Jobs at Computer chain stores

[Howell]

Monster.com

Is it just me or just this job lean just a little too heavily toward sales expertise. Granted, it is a management position but some technical skill should be required, no?

 

[Will Rickards WT]

To be a manager in compusa, maybe.
To be a manager at gateway, I doubt it.
Having worked at Circuit City, I can tell you the managers had to have actually worked in the department. So they would know computers from a salespersons perspective. But sales skills was more important than computer knowledge. Often it becomes they hire one expert and everybody relies on him/her.

 

[ddrueding]

To be a manager in compusa, maybe.
To be a manager at gateway, I doubt it.
Having worked at Circuit City, I can tell you the managers had to have actually worked in the department. So they would know computers from a salespersons perspective. But sales skills was more important than computer knowledge. Often it becomes they hire one expert and everybody relies on him/her.

Very true. I worked @ CompUSA for a while. I was hired for my technical knowlede (the only one in the store) and promoted quickly 'cause of my "people skills" (read: manipulation skills).

 

[blakerwry]

if you're in charge of hiring people I believe you should have some technical knowledge... or atleast have a test that could determine someones technical knowledge.

I applied for a job at a computer chain store earlier this year and I got 100% on each of the technical knowledge tests, however I was not hired because the chain store outsourced to a hiring company that for some reason or another did not feel that I should be hired.

 

[Buck]

Blake, you knew to much. Why would you sell stuff that you know isn't good? They're afraid of having that type of a sales person.

 

[flagreen]

By far the most difficult part of a management position such as the one being advertised is the supervising of employees. If anyone here has ever done that they know what I mean. How do you think my soul became so twisted? Years ago I managed a branch office of a finance company while supervising the management of another branch at the same time. About 25 employees overall. It was stress ctiy - trust me. Whoever takes that job will earn every penny of whatever Gateway agrees to pay him or her.

 

[blakerwry]

I always imagined being a manager would be alot like when I worked watching school age kids after school at a day-care/pre-school.

 

[flagreen]

It is except that you cannot call their parents when they misbehave.