Ben Bruno is an apprentice working in the ITS division of the Thompson
School District, a job he got through the Career Wise program at TSD.
I was actually volunteering here at ITS and I was doing a bunch of stuff.
And no matter what I did, I loved being here and I loved helping.
And I found it interesting.
And so the person that I was volunteering under,
she said that there were two spots open,
and so I immediately rushed in to get,
you know, one of the spots and well, I'm here today.
So I think it worked out.
I knew a little bit of programming, mainly Python.
I also had a general understanding on how computers worked.
I was kind of well, I didn't really know that much,
but joining the program and going through the training,
I learned a lot about the career as well as the certain aspects of the job.
But now I'm really good at learning and also troubleshooting problems.
While I had some skills nowadays.
Ever since joining the program, I've been able to troubleshoot
every problem that I come across and always just kind of being on task too.
I have learned to manage my time a lot better.
Currently, it's unknown whether I'm going to continue to work here
or go off to somewhere else.
But all I do know is I am accepted here and I do love my job.
I'd say definitely try it.
While there is no guarantee that you're always going to get every opportunity
that's handed to you, you could always still try.
And if you get it, then great, I congratulate you.
But always keep an open mind and always know that when you do
get accepted the job that you're applying for, they want you.
They had to agree to Career Wise to accept you in.
So take full advantage of that and you're not stuck in just some work environment.
You are also there to learn.
So take full advantage of that.