By Isabel Duarte<\/p>\n
Amando Gomes has worked at Hood since December of 2011 as a Campus Safety officer.<\/p>\n
Before then, Gomes worked in the prison system for 33 years as a guard.<\/p>\n
He began his work in 1975 as a student intern for Montgomery County Detention Center, recording the inmates\u2019 phone calls.<\/p>\n
Gomes was hired the next year as an officer and he advanced the ranks over the years and retired as a captain in 2008.<\/p>\n
In college, Gomes was original\u00adly studying to be a doctor, but then took a job with the detention center instead.<\/p>\n
Gomes expressed the many dif\u00adficulties that came with working in the prison system, but he also ex\u00adplained that he liked what he was doing because it was \u201cchallenging and different\u201d.<\/p>\n
He explained that working in criminal justice is lucrative.<\/p>\n
\u201cCareer-wise, money is the best thing in the world,\u201d Gomes said.<\/p>\n
Gomes explained that the es\u00adsence of security jobs requires you to \u201cuse your head more than your physical nature\u201d.<\/p>\n
Gomes knows a plethora of rid\u00addles and tests that enhance listening skills. He strives to demonstrate that it is necessary to pay attention to what people are saying in security jobs because inmates are often look\u00ading for ways to trick guards.<\/p>\n
\u201cIf you choose a field [of secu\u00adrity], the day you start feeling com\u00adfortable is the day you should leave,\u201d Gomes said.<\/p>\n
Gomes believes that security and guard work maintains very good careers, and the best aspect of youth is being able to get education and work experience.<\/p>\n
\u201cBelieve it or not, the best thing that you can do is get an education,\u201d Gomes said.<\/p>\n
While Gomes has been getting used to a collegiate environment, he appreciates the friendly nature of the Hood community.<\/p>\n
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