Video Transcript
Mahmood:
“For those that are considering a career in the OPS let me say that it is a very rich environment. There are lots of opportunities.”
Michelle:
“I became aware of the Ontario Public Service by going on the website. I had been thinking about making a move for some time and I was interested in coming to the OPS.”
Clarence:
“This is, I don’t know if you want to call it a calling, but this is where I want to be.”
Dan P:
“It is a constant learning environment. There is always opportunities to grow and we’ve learned so much in the last twenty (20) years in management, but we are always learning. You could be in more of a monitoring role, administrative role, you could be doing research. There is a whole wide variety of opportunities.”
Mahmood:
“The work that we do is tremendously important work. It impacts the lives of thousands of people and when you consider the kind of responsibility that’s placed on you that drives you to excel. The OPS has a very talented and dedicated team of professionals. They are committed to making a difference, they are committed to excellence, they are committed to the highest standard of values, integrity, transparency, equality and fairness. The OPS is a fantastic organization.”
Rebecca:
“I like my job. In terms of career ambition or whatever I do like where I am at and I think my ambition for the foreseeable future is to just see this program get built up and be what it should be to serve our students as well as possible.”
Lisa:
“The OPS has given me a world of opportunity that I am truly both excited about but also really intrigued by because I am really at the beginning of that and this is what is particularly exciting to me.”
Navneet:
“I thought it was a very formal, everyone had to wear suites, that was what I was expecting and then when I went there everyone was so friendly. As soon as I walked in my first day everyone was smiling saying hi to me and I had no idea who they were.”
Natalie:
“I was really fortunate to get a taste of the Public Service through this internship program so I think it’s a really good program for people to start to explore options. Whether or not you are ecstatic in your first placement or really fortunate like me to have found a placement that is a really good match for your experience and your skills that you already have. I think it’s really cool to have the opportunity to learn about what is really out there and then many different diverse roles and jobs that are going to be available to you.”
Ashif:
“The management here is amazing. Their ambitions, their goals, their strife just to keep everything intact, I have seen them work hard and working with them has just been phenomenal.”
Dan I:
“I think the OPS certainly offered me the security, feeling of joining a team. We are a very tight team; you have to be in this business. The work is too important not to be anything but tight as a crew.”
Susan:
“I am a mother of two young boys so I spend a lot of time at the hockey arena and at the baseball diamond in the summer time.”
Glenn:
“There is a lot of people who work in the OPS that have diversified skills. One thing about working at OPS if you have the ambition and you want to learn different skills and different trades the opportunity for the most part is there.”
Ray:
“Working in the OPS is absolutely the best career choice I have ever made. I have been able to undertake oh so many different tasks. I have never been bored in twenty-nine (29) years working in the OPS.”
Terry:
“If you are looking for somewhere to gain great experience and grow and opportunities in your profession the OPS is the place to be.”
“For those that are considering a career in the OPS let me say that it is a very rich environment. There are lots of opportunities.”
Michelle:
“I became aware of the Ontario Public Service by going on the website. I had been thinking about making a move for some time and I was interested in coming to the OPS.”
Clarence:
“This is, I don’t know if you want to call it a calling, but this is where I want to be.”
Dan P:
“It is a constant learning environment. There is always opportunities to grow and we’ve learned so much in the last twenty (20) years in management, but we are always learning. You could be in more of a monitoring role, administrative role, you could be doing research. There is a whole wide variety of opportunities.”
Mahmood:
“The work that we do is tremendously important work. It impacts the lives of thousands of people and when you consider the kind of responsibility that’s placed on you that drives you to excel. The OPS has a very talented and dedicated team of professionals. They are committed to making a difference, they are committed to excellence, they are committed to the highest standard of values, integrity, transparency, equality and fairness. The OPS is a fantastic organization.”
Rebecca:
“I like my job. In terms of career ambition or whatever I do like where I am at and I think my ambition for the foreseeable future is to just see this program get built up and be what it should be to serve our students as well as possible.”
Lisa:
“The OPS has given me a world of opportunity that I am truly both excited about but also really intrigued by because I am really at the beginning of that and this is what is particularly exciting to me.”
Navneet:
“I thought it was a very formal, everyone had to wear suites, that was what I was expecting and then when I went there everyone was so friendly. As soon as I walked in my first day everyone was smiling saying hi to me and I had no idea who they were.”
Natalie:
“I was really fortunate to get a taste of the Public Service through this internship program so I think it’s a really good program for people to start to explore options. Whether or not you are ecstatic in your first placement or really fortunate like me to have found a placement that is a really good match for your experience and your skills that you already have. I think it’s really cool to have the opportunity to learn about what is really out there and then many different diverse roles and jobs that are going to be available to you.”
Ashif:
“The management here is amazing. Their ambitions, their goals, their strife just to keep everything intact, I have seen them work hard and working with them has just been phenomenal.”
Dan I:
“I think the OPS certainly offered me the security, feeling of joining a team. We are a very tight team; you have to be in this business. The work is too important not to be anything but tight as a crew.”
Susan:
“I am a mother of two young boys so I spend a lot of time at the hockey arena and at the baseball diamond in the summer time.”
Glenn:
“There is a lot of people who work in the OPS that have diversified skills. One thing about working at OPS if you have the ambition and you want to learn different skills and different trades the opportunity for the most part is there.”
Ray:
“Working in the OPS is absolutely the best career choice I have ever made. I have been able to undertake oh so many different tasks. I have never been bored in twenty-nine (29) years working in the OPS.”
Terry:
“If you are looking for somewhere to gain great experience and grow and opportunities in your profession the OPS is the place to be.”
