Category: Trinity - WORKABILITY CLASSROOM BLOGS

Job Interviews - Trinity, Kelli, Kiara, & Julie

4/26/2019

For job interviews you have to:

Have a resume
Have good hygiene
Dress professionally
Shake the interviewers hand
Not chew gum
Have a positive attitude
Smile
Have eye contact
Not have your phone out
Be prepared to answer questions
Talk about your references
Talk about your work and/or volunteer history
Try not say uh, um, yeah, like
Not fidget
Have good posture
Try not to be affected by things that happened before the interview

Some of us were nervous and some of us were confident. We all felt more comfortable the second day.

Kiara: It was harder when they asked me questions that I didn't prepare for. I think I did pretty well for my first mock interview ever. Now I understand what I have to do for a real interview.

Julie: I feel more confident now after practicing. The hard part is waiting to hear from them afterwards. In the past I would bug the employer and now I will wait.

Kelli: My interviewers said that I have improved from my first interview. I felt like I did really well with Christina because I was able to laugh.

Trinity: Overall, I was really nervous for the first mock interview but I did better than expected. I like how every interviewer was with me.

Hygiene and professionalism- Kiara, Trinity, Kelly and Julie

4/1/2019

We were picking out stuff that we use for our hygiene. We did it on our own without asking for help. We didn't ask for help from the people working there, so that we could be as independent as possible.

Diversity- Trinity, Kelli, Julie

3/15/2019

We went the Jewish History Museum and learned about the holocaust and the discrimination against certain people including people of color, LGBT, Muslims, Jews, and people with disabilities.
We went to the Chinese Cultural Center. They had good food. We learned about the history of Chinese immigrants in Tucson and how the lived with Mexican immigrants. - Trinity

Diversity Community Outreach Project- Kelli, Trinity, and Julie

3/15/2019

We went to the Arizona State Museum to learn about Native American culture. We learned about all the different the tribes. We saw Navajo rugs, paintings and drawings, and baskets. -Julie
We went to La Pilita Cultural Center to learn about a shrine and after we went to Sosa-Carrillo-Fremont House Museum. There were mariachi outfits, old instruments, and photos of historic mariachi women.-Trinity
We went to a Korean market. We bought kimchi and yogurt bottles. I liked the yogurt bottles. - Kelli

Communication-Trinity

2/15/2019

Types of Communication

Verbal communication- using your voice or gestures to communicate with someone
Non-Verbal communication- using facial expressions or body language
Written communication-text messaging, letters, social media
Visual communication- pictures, emoji’s, gifs
Aural communication-Sighing, mouth noises, hand noises

When communication is misunderstood

Sometimes, when we communicate in any sort of way with our body or facial expressions they tend to get misunderstood and we have to correct that person to let them know that what we’re doing isn’t intentionally rude. It’s just something we sometimes do.

Autism Society of Southern Arizona- Trinity, Kiara, Kelli, and Julie

2/8/2019

We went to the Autism Society of Southern Arizona. We spoke to a woman named Brie. She told us about the Autism Walk that is coming up on April 6th. She spoke about how parents can advocate for their kids with autism.

Job Fair-Trinity, Kelli, Julie, Kiara

2/8/2019

We went to The Double Tree Job Fair and it wasn't what we expected ; however, we practiced talking in a professional environment in order to come out of our comfort zone.

Self-Advocacy - Trinity

2/1/2019

Self Advocacy is the right to speak up for yourself and the rights that you have. Children, Teenagers, and Young adults who struggle with disabilities whether it would be a physical or mental disability are hard to cope with on a daily basis and those who struggle with said disabilities are given therapy and special ed classes to help them cope with them. But just because they may be different from other people it does not mean that they cannot live like normal individuals. Because they too deserve equal rights to everyone else.