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Top 3 Podcast Episodes & Articles from 2021
Happy 2022, everyone! Below are the top 3 podcasts and articles from our first year in business! Feel free to revisit these gems and consult the treasure trove of career advancement tips and resources in our Content Hub. Thanks for making 2021 a huge success! Stay tuned for lots more exciting developments from our team and our content hub!
Top Supply Chain Certifications, Certificates, and Other Credentials
These top supply chain certifications, certificates, and other credentials will get you noticed as a supply chain professional.
Attracting Top Supply Chain Talent – Tips and Tactics for Success
Every supply chain is unique. They differ in many ways too, from organizational design, processes, systems, SKUs, performance, and many other attributes. But, one thing all supply chains have in common is that they are looking for the best talent relevant to their needs. When it comes to attracting top supply chain talent, how can your organization make improvements? Many people might initially think that it is all about the money - the monetary compensation that makes the difference in drawing top supply chain recruits. Though competitive salaries are important, they alone are not what will make exceptional talent choose [...]
Top 5 Tips For Optimizing Your Supply Chain Resume
What should you do to improve your supply chain resume? What works? I’ve evaluated thousands of resumes during my 30-year career and can provide some insight. There are several high-importance components to integrate into your operations management and supply chain resume to optimize its effectiveness. I believe these tips will help improve your job application to interview ratio and ultimately lead to you a much-improved job search result. As we exit the global pandemic, the economy is rebounding in much of the world and in most industry sectors. Combine that with huge issues in shipping, ports, product availability… the need [...]
Job Search and Networking Strategies for Supply Chain Professionals – Supply Chain Careers & SCM Talent Group:
Job Search and Networking Strategies for Supply Chain Professionals presented by: Rodney Apple and Hinesh Patel Co-Founders of Supply Chain Careers and Partners of SCM Talent Group Topics Covered: Networking How networking is a predictor of career success Networking Mistakes Networking Benefits Different Networking Avenues & Events in 2021 Online Networking Practices: Apps/Tools/Websites Job Search Strategies SMART Goal Planning Job Search Marketing Tools & Automation Tips Working with recruiters Meet Rodney Apple: Rodney Apple is the founder and president of SCM Talent Group, a national supply chain recruiting and executive search firm [...]
How to Optimize Your Supply Chain Resume & LinkedIn – View the recap!
We have posted the recap of this webinar so the content on Resume and Linkedin Optimization can remain of value to you!
Understanding Supply Chain Functions
Keeping SCOR: A Good Way to Understand Supply Chain Functions Supply chains can be incredibly complex networks of companies worldwide that are transforming raw materials into products you buy and use. Materials may come from other countries, processed in still other countries, then travel by ship to ports in your own country, where they are put on a combination of trains/trucks/vans to get to your local store to be picked up. Many steps. A high amount of travel. Typically a lot of time and expense involved for a large number of supply chain employees. For some companies, however, their supply [...]
Digital Networking Tactics For When You Can’t Network in Person
Throughout the pandemic crisis, the traditional methods for making new connections with other professionals, such as lunch meetings or attending supply chain events, went out the door. This in turn has made digital networking the new normal, and paramount for success as it relates to making new business connections or finding a new job. The good news is that with more people working home than ever before, your odds of getting through to those you’re reaching out to greatly improves, as people tend to be more accessible working from home as opposed to working in distracting office environments. Here [...]
Video Interview Practice and Tips – Keys to a Successful Video Interview
You may have ended up here reading this because you’re thinking it’s time to improve your video interviewing skills and need some video interview practice. Having a successful video interview seems pretty easy though, right? Well, not really… A lot more can go south in a video interview than an in-person interview simply because there are more technical factors that contribute to everything running smoothly. We have created a list of tips to help ensure these technical factors are planned for accordingly so all you have to worry about is being yourself and ‘wowing’ the hiring manager! Check Your [...]
3 Part Webinar Series – Obtain the Supply Chain Job You Deserve: Pandemic-era Job Search Strategies
PART 3: Interview and Offer Negotiation Webinar! Presented by ASCM Career Coach and SCM Talent Group President Rodney Apple WATCH RECAP HERE PART 2: Job Search & Networking Strategies Webinar! Presented by ASCM Career Coach and SCM Talent Group President Rodney Apple WATCH RECAP HERE PART 1: Resume and Linkedin Optimization Webinar! Presented by ASCM Career Coach and SCM Talent Group President Rodney Apple WATCH RECAP HERE Meet Rodney Apple: Rodney Apple is the founder and president of SCM Talent Group, a national supply chain recruiting and [...]
