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I've been told Target is a total shark tank. If you come in and show potential (whatever your background is) they go to great lengths to push you up the hierarc

I've been told Target is a total shark tank. If you come in and show potential (whatever your background is) they go to great lengths to push you up the hierarchy and get you promoted. Those managers who don't have "The drive" as they call it, are effectively culled from the herd and never promoted and languish in middle management until they either move on or let go. Judging by her youthful looks, I'd say she was clearly on one of these "fast tracks" and landed in the CIO position exactly as you pointed out.

nobleach 13y ago
I worked at Target while in college. The people that were brought in as managers (execs) were not people I had ever met. They'd show up one day from some internship program, and bam 6 months later, they'd be in charge of everything. That said, the people typically were top notch... so I couldn't complain about their management abilities. We'd always say, "they showed up already promoted". It was college life for me though, so I had no illusions of ever wanting to be more than a minimum wage salesfloor guy for a couple of years. 15 years later, and I still have dreams that I still somehow am employed there, and I just happen to check the schedule... and CRAP, I have a shift this week!