I've been with Target for over 6 years now - I've created a pretty good reputation for myself. I've been primarily a BR Day TM, but also spent significant amounts of time on Flow, Sales Floor, Presentation, etc. A couple of years ago I was nearing my college graduation and my STL and ETL HR at the time put heavy pressure on me to consider becoming an ETL as a campus recruit right out of school, especially since I had a few years of Target experience already. At the time, I simply wasn't ready. I still had a naive "grass is greener" approach and wanted to attempt to find something in my undergrad field, despite the economy being totally shipwrecked.
Anyway, fast forward to today, where I'm still with Target and have nothing going on the other career front. I realized it might be time for me to take advantage of the opportunities that are right in front of me, and spoke to my STL about moving up in the company. He said if you're serious, we can get you to Captain something outside of your work area to gain some total store visibility and leadership experience, introduce you to the DTL and prepare you for ETL interviews. I was shocked, because I had always heard that if you weren't a campus recruit, it was virtually impossible to become an ETL without following an appropriate hierarchy to get there (IE: TM > TL > SrTL > ETL).
Has anyone ever made the jump from TM to ETL before or known of someone who has? I know it is all about who supports you and who has influence, and I would certainly say that my STL does - but its just something I've never heard of - although it would be great if it worked out that way!
Anyway, fast forward to today, where I'm still with Target and have nothing going on the other career front. I realized it might be time for me to take advantage of the opportunities that are right in front of me, and spoke to my STL about moving up in the company. He said if you're serious, we can get you to Captain something outside of your work area to gain some total store visibility and leadership experience, introduce you to the DTL and prepare you for ETL interviews. I was shocked, because I had always heard that if you weren't a campus recruit, it was virtually impossible to become an ETL without following an appropriate hierarchy to get there (IE: TM > TL > SrTL > ETL).
Has anyone ever made the jump from TM to ETL before or known of someone who has? I know it is all about who supports you and who has influence, and I would certainly say that my STL does - but its just something I've never heard of - although it would be great if it worked out that way!