Enniah

On February 20th I had the pleasure of sitting down with Mrs. Cynthia Stripsky the General Manager of Chuck E Cheese for an interview. The interview took no longer that 15 minutes, however I left with a wealth of information about being a General Manager of a store. I chose to do my business interview paper on being a General Manager because in two months’ time I will be applying to be a general manger for a store opening in Irving, therefore I wanted to get a leg in on what to anticipate and expect when I receive my promotion. The interview provided me with a lot of information about what the job entails. The number one was the amount of time I will be putting in on the job. The average hour per week for a general manager is about 55 hours a weeks. And general managers are required to work every Friday, Saturday and Sundays due to the fact that those are the busiest days of the week. Every first Monday of the month the general manager is usually at work for about 12 hours getting the bills, schedules and inventory done for the coming month. This job requires an individual who has good time management skills. I also learned that the educational requirements for the general management position at Chuck E Cheese are minimal. The company prides its self on hiring from within that the only thing required is to complete the management ladder that is provided by the company. If you are coming from an outside company, then the requirement is at least two years’ experience as management. However when you actually apply for the position there is an assessment test required during the hiring process and an individual just has to pass the bar required for being a general manager. The hiring process involves putting in an applicat...

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... about this assignment is that even though talking to someone is the position does afford you information, sometimes some people will want you to see the career from their perspective as either being good or bad.

During my interview with Mrs. Stripsky I was able to learn a lot about what the job as a general manager entails. What she revolved to be is that a person in this position needs to have great interpersonal skill, attention to detail, basic math understanding as well as time management. With these tools then you can build a great team that will make running a store a little bit easier. The job itself is not easy it requires a lot of time but there are also great benefits and pay off that comes with the job. To be general manager for Chuck e cheese you don't need a degree however experience is necessary as well as passing the assessment and drug test.