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Journals

Week 1:

Prompt 1: What have you done this week for Career Explorations? How can you apply it to your future?

This week I created a Linkedin account. I can use Linkedin to help show my resume and to assist me to find jobs in the future.

Prompt 2: What situations, topics, or ideas spark your curiosity and cause you to want to know or ask more about?

How do I create a resume? What kind of information does it show?

Week 2:

Prompt 1: What have you done this week for Career Explorations? How can you apply it to your future?

This week I started my volunteer hours by researching to formulate an educative video on animals.

Prompt 2: What are some things you do well when working with other people? What is one change to improve how you collaborate with others when you work on a team?

I can have good discussions when working in groups or with other people. It helps to have other people’s ideas to improve my own. The one thing I would change when I work with others is that sometimes I don’t speak enough so my ideas don't get heard.

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Week 3:

Prompt 1: What have you done this week for Career Explorations? How can you apply it to your future?

This week I had a mentor meeting and finished my volunteering hours for the next benchmark. I can use the feedback from my Mentor meeting to improve my skills to use in my future.

Prompt 2: Do you find it difficult or easy to accept feedback? Why? Share an example of a time you thought about and applied feedback this summer.

I find that I take feedback well almost all of the time. I feel that feedback is a good thing, not a bad thing. My mentor gave me feedback on how I could be more curious and ask more questions in my class.

Week 4:

Prompt 1: What have you done this week for Career Explorations? How can you apply it to your future?

This week I have completed my second benchmark. I have started to record for my educational video for my volunteering hours. I also made my first resume that I can use to help me get a job in the future.

Prompt 2: How do you bounce back from setbacks, when things do not go your way? You will be interviewing someone next week, what questions could you ask them about overcoming obstacles?

When things don’t go my way I stay positive and try to push through so that I can bounce back from that setback. Some questions I might ask the person I am interviewing are “How do you overcome your obstacles?”, and, “What kind of obstacles did/do you have to overcome?”

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Journals

Week 5:

Prompt 1: What have you done this week for Career Explorations? How can you apply it to your future?

This week I had an interview with professional photographers Darryll Ann and Joe Geske. I asked questions and got a lot of information back that I can use while taking photos. This interview helps me by acting as a practice for when I have more professional interviews in the future.

Prompt 2: In what ways have you worked on or improved your professional skills this summer? Where do you see opportunities for improvement?

This summer I have worked on my professional oral communication. I feel that by having more zoom meetings and interviews my oral communication has improved. That being said I think that I still need to improve my oral communication more face to face because it’s not one of my strongest skills.

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Volunteering

For my volunteer hours, I decided to create an educational video on unidentified animals. I enjoyed creating it. So click the link and check it out.

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Badges

To earn this badge I went through and checked all of my social media accounts. I made sure that there was nothing within the profile that would prevent me from getting the job that I want.

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Badges

I earned this badge by creating a Linkedin account that I can use in the future. I can use this tool to show off my skills and to help me find jobs.

https://www.linkedin.com/in/emily-carrasquillo-6b3b121aa/

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Badges

I earned this badge by creating my first resume with a generic cover letter. I included many of my skills and accomplishments to help make it more interesting and readable.

https://docs.google.com/document/d/193z2IAUjwv1Nt26MicN48uSqWHgIaX_GMMg0SrxWPPQ/edit?usp=sharing

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Skills

Week 1: Curiosity

Curiosity is good to have this skill because it will be very useful in the future. Being curious helps you to learn new information and gives you new opportunities to get new ideas.

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Skills

Week 2: Collaboration

This skill is very useful in many situations. To have a bright future you need to be able to work well with others because you will most likely be working in a setting with one or more people.

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Skills

Week 3: Coachability

Being able to take feedback is a very important skill to have. To use that feedback to your advantage is a very good ability. It will not only make you more beneficial as an employee it will show that you go to great lengths to do your best.

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Skills

Week 4: Drive

Being resilient is a very desirable trait. Being able to bounce back from failure shows that you are not a quitter and will prove that you go to great distances to do ideal work.

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Skills

Week 5: Professionalism

Having a professional attitude and appearance in an interview or in any other serious setting is very important. Having this skill you show that you want the job and that you will be serious and determined to do your job efficiently and correctly.

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Interview Reflection

I had an interview with wedding photographers, Darryll Ann and Joe Geske. I acquired many new ideas and thoughts from this interview. I learned that it doesn't matter what kind of camera you use but how you use it in different situations, meaning that you don't need fancy equipment just the right mindset to accomplish your goal of taking an excellent photo. They spoke about many techniques that they use with lighting sources and what kind of equipment they use. In some cases, they had to use items found at the Home-Depot to create unique lighting. Education is not required in the field of photography but it is best if you get a business degree or take basic classes in photography if you're are going to be doing it on your own as a full-time job. Both Darryll Ann and Joe Geske didn't go into college thinking that they would become wedding photographers. In the beginning, it was just a hobby but soon became their career. It really amazes me how some people can change their lives so dramatically in such a short time.

I am sure much of the information given to me will stick and I will use it in the future. They both have gone through many challenges but they said that they have not seen any challenges as big as this pandemic. Without many weddings, they have had many setbacks. But these setbacks will only make them better as they find new ways to cope with the new life changes. This Interview has taught me many things about not only photography but about a real interview setting.

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Growth Reflection

This summer I discovered many new skills that I should improve upon. For example, I found that I need to work on my communication skills with other people. It will be very important for me to be able to communicate well with others to work to the best of my ability. Receiving feedback seems like a bad thing but I received feedback from my mentor. They said that I should try to be more curious because it is an important trait to have as I get older and need to learn new things. By improving this skill I will have the opportunity to learn more and get more feedback. Feedback is not a bad thing but a good thing that will help me improve and get better to help my future.

This summer I also did sixteen hours of Volunteering. For my volunteering, I created an educational video on animals. I spent the time researching, recording, and editing. I learned that it is not an easy task to create a video in a short amount of time. Many people do this as their full-time career and I understand now that it takes a lot of time and patience to create a really good piece of work. In the end, I enjoyed creating the video and sharing what I love with others. I can use my reflection tools and my journals as personal feedback so that I can improve my skills as an individual. People are always making themselves better by working with the feedback given to them. This whole experience with Career explorations has taught me that working with others and obtaining feedback is very important towards my future.