Thread: What advice would you give someone who is applying for supervisory position?
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Old 03-28-2007, 07:16 AM   #70
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Originally Posted by Slick32
I presume by that statement that it isn't a federal government job. If it were you would know exactly waht a GS rating was.

I still highly recommend that you take a management class, especially if you get a job supervising people.

There is an old black and white movie named 12 O'Clock High. Staring Gregory Peck. In that movie you can find a mix of 6 distinct management styles. Most of them are bad. The best managers have a mix of the 6, but none of them as dominant characteristics of management. There are online courses you can take.

Trying to manage people with no skills in that area is a recipe for disaster. I've managed people for almost 20 years, if I hadn't of had some training it would not have been a pretty sight.
You were "managing people" when you were in high school?
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