Author: RodApple
How to Address Questions About Current And Desired Salary
The all-important “What’s your current and desired salary?” questions that are typically asked in a job interview can be challenging to address especially if you haven’t spent any time preparing your thoughts for how you would respond to these questions. I view these salary questions as a poker game where the goal of one party is to get the other party to lay down their cards first. The key to knowing how to address these questions is proper research and preparation. It’s important to understand that the primary goal for the employer is to simply find out if you’re within their [...]
7 Tips to Ace Your Next Phone Interview
Time and time again, candidates underestimate the importance of the initial phone interview and choose to "wing it" instead of taking ample time to prepare in advance. While phone interviews are more informal than face-to-face interviews, it’s the critical first step in determining if you move onto the next round. This is the first impression that you leave with the employer, so you want to make sure that you shine! Here are our top supply chain phone interview tips that can increase your odds of moving forward to the next stage of the hiring process: Give Yourself Time to [...]
SCM Talent Group a Proud Exhibitor at APICS 2017
We’re excited to announce SCM Talent Group will be exhibiting and attending APICS 2017 in San Antonio, TX. The annual conference boosts over 2,000 supply chain professionals, 60+ educational sessions, 12 facility tours, two keynote speakers and dozens of networking opportunities. This year’s theme is Leadership, which breaks down the rise of supply chain and subsequent opportunities and how to succeed in today’s dynamic environment. Since 2014, SCM Talent Group President and APICS Career Coach Rodney Apple has attended the conference to provide one-on-one career coaching to college students and APICS scholars, as well as presentations on topics pertaining [...]
APICS Career Coach Webinar: Top Career Tips from Top Supply Chain Leaders
APICS Career Coach Rodney Apple, the Founder and President of SCM Talent Group, presented another webinar with APICS: Top Career Tips from Top Supply Chain Leaders. Date: Wednesday, August 30th, 2017 Time: 12:00pm-1:00pm CT In this webinar, you will learn: Key career advancement tips that top Supply Chain Leaders have used to accelerate their careers The best advice on what Supply Chain Leaders wish they would have known early on in their careers Common career mistakes that you should strive to avoid & More! In addition, APICS Members can login and replay past [...]
7 Steps to Engage The Right Mentor & Advance Your Supply Chain Career (INFOGRAPHIC)
Looking to advance your supply chain career? Perhaps you’re seeking to sharpen up your leadership skills in efforts to advance into an executive leadership role? Having a mentor throughout your supply chain career can truly provide insight and leadership development for both the mentee and mentor. I’ve kept track of many of the 1,000+ supply chain professionals that I’ve placed in the last two decades and the most successful of the group have used mentors and served as a mentor. The best mentor for you might not be your coworker down the hall, but could be an experienced professional from [...]
Webinar: Top LinkedIn Profile Tips for Supply Chain Professionals
Is your LinkedIn profile working for you? How confident are you that your profile is well positioned to attract supply chain recruiters and hiring managers? No need to panic, as SCM Talent Group has your back! This webinar presented by both Rodney Apple, President of SCM Talent Group and APICS Career Coach and Scott Singer, President of Insider Career Strategies, discusses top LinkedIn profile tips for Supply Chain Professionals. Covered topics include: How supply chain recruiters & hiring managers look at your LinkedIn profile Top profile optimization tips to get noticed on LinkedIn from Certified Professional Resume Writer [...]
8 Avenues to Expand Your Supply Chain Network
Looking to experience new ways of thinking? Build beneficial business relationships? Find career opportunities available nowhere else? Network! Networking is one the most valuable career development strategies for any professional at any stage in their career. Job seekers and employers alike constantly ask: “How did you build your supply chain network? Where are some of the places I can go to find supply chain professionals?” While there are many answers to these questions, here are a few great places to expand your supply chain network: Supply Chain Associations Supply chain associations offer a wealth of advantages for supply chain [...]
SCM Talent Group Named a Top Supply Chain Blog
SCM Talent Group’s Blog was recently recognized on the Top 75 Supply Chain Blogs & Websites for Supply Chain Professionals created by Feedspot, a blog aggregation website. Landing at #26 on Feedspot's blog list and authored by SCM Talent Group President Rodney Apple, the blog showcases best practices in supply chain recruiting, hiring, interviewing, job search strategies, resume optimization and related topics. Feedspot thoroughly reviewed of thousands of blogs and websites in order to generate the list. The finalists were compiled based on Google reputation, influence on social media, quality of posts, and an expert review by Feedspot’s team. A [...]
APICS Career Coach Webinar: Understanding and Navigating the Various Career Paths in Supply Chain
APICS Career Coach Rodney Apple, the Founder and President of SCM Talent Group, is presenting another webinar with APICS: Understanding and Navigating the Various Career Paths in Supply Chain. Date: May 17, 2017 Time: 12:00pm-1:00pm CT In this webinar, you will learn: -Thought leadership success stories and key tips about how to maximize opportunities to accelerate your Supply Chain career -Best practices and key tips to cross reference throughout the Supply Chain industry -Identify the solutions that will help you accelerate your career If you can’t make the webinar, APCIS members can access the recorded version via https://www.apics.org/careercoach. [...]
5 Keys to Launch a Successful Supply Chain Career
The field of Supply Chain Management offers a very broad and diverse range of career options with many opportunities for growth, making it both an exciting and overwhelming place to begin a career. It’s very important to gain a baseline understanding of the supply chain career spectrum in efforts to set yourself up for success when launching a supply chain career. Understand your personal strengths, passions & talents The first step to launching a supply chain career is to understand your core strengths and the type of work you will likely be good at and enjoy doing. Many universities [...]
