Last week, I was finally given the final results of my assessments from the previous week. I don’t think it was a definitive estimate of what I had produced. Some items that I know I did not do were not mentioned, others that I know I did do were on the list of things I didn’t. I still say I am rusty.
Anyhow, the final score was 8 out of 8 for the Powerpoint portion of the test and I guess my score is still 7 on the Word/Excel portion because an actual number had not been given. I have the option to take it over and they will only keep the high score.
He also informed me of a position that is coming up with a wealth management bank in the city and the process to get my foot in the door, which includes two prep/testing components, one of which I am engaged in right now. The Word, Excel and Powerpoint section, I completed last week. Sometimes they talk about these things as though they are extremely difficult. That is not to say, it’s easy.
I once thought of myself as an advanced MS Word operator or user. That is up until a few years ago. There is so much to know, so much I am still not using in the app. What I did know, I did not know how to relate it to certain fields. I, now, know that each industry has it’s own applications.
I never thought about excel from a semi-design or desktop publishing perspective. I knew how to navigate it, but again, I fell short on it’s application, not just to a particular area but to everything. I just never had to use it for anything aside from my personal budget.
Powerpoint was disappointing to me. I learned how to use it inside and out, or so I thought, in a matter of hours. I was like, is that it?
I just felt so cheated. I wasted my time. There is so much there as well. I can understand now why some are so frustrated by it.
This week, I am doing the Photoshop, Illustrator and InDesign portion of the process. It’s just too easy. Again, I don’t consider myself to be anywhere near advanced, but what is considered advanced to some people is just disappointing. I sat through four hours of what was nothing to me. I fell asleep. In fact I slept through most of the instruction. It was very basic. I can understand that some people did not know much of what was being taught, some had never seen the applications, some did not even know that they existed. Everyone left, like I got this, when you know most didn’t. I take the test for that on Thursday.
Last week, my bank account was shut down. It was suspected of fraud. I deposited a check which was supposed to be an advance on a work at home job. I don’t have all of the details, but long story, short… It was a bad check. I thought that if I put it in the account that I wasn’t using the bank would tell me whether or not it was OK. They just shut me down. I am not going to let it get me down though. I just hope this doesn’t affect my job search.
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