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| *Ostroff, Fair and Company>>>Other - Careers & Employment |
Help me get the manger postion? |
There is the asstant manger postion comeing open at my grocery store i have been the night manger for over a year but there is soemone else that has more manger experience 15+ years at other places like a box factory and dollar store but not at my store i am only 19 so they will try and tell me i am to young give me some ideas to help me show them i can do the job i do alot of it right now and the manger says i do great so please help me i really want this spot. I don't have experience in the grocery business, but I think you have a shot. Sometimes a manager won't hire a very experienced ex-manager because they fear their job might be at risk eventually. I don't think it's about people being set in their ways, it's about working well together. Often times, two very opinionated manager/assistant manager pairs won't get along or work well together. So having a reliable, responsible assistant manager who is willing to learn and stay there for a couple of years, will be reassuring. Some tips a. make it clear that you're applying because you want to learn the business. it's not about the job, it's about your development as a worker. b. give ideas on how you could help the manager do his/her job more effectively if you were the assistant manager. If there's something that is taking up the bulk of their time, suggest ways in which you would manage that for them in a responsible, transparent way. c. give examples of how you've tackled "management" problems in your current position. Decisions you've had to make, efficiency, etc. d. last point -- ask for the job. As a manager myself, when I'm interviewing someone I'm looking at their maturity and confidence, and after all things have been discussed ( including money ) I usually want to hear something like "this sounds perfect for me. I really want this job". One question you may have to be prepared for is how you would manage and gain the respect of people more senior than yourself. So I'd work on that before the interview. The first thing you will have to sell them on is the fact that you are already employed and experienced at their store, not somewhere else. Someone who has 15+ years of management of experience is going to be some competition, but don't you have youthfulness and lots of newer energy? You can provide something new to the field. Write down all the times you had to step out of your job boundaries to get something done, and bring those up. Hopefully as the night manager you have done well and have gained some recognition, showing them you are responsible and willing. Remember to focus on reasons why they should want you, and not why you want them. Last resort: be willing to accept the job at a slightly cheaper salary/wage than the guy with the experience, and try to self yourself by saving them money. Don't do this unless you are desperate. Actually, you have an advantage over the other guy because you are younger. More experienced people are often more difficult to train because they have set ideas on doing things. Focus on what you have done which qualify you for the position. Strengths like reliability, creativity, energy and demonstrated ability to get things done. Peace and blessings! experience does not always win the job points to consider. 1. are you available any time and all the time? do you put your activities like sports and dates ahead of your desire for this job? 2. are you willing to be flexible and take work when needed? 3. do you dress clean and neat? no chewing gum? turn off your cell phone at work? do not hang around and waste time when you are on the clock? 4. IN THE PAST YEAR HAVE YOU HONESTLY GIVEN YOUR 100%? 5. ARE YOU easy to work with and yet tactful with others? 6. courteous and respectful? helpful and self starting at tasks? 7. do you work well without being told when to start and what to do? 8. in the past year do you have a good record for being on time and attendance? if you can answer yes to questions like these that i have asked then you have already developed and preformed many skills that you boss already has seen and is aware of in the past year. if your boss says you are too young than i would say that some of the above suggestions have not been practiced in the last year and your boss is already aware of your imaturity. during the last year each and every day of your life has already spoken up for whether you are mature, ready and qualified for the job. or whether your boss has been watching you and know you just can not handle it. your past year has probably already influenced whether your boss is willing to give you a chance. |
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