Meet Somayya Kasani

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Meet Somayya Kasani

• Background
• Family
• Career
• Program
• Future

From you I receive, to you I give, together we
share, by this we live
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Ethnic Background

• Devaruppal
• Telangana
• language
• Agriculturists

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Devaruppal

• Population
• Farmers
• Progressive

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Family

• Aparna Kamalesh
• Anupama Sreenath
• Ajay Rani

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Grand Children

• Vikram
• Vinod
• Pragathi
• Prabhat

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Lived At

• Seattle, Washington
• Santa Clara, California
• Edmonton, Alberta

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Hobbies

• Literary activities
• Cultural activities

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My Talents

• Journal writing
• Making friends
• Staying active, creative

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Jobs Held

• Teacher for 33 years
• Enjoyed every minute
• Mentoring students
• Election management
• Census Analysis

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Why am I taking this Program

• Professional Development
• Update Computer Skills
• Learn Office Procedures

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What do I expect this program to do

• Increased Microsoft Office S/W skills
• Better understanding of Office Procedures
• Presentation skills
• Job Search skills
• Resume preparation

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Where was I when I first started

Skills Initial Rating (on scale of 1 to 10)
Windows 4
MS-Word 4
Excel 2
Access 1
Power Point 3
Office Procedures 4
Business Communications 4
Human Relations 5
Resume Preparation 4

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Where am I now

Skills Initial Rating (on scale of 1 to 10)
Windows 8
MS-Word 7
Excel 7
Access 7
Power Point 8
Office Procedures 8
Business Communications 8
Human Relations 9
Resume Preparation 8

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What do I like about the program

• Like A to Z of the program
• Great respect for my teachers
• Course well-designed
• Institution lives up to reputation

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What is my favorite class ?

• Human Relations my favorite class
• Subject of inherent interest to me
• Alice is an outstanding teacher
• All staff are outstanding here

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What would I change about Program

• Program is excellent already
• Increase duration to one year

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What would I change about myself

• Not sure what I need to change
• Hope my beloved teacher friends suggest
• Am willing to change and grow

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What is my dream job

• Practicum at Millwoods Welcome Center for New
  Immigrants
• Meet, encourage new immigrants to Canada
• Learn from people of diversity
• Get to advise, guide newcomers
• It is my dream job

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What is keeping me from dream job

• I have no obstacles
• Am excited and enthusiastic
• Looking forward to get started

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Where do I want to be

• Expert in web technologies
• Expert in Microsoft Office technologies
• Good at office procedures
• Continue learning to get there
• Practice makes perfect