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Road Side Pub
Mechanic to manager? Is it possible?
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<blockquote data-quote="Logan2003Cobra" data-source="post: 16316861" data-attributes="member: 17851"><p>As previously mentioned by you and others, the skillset that makes someone an amazing mechanic doesn't necessarily translate in to a management role. Some companies recognize this and create supervisor or lead roles to give people opportunities and see if they are capable of making the transition. </p><p></p><p>Also, depending on the responsibilities of the position, a business administration degree will help in some areas (big picture operational perspective, budgeting, finance, marketing, etc.) but do very little to help with communication, coaching, mentoring, motivating, team building, employment law, interviewing, hiring, disciplining, firing, etc. </p><p></p><p>Something else to consider is most "employees" view management as "out of touch" or "don't understand how things work at the bottom" when it's exactly the opposite. A mechanic, while having a large skillset, only has so much responsibility at any given time. Managers on the other hand are responsible for EVERY mechanic, all of their responsibilities, their safety, their training, how good of an employee they are, what management expects of EVERYONE including profitability, opportunities for growth and improvement, cleanliness, customer satisfaction, etc. </p><p></p><p>As for interviewing advice, just be yourself and focus on your strengths including steering a conversation or question towards those strengths. Also, try to answer questions from a big picture perspective, not from a mechanic's point of view.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Logan2003Cobra, post: 16316861, member: 17851"] As previously mentioned by you and others, the skillset that makes someone an amazing mechanic doesn't necessarily translate in to a management role. Some companies recognize this and create supervisor or lead roles to give people opportunities and see if they are capable of making the transition. Also, depending on the responsibilities of the position, a business administration degree will help in some areas (big picture operational perspective, budgeting, finance, marketing, etc.) but do very little to help with communication, coaching, mentoring, motivating, team building, employment law, interviewing, hiring, disciplining, firing, etc. Something else to consider is most "employees" view management as "out of touch" or "don't understand how things work at the bottom" when it's exactly the opposite. A mechanic, while having a large skillset, only has so much responsibility at any given time. Managers on the other hand are responsible for EVERY mechanic, all of their responsibilities, their safety, their training, how good of an employee they are, what management expects of EVERYONE including profitability, opportunities for growth and improvement, cleanliness, customer satisfaction, etc. As for interviewing advice, just be yourself and focus on your strengths including steering a conversation or question towards those strengths. Also, try to answer questions from a big picture perspective, not from a mechanic's point of view. [/QUOTE]
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