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"It is not uncommon, in my opinion, that at the start of a career, newcomers to a company find themselves in a more or less secondary position. Whether in their thirst for learning or just the crowd of information thrown in their direction, they are reduced to holding back their thoughts or nodding silently. As I began my internship at CTRL, it was this position I was preparing to fill.

After all, it's not easy to include a newcomer into your culture. In this scenario, no position, or degree, prepares an individual for open-mindedness and an attitude that puts a person at ease in the middle of a period of change. Such qualities seemed almost trivial in their abundance among the people I had the good fortune to meet during my time at CTRL.

And it is, in my opinion, in such interactions that the work ethic and vision of collaboration conveyed at CTRL really comes into its own. After the year I spent trying to develop myself as a programmer and as a person in the company, I realized that one thing CTRL masters above all else is its people.

Within this development team, I had the opportunity to discuss and deepen my understanding of issues related to software development, and I was particularly sponsored, almost without my knowledge, in the art of translating my ideas and sharing my vision of these issues articulately.

It's one thing to encourage team members to express themselves, and it's quite another to create a work environment where self-expression becomes natural, easy, and inspires confidence in each group member to support their opinion.

My goal when joining CTRL was to find my place in the industry, and I left with a critical eye and an experience that will guide me in any business decisions that come my way. This is an experience that I wish for any developer who is thirsty to learn and wants to discover the benefits that a well-run company can bring."

Tristan Ortiz-Duchesne,
Intern for the Université Laval Bachelor of Software Engineering

"I've always been grateful for the chance CTRL gave me in 2018 by hiring me as an intern when I was only in the first year of my bachelor's degree in Software Engineering. It is rare in the industry to choose young people with only one year of development experience; we often lack practical knowledge, wisdom, and creativity. I don't think I was any different, but the CTRL team saw something in me I had not yet identified. Over the next three years, the R&D team at CTRL followed and mentored me until I left today. This excellent support throughout my school career has definitely helped me not only in my work but also in my academic achievements.

Throughout my internships, I was also able to flourish as a worker. The working environment has always been extremely warm, and the entire R&D team welcoming and friendly. I learned from them to trust me, share my opinions constructively, express myself and my ideas straightforwardly, and rely on my coworkers. I am confident that these skills and abilities will serve me far more than any programming knowledge I might have learned in my college classes, and I will be eternally grateful to the entire CTRL team.

Finally, I will never forget my three excellent years working at CTRL. Despite the tumultuous finality because of the COVID-19 pandemic, I loved working there during my three years with their team of developers who looked more like family than just a bunch of coworkers. Everything I have learned, everything that makes me a developer ready to tackle new and bigger projects, I have learned thanks to the support of the CTRL team. I will keep fond memories of my time at CTRL for the rest of my career and will always be grateful."

Thomas Girard,
Intern for the Université Laval Bachelor of Software Engineering