Professional Growth
What Excel Skills Do You Need For A Supply Chain Job In 2023
Tracking tabular data is an important part of any supply chain job, and supply chain management jobs in particular. This makes Excel skills particularly valuable if you want to succeed in the industry. Without further ado, let’s get into the Excel skills you need for supply chain success in 2023. How to Track Supplier Orders…
Read MoreWhy Supply Chain Jobs and Salary Studies are Wrong
Websites like Indeed and Glassdoor can be great resources for people looking to get information on supply chain salaries. However, these reports aren’t always accurate, and salaries can significantly vary thanks to a number of factors. Consider the following nine factors that can significantly affect the salary of a supply chain position. 1) Location Salaries…
Read MoreHow to Discuss Strengths and Weaknesses in a Job Interview
While they may not use the terms “strengths” and “weaknesses”, interviewers will typically ask applicants about the things they are good at and their skills that need improving. Before walking into a job interview, you should be able to discuss your best and worst skills in a way that still makes you seem like an…
Read MoreHow Setting SMART Goals Can Help You Land Your Supply Chain Dream Job
If you want to have a long and rewarding career that includes working a dream job, you need to set long-term career goals. Long-term career objectives are generally achieved by reaching several increasingly more ambitious goals over the course of many years. When you aim to land a dream job, you should start by laying…
Read MoreWellness is More than Mental Health – 5 Areas That Can Help Improve Your Satisfaction at Work
For many years, employee wellness was primarily focused on physical health. Now there appears to be a more significant focus on mental health. While these initiatives do helped steer people toward control of their well-being, the COVID pandemic has helped reveal that these endeavors don’t fully support overall well-being. The modern concept of wellness is…
Read More2021 Supply Chain Industry Salary Guide
According to a recent report from Supply Chain Management Review, the need for skilled labor in the supply chain industry is still greater than the supply of talent. Meanwhile, the value of entry-level talent seems to have outpaced rises in other supply chain costs. The results of this study seem to imply that employers are…
Read MoreTop Excel Skills to Boost Your Supply Chain Career
In the supply chain industry, Microsoft Excel is used for storing data, analysis, inventory, demand planning and scheduling. Clearly, strong Excel abilities are a must for anyone working in this industry, and while many people think the program is easy to grasp – most people who use Excel don’t take full advantage of its functionality.…
Read More6 Books to Improve Your Interpersonal Skills
As a society, we focus a lot of time and energy on developing hard, technical skills: using business software, computer programming, welding, risk modeling, and the list goes on. However, the keys to a successful career aren’t developing technical skills. A successful career is built on interpersonal abilities like communication, emotional intelligence, and critical thinking.…
Read More5 Career Skills Automation Will Never Replace
From chatbots to massive industrial fabrication machines, automation is everywhere in the workplace, and it’s here to stay. Understandably, people are apprehensive about the rise of automation. We’ve all heard the horror stories about automation replacing humans in the workplace. Still, the cold reality is that we’re a long way off from automation and artificial…
Read MoreUpskilling: How to Ensure You’re the Top Candidate for the Supply Chain Job
Today’s labor market heavily features the job seekers, but that’s no reason to rest on your laurels. There are still multiple applicants for many job openings and there’s no guarantee that the scales won’t tip in the other direction, in favor of the employer. If the economy were to stall, job seekers could suddenly find…
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