aight y'all whats it take to move up. I keep hearing a four year degree in basket weaving or some other meaningless major is required. funny part is outside the center I get told its just a center manager to sign off on driving school to drive awhile as any SMART fulltime sup should do first. After that going full time is 90% center manager wanting you to, and the dm signing off and a willingness to relocate if necessary as long as you dont blow the mapp.
By the way I already know in dreamland you bust your ass, prove you worth in a variety of circumstances, and get promoted strictly by merit. I also know more sups with no or irrelevant degrees like english and philosophy than I've met with industrial engineering or business management degrees. So what does it really take?
Alight here is my 2-cents, I've been in mgt for 16 years and was a driver/part timer the other 6 years.
Listed in importance according UPS.... IMO
1. Formal Education (depends which dept your trying to get into. Some FT sups have a HS diploma, but they were good drivers, worked hard, etc.... )
2. Proximity
3. Your manager or sup has to like you for the most part or at least not dislike you. ( you can't be a dip_shat union steward making a bunch of trouble then ask to go into management after you graduate)
4. Perceived Performance
5. Gender or Race (Diversity is huge in the hiring process)
6. Actual Performance
7. Seniority