Posts Tagged ‘Supply Chain Careers’
6 Strategies When Changing Career to Supply Chain
Companies need supply chain professionals to control the flow of raw materials and finished goods, regardless of shifts in consumer sentiment or business trends. As the world transforms in the wake of COVID-19, you might find yourself thinking about a supply chain career, even with little formal training in the industry. If you can show…
Read MoreWhat Does My Supply Chain Career Look Like?
The career path of the typical supply chain professional today looks much different than it did just a decade ago. With supply chain’s vital role in today’s global business ecosystem, the supply chain professional is no longer simply the “purchasing person.” Supply chain jobs and duties include a vast range of functions, including demand planning,…
Read More“Why Should I Hire You?” Here’s What You Should Say
Right next to “What is your biggest weakness?”, the question “Why should I hire you?” is probably the most common question hiring personnel like to ask in an interview. Because you can see it coming, this question offers you a real opportunity to take advantage of. The best responses to this question showcase confidence, personal…
Read MoreWelcome and Develop Millennials with These 5 Tips
With the baby boomers slowly entering into retirement, companies must now, more than ever, compete for millennial workers. Like other generations before them, millennials grew up during a specific time that shaped their present values. Companies must speak to these values not only when trying to hire younger workers, but also when trying to coach…
Read MoreHow You Can Give a Great Video Interview to Land the Job
As a cheap, faster and more convenient alternative, video interviews are becoming increasingly popular with hiring managers. Not quite a phone interview, and also not a face-to-face interview, the video interview is a beast all its own and job seekers need to develop a distinct mentality when going into a video interview. A 2013 investigation…
Read MoreRemove, Like, Verbal Fillers from, Um, Your Vocabulary
Widely credited as one of the most gifted orators of our time, President Obama gets away with the occasional ‘uh’ or ‘um’ – but that doesn’t mean you should be using them all of the time. President Obama and other politicians can get away with these and other verbal fillers because they make these politicians…
Read MoreHelp Your Chances by Following Up Properly After the Job Interview
You’ve impressed a hiring manger with both your resume and interview performance, but now you’re waiting for them to let you know if you got the job, are still in the running or the job has gone to someone else. How and when should you reach out? Have they been too busy to move the…
Read MoreGet Better at Procurement and Don’t Be Afraid of Changes
Procurement is the business process of acquiring goods and services that allow a company to turn around and then produce a product or service to its customers, or in the case of government to the public. Procurement involves setting up quality standards, funding purchases, bargaining over prices, buying goods, tracking inventory control levels and discovering…
Read MoreYour Employees Are Your Best Brand Ambassadors
One advantage for businesses in this age of social media involves your employees essentially becoming ambassadors for your company. Sharing your business’s posts on Facebook or “retweeting” them on Twitter offers your organization the chance for its brand to be seen by potential logistics industry customers like never before. LinkedIn, the preeminent social network, also…
Read MoreFour Strategies for Success for Young Supply Chain Professionals
It can be tough when you’re just starting out in the supply chain industry, which is rapidly growing and becoming very competitive. If you’re just starting out in your career, you’re probably going to have to “earn your stripes” before you can move on and move up. Here are four tips on how you can…
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