Professional Growth
Entering the Supply Chain Industry? Here Are Interview Questions to Expect
You’ve graduated from college with a degree in supply chain. Congratulations! You’ve made an excellent choice—the supply chain industry is up and coming. Your first hurdle is going through the interview process to get your first supply chain job. Knowing that supply chain has become a competitive industry, are you ready for those interviews? Some…
Read MoreStop Thinking About “Job Security” and Start Thinking About “Career Security”
Job security isn’t what it used to be, even in the supply chain. Corporate America has long since said good-bye to the concept of long-term employment, so it’s very rare for a person to get a job and stay with the same company for decades. Since the employment model has changed, you have to change…
Read MoreHow to Be Found (and Recruited!) for Top Supply Chain Positions
Are you happy with your job, but feel like it might be time to move on? Or, would you be interested in knowing if a great career growth opportunity comes up? In a competitive industry like supply chain, you need to be proactive. How? To ensure that you’ll be considered for potential positions, you need…
Read MoreLooking for Your Next Supply Chain Job? Get a Leg Up By Utilizing these LinkedIn Tips and Tricks
The best supply chain job opportunities can be difficult to find – and once you have applied, you are competing against a very talented candidate pool. Your resume, cover letter, and recruiter can all speak to your qualifications, but that doesn’t mean you will automatically stand out from the other candidates. One job search outlet…
Read More12 Questions To Help You See Yourself As Others See You
12 Questions To Help You See Yourself As Others See You Having A few years back, the Gallup polling organization wrote a questionnaire to help HR people gauge how engaged employees are in their jobs. Employee engagement is important, of course, as a driver of morale and productivity. As a supervisor, it may not be…
Read MoreEight questions to help you decide what deserves your energy
Eight questions to help you decide what deserves your energy Some things you do because your boss tells you to. But where you focus your energy is often your call. To help you decide what’s worth doing and what’s not, time management expert Patricia Fripp suggests you ask yourself these questions: 1. Does this earn…
Read More6 Steps to Battling Job Burnout
6 Steps to Battling Job Burnout If you’re feeling bored or sick of your job, you’re far from alone. A recent survey by CareerBuilder.com found that 45 percent of employers think workers at their organization are currently burned out on their jobs. Aside from making you hate your job, burnout can increase stress hormones and…
Read More10 Steps To Happiness At Work
10 Steps To Happiness At Work Here’s a pop quiz for anyone who’s miserable at work. Which action has the biggest chance of improving your happiness? (A) Getting a promotion, (B) seeing your professional nemesis move to the Mongolia office, (C) focusing on the positive aspects of your job and trying to ignore the negative…
Read MoreWhat do you mean, ‘Time management has nothing to do with time’?
What do you mean, ‘Time management has nothing to do with time’? At week’s end, one of these two employees has a boss who’s furious. Guess which one: Jane had a list of 10 things she wanted to get done. She completed eight of them and feels pretty good about herself. Bill had a list…
Read MoreCreating Job Satisfaction, Getting The Most From Your Job
Creating Job Satisfaction, Getting The Most From Your Job A “Find a job you like and you add five days to every week.” H. Jackson Brown, Jr. For many of us, the idea of having a job that is truly satisfying – the kind where work doesn’t feel like work anymore – is pure fantasy.…
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