September 15th - September 21st
On Tuesday we had a discussion on how to properly talk to adults over the phone. Our teacher needed someone on the other end of the demonstration phone call so I volunteered to help show how a correct phone call should go. Following the first call, we practiced what should be avoided in a poor phone conversation. After the exercises were over, we created a short paragraph to use as a guide for when we start making phone calls to set up interviews. I found this information beneficial and it was helpful to practice holding a conversation. Conversations are extremely important and in a business where building relationships is crucial, learning how to communicate is a skill I am glad to be strengthening.
Thursday we brought our rough draft resume to school and participated in peer editing in class. We all reworked each other's resumes making sure we were constructive with our criticism. This was also a beneficial activity because now, after so much feedback, I feel like my resume is a very strong and is an accurate reflection of myself. With business symposium seeming to creep up, we also worked on our business symposium outfit. It was a little difficult trying to put together a mature outfit but not something my grandma would wear.On Thursday we were assigned to wear our full professional outfit that we will wear on the business symposium, research showcase, and final presentation night. Unfortunately, homecoming week was last week, so instead of wearing a pants suit, I wore a hula skirt and lae as it was “Tropical Thursday”. Instead I brought a full length picture of my outfit to class and got it approved that way. School spirit is always important.
-I spent approximately 4.5 hours on ISM work this week.
