Always being presentable 
         - Perseverance 
         - Solid note taking 

- Bad

          - Sometimes showing up late  

          - Procrastinating 
          - Unorganized 

Allies

-Now

           - Family

           - Friends 

- Later

           - Boss

           - Co-workers 

           - Professor Duran

Goals, Habits, and Allies

Internship: Comforts
Goals:
Right now, my goal is to create a detailed business plan for the restaurant I want to have with the help of my internship supervisor.
In the future, I want to complete culinary school and get a job at a high end restaurant to gain experience that will help me start my own business.

Habits:
A habit I have that benefits me in my internship is being attentive because I work in the kitchen, it's very important to notice things around you and be cautious of others.
A habit I would like to develop is asking more questions if I don't completely understand the task or assignment.

Allies:
My biggest ally is my Dad, and one I would like to have is someone who works in the field of work I am interested in .

Goals 

Now

- To finish all of my college applications by the end of the summer.

Future

- To complete my senior year in a happy, relaxed, and healthy manner.

Habits

Now

- I work very hard and complete everything that is asked of me with enthusiasm, care, and in a timely fashion.

Future

- I hope to develop better communication habits with my supervisors and peers.

Allies

Now

- My mom, dad, and brother are all strong supporters and allies.

Future

- I hope to become allies with my supervisor this summer and my teachers at school next year.

I. Goals
{Short-term Goal}: Concerning right now, my short term goals include being able to efficiently establish a stable network among my peers and supervisors at the Fireman's Fund (my internship this summer). In order to successfully do so I have determined that I will need to maintain a professional work ethic at the work place, and of course, go far and beyond than the average intern to gain their attention and praise. In the end, with this network constructed, I plan to use this web to expand my list of 'allies' to differing corporations.


{Long-term Goal}: In the long run, graduating high-school, I wish to continue expanding my network in to various corporations so when I am currently enrolled in college I can attain a paid-internship: something that will give me experience in my desired profession and also give me a source of income to support myself.

II. Habits
{Short-term Habits}: Overall, this biggest short-term habit I am determined to accomplish a more professional speech (ex. no suttering) so I may be more able to have a strong presence in the work place.


{Long-term Habits}: Attain a stronic strong stable work ethic so I may get to a point were hard laborous stress intensive projects become easier to complete.

III. Allies
{Short-term Goal}: Concerning right now, my short term goals include being able to efficiently establish a stable network among my peers and supervisors at the Fireman's Fund (my internship this summer). These people include:

• Current Supervisor
• C.I.O
• Coworkers
• C.F.O

{Long-term Goal}: In the long run, graduating high-school, I wish to continue expanding my network in to various corporations. Thus, I wish to have allies in various companies 

Week 1 Goals

Goals:

Now: 

Start college apps
Get college apps done early
Take advantage of all opportunities in my internship
Go on summer adventures in Marin and SF
Do my summer homework before the week before school starts

Future:

Be happy
Have a family
Go to a good, 4 year college or university
Become a Nurse Practitioner



Habits:

Now:

Detail-oriented
Follow directions well
Get assignments done by or before deadlines. 

Future (to be developed):

Being positive by default 
Have confidence in all I do

Allies:

Now:

Parents
Friend's parents 
Some teachers

In the Future:

A professor 
An ally in the same field or has been in the same field & knows the work and effort that has been put in.
Parents

Bilal Mubarack

I am an incoming junior into San Marin High School. I will be my school's debate team president next year, so I hope I can do a good job leading the team. I want to increase participation among the members of the team and also grow our team a little larger, as we lost a lot of people last year. I also want to enter our team into more debate tournaments next year.

My debate coach will probably be one of my closest allies in achieving this goal. She has taught me everything I know about debate and has already taken steps to achieve the goals I stated above. She also knows the whole system surrounding entering tournaments and whatnot, which is invaluable. Another ally would be my co-president, a senior at San Marin. She already has lead the team before, so she knows how to do things. She can teach me how to fulfill the role of president and work with me to improve the team.

One habit that will help me with my goal is to always come in prepared. I don't like to "wing it". This can help me in our team meetings when we discuss ways to bring in new members or what tournaments to attend as it will help the whole meeting run smoother. One habit that I need to build is to start preparing longer in advance. In other words, I need to stop procrastinating. While I do always come in prepared, I always tend to put off that preparation until the last possible minute, which sometimes can cause me to rush, decreasing the quality of my work. Hopefully, breaking this habit can help me achieve my goals.

Goals:

Current Goals: Obtain my Emergency Medical Technician Basic, Obtain my Firefighter 1 and to fight a fire this summer.

Future Goals: Graduate High school and obtain my Paramedic License.

SMART: Specific Measurable Attainable Relevant Time

Habits: 

Good Habits: Check all my equipment before use to confirm that said equipment is operable.
Bad Habits: Messy roommate.

Allies:

Capt. Jon Alper
Col. John Kern
Eng. Tahoe Boaz

Future Allies: BC. Matt Barnes

My Goals

• Goals (now)
• To make MCAL playoffs for water polo 
• To make top three in one event for MCAL swimming next year
• To get straight A's next year 
• Goals (later)
• To get accepted into at least three of my top five school choices
• To have the opportunity to swim or play water polo at at least one college  
• Habits (now)
• Drinking plenty of water
• Procrastinating 
• Habits (later)
• Eating healthier 
• Getting work done before it's due
• Allies (now)
• Friends 
• Family
• Teachers
• Coaches
• Allies (later)
• Bosses 
• Professors 

Greetings,

My name is Gavin Wong, I am going to be a junior at Redwood High School this upcoming school year. Here is where I am right now.

Goals:

• Get good grades in school
• Continue to participate in sports and extracurricular activities
• Ultimately to have a good shot at getting into a really top university

Allies:

• My parents
• Close friends

Habits:

• Always show up early
• Diligence

In order to reach these goals before I graduate, I need to do the following.

• Be more outgoing and personable, able to make fast friends
• Continue to be diligent, hard-working, and committed
• Make the best out of every opportunity that I get

week 1

One of my goals for the up coming year is:

• to get 1 or 2 new jobs 

One of my good work habits is:

• asking my co-workers if they need help with anything

One of my bad habits is:

• being late. I have a pretty bad attendance record

One of my allies is:

• My friend Sydney

I want my family to be one of my allies in the future

Week 1- Goal Making

Goals:

SMART: specifics, measurable, attainable, relevant, time-oriented.

-To be more diligent with my time, to raise my GPA when school starts again, to work my way towards where I want to go.

Within a year, I want to be:

-more confident with my time management and be able to do things as planned, and be more confident in myself and my abilities with what I want to do.

Habits:

-Honest and dedicated, work well with others, nail biting. (?)

Things I could improve on:

-Being more organized, being more diligent with turning in work on time, and being a lot more conservative with due dates.

Allies:

A few people I could go to when things are wrong would probably be my mother, a handful of friends I hold close to me, and one of my bosses, Sarah.

Welcome!

Welcome to the Summer Career Academy Blog for Business, Law, and Public Service.  This includes various aspects of business like insurance, human resources, and marketing.  This also includes various services for the public like food service.  Create your blog posts here.  Don't forget that each week you must (1) write a blog post, (2) comment on a post within your blog, and (3) comment on a post in a different blog group.  Any questions, just let your instructor know!

Best,

Professor Duran and Mr. Morales