Category: Professionals
9 Steps in Evaluating a Job Offer
During a job search, it’s common to spend weeks or even months researching career opportunities, sending out resumes and going on interviews. When you finally receive a viable job offer, there are typically feelings of anxiety when it comes to evaluating the opportunity and especially negotiating and making a final decision. How will you evaluate the job offer in supply chain discipline and if necessary, counter and negotiate? In the excitement of receiving an offer, don’t forget to use sound judgment because accepting a new job with a new company can and typically is a “life-changing event”. Here [...]
Attract Supply Chain Employers By Optimizing Your Social Media Profiles
In today’s technologically advanced world, many recruiters spend as much time searching social media platforms like LinkedIn as they do utilize job boards like Monster and CareerBuilder to find qualified individuals for their supply chain job openings. You can attract supply chain employers through optimizing your social media profiles. Having a strong presence on as many platforms as possible will increase your chances of being discovered on a supply chain recruiter’s next search. When using Social Media for professional networking, it’s important to represent yourself with a consistent “brand.” Before you get started with optimizing your profile, here a [...]
APICS Career Coach Webinar: Becoming a Better Supply Chain Networker
Learning to become a strong networker is critical for accelerating your career in supply chain. Unfortunately, many supply chain professionals don't understand the benefits associated with networking and only do so when they're in job search mode. Others are intimidated by the sheer thought of reaching out to strangers to network and strike up a conversation. Check out “Becoming a Better Supply Chain Networker” presented by APICS Career Coach and SCM Talent Group President Rodney Apple, and leave with more confidence in your own ability to network. In this webinar, you will learn: The importance [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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. [...]
