Working at a Chick-fil-A restaurant teaches valuable skills, including customer service, hospitality and an introduction to entrepreneurship.
Chick-fil-A Owner-Operators provide opportunities unique to their local restaurant, which could include mentoring, development sessions and education assistance. This series highlights how working in a Chick-fil-A restaurant prepared former Team Members for their future careers.
Restaurant time helped Jalon Walker learn lessons in team building
Jalon Walker, a professional football player and University of Georgia alum, shares how lessons he learned as a Chick-fil-A Team Member in Salisbury, North Carolina, helped him get to where he is today.
He sought a job where he could also balance his time in the classroom and on the field. As a multi-sport high school athlete, Jalon often had practice and needed a job that offered flexibility.
His dad, a local football coach, had a connection to Chick-fil-A Towne Creek Commons Owner-Operator Bo Hawkins, leading Jalon to think about a role with the restaurant.
Watch the video above to learn how Jalon’s time in the restaurant helped on his journey to being a good teammate, on and off the field.
