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- Dec 29, 2011
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I am at a place in my life where I've decided I would like to make a career at Target. It is not ideal , but not so bad as far as humble jobs go. I started working at Target in summer 2008. I was hired in as cart attendant, doing occasional hardlines and cashier shifts as well. Around April 2011, I made a move to Guest Service/Photo to pick up better hours, and even was able to pick up shifts doing CAFs. I always check the swap shift board daily, and I'm usually one of the people they call to cover call-offs. I was fortunate enough to average about 34 hours a week in 2011 and 2012, being just a regular front end TM. Prospects for getting that in 2013 look bleak since now you can't do double-shifts, split shifts, or seven day weeks anymore. I would like to be a Team Lead one day. I am all for paying my dues, but I seem to be regressing in my pursuit of this goal:
Last year, I expressed interest in cross-training to Food Ave/Starbucks. I was thorough, speaking to the ETL-GE, and SBTM who both said I would be great for it and told me "okay we'll start training you in a few weeks" but it never materialized. My ETL-HR about a year later re-inquired about my interest in Starbucks and I said yes and then they proceeded to formally offer me the position and then not give me the position. I have put in for CTL and GSA internally and HRTM externally, all to no avail. I can't move upwardly or even laterally.
Should I try to transfer to a different store and start over? Should I try to get a mentor thing going that I keep hearing about? I'd have to say my greatest liability is my interviewing skills. But I do offer punctuality, I've had one call-off in my whole tenure there, and I've never been accused of being lazy. Could the fact that I've spent too much time at lowly positions be hurting me? I'm not saying I deserve a TL position or anything like that, But I'm at a point where I'm out of ideas. I have no other career options since I've never done more than a seasonal stint anywhere else.
Any advice appreciated. Thanks for taking time to read over all this.
Last year, I expressed interest in cross-training to Food Ave/Starbucks. I was thorough, speaking to the ETL-GE, and SBTM who both said I would be great for it and told me "okay we'll start training you in a few weeks" but it never materialized. My ETL-HR about a year later re-inquired about my interest in Starbucks and I said yes and then they proceeded to formally offer me the position and then not give me the position. I have put in for CTL and GSA internally and HRTM externally, all to no avail. I can't move upwardly or even laterally.
Should I try to transfer to a different store and start over? Should I try to get a mentor thing going that I keep hearing about? I'd have to say my greatest liability is my interviewing skills. But I do offer punctuality, I've had one call-off in my whole tenure there, and I've never been accused of being lazy. Could the fact that I've spent too much time at lowly positions be hurting me? I'm not saying I deserve a TL position or anything like that, But I'm at a point where I'm out of ideas. I have no other career options since I've never done more than a seasonal stint anywhere else.
Any advice appreciated. Thanks for taking time to read over all this.