Professional Growth
How to Improve Your Management Skills in 2020
Management should be a constant journey of improvement, and the New Year is a great time to revitalize your ongoing effort to be a better manager. With that being easier said than done, we’ve put together a handy guide that can hopefully set you on the right path. Define Your Problems Trying to achieve vague,…
Read More5 Ways to Show Your Boss You’re Ready for a Promotion
When it comes to asking for a promotion, impressing your boss is essential. You should be in the habit of putting your best foot forward daily, taking on more work whenever you can, and extending positive, professional energy. Simply put, you can put yourself in a position for a promotion by adopting good, impressive habits.…
Read More5 Tips for Handling Supply Chain Salary Negotiations
The economy has been doing well and the labor supply is tight, but employees still aren’t able to dictate salary terms to their employers: Negotiation over pay is alive and well. Negotiating a raise or a better job offer is a delicate dance. You want to say the right things and avoid putting your foot…
Read MoreInterview Best Practices to Successfully Explain Your Strengths and Weaknesses
In the typical interview, there’s a whole lot of talking about yourself, and one of the more nerve-racking parts of doing that might be talking about your professional strengths and weaknesses. The strengths and weaknesses you cite generally matter less than the way you talk about them. In asking these questions, a hiring manager is…
Read MoreHow to Put a Plan in Place for Your Career Goals
A good career action plan can take you from choosing an occupation to long-term success in a career. A solid career plan must have both long and short-term goals. It is essential to include the steps to take to reach each one, along with approaches to get around barriers that might get in your way.…
Read More5 of the Best Apps to Advance Your Career
When the release of the iPhone brought the idea of ‘apps’, we celebrated these programs as if they could change every part of our lives. Although we may have a bit of app fatigue at this point, it’s hard to deny that there are many useful apps out there, and a lot that can help…
Read MoreEverything You Need to Know About Oracle for Your Supply Chain Job
A supply chain management (SCM) system is a suite of software solutions that tracks and manages the flow of goods, information and monies as a product or service is delivered from a source to a destination. A comprehensive SCM covers the material handling and software packages for all parties working together in a supply chain,…
Read MoreGrow Your Professional Network With These Conversation Starters
It’s easy to talk to people you already know, but trying to strike up a conversation with a stranger can be difficult. Add in the pressure of trying to see if that stranger could be a network connection and sparking up a meaningful conversation can be downright difficult! Making a network connection through a good…
Read MoreFeeling Overworked – How to Talk to Your Boss About Your Workload, Without Complaining
If you feel like you’re overworked, you’re not alone. Surveys regularly show that many Americans feel they are responsible for too much at work. Ideally, all the extra effort is being appreciated. If it isn’t, you need to do something about it. The trick is being able to talk to your boss without coming off…
Read MoreHow to Set SMART Goals for Your Supply Chain Career
Goal setting is an effective habit and can be an almost therapeutic process. It’s critically important, however, to set goals correctly. Too often, people consider only final outcomes without taking into consideration the small benchmark goals. Or, they set goals that are not big enough. One highly effective way to set goals is to use…
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