Many cities want someone who has already been a manager. Experience is important but can also be overrated. Top managers are like top football coaches. Someone had to give them their start. Vince Lombardi and Bill Parcells were assistants before they became head coaches. Given a choice between a manager who has been in four towns in eleven years and well respected Assistant, Manager, I would go with the Assistant every time.

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Successful entrepreneur Tim Ferris has said, “if everyone is defining a problem or solving it one way, and the results are subpar, this is the time to ask, What if I did the opposite?”. He also said, “if the recipe sucks, it doesnt matter how good of a cook you are.” So it is with job searches.

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