Author: rapple
Onboarding for Impact: Optimizing the First 90 Days on the Job
The job offer is just the beginning. You need to know what questions to ask so that you can properly evaluate and negotiate your offer.
2025 to 2026 Supply Chain Talent, Technology, and Career Outlook
The job offer is just the beginning. You need to know what questions to ask so that you can properly evaluate and negotiate your offer.
Offer Evaluation and Negotiation: Critical Guidance for Landing the Best Offer
The job offer is just the beginning. You need to know what questions to ask so that you can properly evaluate and negotiate your offer.
Avoid the Spray-and-Pray: How to Execute a Supply Chain Job Search Strategy
Your supply chain job search strategy should involve making your job search your job. A clearly defined and planned process always wins.
Map Your Supply Chain Career: Functions, Industries, Company Types, and Trends
Supply Chain Career Catalyst Series: Episode 2 Summary: Turn clarity into action. Use the SCOR lens to see role options, understand how industries and company types change the work, and ride the trends shaping tomorrow’s supply chain careers. Key Takeaways The same job title can mean very different work from company to company; context matters. Use the SCOR map (Plan, Source, Make, Deliver, Enable) to scan role families and find your lane. Industry choice changes day-to-day reality; manufacturing, retail/wholesale, and enabler ecosystems each create different paths. Company type and [...]
Intentional Reflection & Strategic Career Moves
Supply Chain Career Catalyst — with Rodney Apple, Chris Gaffney, and Mike Ogle Summary: Use intentional reflection, objective tools, and practical networking to make smarter career moves in supply chain. This companion distills the episode’s best ideas into clear steps you can act on today. Key Takeaways Treat your career like you are the CEO of it. Plan with intention and avoid purely emotional decisions. Most supply chain careers are not linear; think like a climber who sometimes moves sideways to move up. Use structured self-assessment tools and real [...]
No Refunds, Just Results: Rethinking Refunds in Recruiting & Executive Search
Discover why refunds in recruiting don't align with professional services. Learn how SCM Talent Group’s candidate replacement guarantee offers a better, value-driven alternative for hiring success.
Creating a Global Supply Chain Career in the Beverage World – with Jenny Harrison
In this episode of the Supply Chain Careers Podcast, we sit down with Jenny Harrison, a seasoned beverage supply chain leader.
How to Select a Supply Chain Executive Search Firm – 7 Key Factors for Hiring Leaders
Introduction Knowing how to select an executive search firm can future-proof your company for years to come. Conversely, trusting a firm that’s not specialized or experienced enough can create costly delays in the hiring process - and set your company back months, if not years. This guide will provide readers with a search process to use with best practices to use with an executive search partner. Knowing what questions to ask and how to vet firms can save you money while landing you the best and most talented leader for your organization. Specialized Executive Roles Offer Unique Challenges to [...]
How a Near-Death Experience Transformed a Leader: Tarek Taha’s Career Story
Discover how a near-death experience transformed Tarek Taha’s leadership journey.
