"The hardest part for any ambitious assistant manager is waiting for that promotional store manager vacancy to come up. The best way to ensure that you are considered is to put together a personal development plan and produce it to your area manager, this way they know how keen you are and what steps you are taking to be the next store manager. When looking for other store manager roles in a new company, look for a smaller turnover or headcount than your current role, this will give you a better chance to get that well deserved store manager title. Start off small in order to become huge in the future!"