When I (S.L. Carroll) graduated from college in 2004, I couldn't find a job in my degree field so I went back through my resume and looked at all the companies I had worked for during college. One of them was Walmart, so I applied at a Walmart store in my area. To my surprise and relief they called me back. They had an open position as an overnight stocker that paid $8.10 an hour. I accepted.
My college degrees in Aviation and Human Resources Development didn't help me get the third shift stocking job, but they would prove invaluable in my getting promoted quickly. A year of experience with the companyt, along with my degrees, got me a promotion from overnight stocker to Foods Department Manager in four months, and with the accompaning raise I was then making $9.10 an hour. Six months after that, I applied for the open Sporting Goods Department Manager position. That promotion bumped me to $10 an hour.
I needed another promotion, but in order to make more money I knew would have to become an assistant manager. I applied and was turned down. I waited three months and applied for the assistant manager position again. Again I was turned down.
I applied at Walgreens. Two weeks later I interviewed and then they called me said that I had the job and asked me if $14.25 per hour was all right. I told them it was. It was a $4.25 raise over what I was making at Walmart. I was ecstatic. I had gone from $8.10 an hour to $14.25 an hour in a little more than a year and a half. Within two and a half years with performance raises and cost of living raises, I managed to go from making $8.10 an hour to $17.50 an hour.
It took a lot of hard work, determination and job changes, but I did it. Between July of 2004 and May of 2008, I had more than doubled my income. (posted on Yahoo Contributer Network 12/24/11, written by S.L. Carroll)
Now here is a gentleman that knows how to get it done. No whining, just set a goal and go about achieving it. Cudo's to Mr. Carroll. I wish all college graduates had his view of life!
My college degrees in Aviation and Human Resources Development didn't help me get the third shift stocking job, but they would prove invaluable in my getting promoted quickly. A year of experience with the companyt, along with my degrees, got me a promotion from overnight stocker to Foods Department Manager in four months, and with the accompaning raise I was then making $9.10 an hour. Six months after that, I applied for the open Sporting Goods Department Manager position. That promotion bumped me to $10 an hour.
I needed another promotion, but in order to make more money I knew would have to become an assistant manager. I applied and was turned down. I waited three months and applied for the assistant manager position again. Again I was turned down.
I applied at Walgreens. Two weeks later I interviewed and then they called me said that I had the job and asked me if $14.25 per hour was all right. I told them it was. It was a $4.25 raise over what I was making at Walmart. I was ecstatic. I had gone from $8.10 an hour to $14.25 an hour in a little more than a year and a half. Within two and a half years with performance raises and cost of living raises, I managed to go from making $8.10 an hour to $17.50 an hour.
It took a lot of hard work, determination and job changes, but I did it. Between July of 2004 and May of 2008, I had more than doubled my income. (posted on Yahoo Contributer Network 12/24/11, written by S.L. Carroll)
Now here is a gentleman that knows how to get it done. No whining, just set a goal and go about achieving it. Cudo's to Mr. Carroll. I wish all college graduates had his view of life!
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