We prefer to grow our own employees. We have proven to ourselves that because we are just a little different than other employers, it is difficult to hire managers with experience directly into our company. We do it, but only because we don’t have an existing employee who is ready for the position. We also know that to promote an employee who is not ready is damaging to their career progress. Here is listing of the jobs in our 3 largest departments and the steps that might be expected.