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FRANCHISE/REAL ESTATE TALENT ALWAYS HARD TO FIND
Good to know for hiring decision makers in the small format Retail or Quick Service Restaurant (QSR) sector. Argentus has been closely connected to Franchise and Real Estate talent for a long time. With deep roots into the passive candidate market, our recruitment...
PROJECT MANAGERS – RETAIL CONSTRUCTION/STORE DESIGN – a strength
We want to remind our Retail clients across North America that Argentus Search Group is extremely well connected through our referral network to Project Managers in Construction, Store Design & Facilities Management. Our Senior Partner Bronwen Hann is also...
DROP THE FUNCTIONAL RESUME NOW – GET THE JOB
FUNCTIONAL VS. ACCOMPLISHMENT BASED RESUMES Want to tell you a story about something that happens to us all the time in the Recruiting business. You meet a terrific candidate; say a Procurement Specialist, who has really strong skills in vendor & contract...
BADLY PREPARED FOR INTERVIEWS?
WOW the news is NOT GREAT for Interviewers as well as Candidates Have you EVER gone on an interview for a job and not extensively done research on the company you are interviewing with? Well here's the first disquieting fact. About 40% of junior to middle...
“Why did you leave your last job?”
NOW THAT'S A REALLY TRICKY QUESTION!!! WE FOUND SOME INTERESTING INFORMATION FOR OUR PROCUREMENT, SUPPLY CHAIN AND RETAIL CANDIDATES. This is a good read. Thanks to The Daily Muse where this article was originally published “Why did you leave your last job?” The...
CONTINUED RISE OF CONTINGENT WORKERS
DEFINITELY ON THE RISE IN SUPPLY CHAIN AND PURCHASING!! Thanks to Kevin Wheeler January 4th 2012 from ere.net Recruiting Intelligence for this valuable comment We are very pleased at Argentus to see that the rise of Contract and Interim workers is still on the...
Today’s Hann Stand: Mature Workers overlooked Talent Resource in Procurement Space
Hann's Stand: My take on current issues in employment and staffing. MATURE WORKERS - VALUABLE IN PROCUREMENT As a follow up to last week’s Hann Stand, employers having a tough time finding talent for their “mid-level” procurement positions, here’s one sure-fire way...
TODAY’S HANN STAND: Procurement $$$ misaligned with today’s market realities
Companies sell themselves short: Can’t always attract the best talent where demand is HIGH and supply is lower than ever. Despite continuing high overall unemployment and a “soft” economy, combined with concern over a potential meltdown in European debt markets, it is...
HOW TO ATTRACT THE ATTENTION OF A RETAIL RECRUITER
FINALLY.....A PROFESSIONAL RESUME WRITER....A SPECIALIST IN RETAIL WHO SPEAKS OUT ON WHAT YOU REALLY NEED ON YOUR RESUME....TO MOVE UP THE CORPORATE LADDER Many thanks to Michael for permitting Argentus to post this interesting information on our blog - Bronwen...
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