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WHAT PEOPLE SAY about YOU “on the down low” IS DANGEROUS AND A HOT POTATO
UNOFFICIAL REFERENCES - THE TRUTH REVEALED AND THE REAL HARM THEY CAN DO. Just recently a senior merchandising candidate we are working with and who was being considered for a top Senior Category Manager role in the Retail space made a common and a potentially costly...
Education up to snuff? Do you have the right education to get the next job you really want?
It's been said many times that a home is the largest, or most important, investment most people will ever make. I beg to differ. By far the most important investment you will ever make is in your career. Why you ask? It’s your career which makes everything else...
Ever think you’ll need a new job – then NETWORK like hell today and every day
Networking is a valuable and necessary part of one's professional development. But it is a long-term investment strategy – not a get-rich-quick scheme. It requires significant investments of time, effort, and patience, and it requires the right approach. The benefits...
Huge success for Argentus – senior level Supply Chain President
In the Recruiting business it's all about results. We chose a very narrow vertical for a reason - the demand for talent is high in Supply Chain and this is expecially true within Retail & Consumer Services. The market is small and companies come to Argentus as...
Big Box Retailers in Canada looking very favourable at senior UK & US Supply Chain talent
As US and other European and Global retailers continue to look to Canada as a huge emerging market (Lowes, WalMart, Target, H&M et al), specialty Retail & Consumer Services Recruiters such as Argentus Search, is eager and strategically ready to meet the...
Embellish your resume? – that’s a dangerous game
Having been in the professional services recruiting field for over thirty years now I have seen every possible situation where well meaning and completely sincere job seekers sometimes get caught in the resume embellishment trap. Trust me, what seems like an innocent...
Procurement Professionals – Here’s a way to bump up your compensation by 30%+
Did you know that Purchasing/Strategic Sourcing CONTRACT opportunities in the Canadian market are extremely prolific right now? And there looks to be no sign of it letting up for the distant future. Perhaps it's time to consider contract opportunities as a serious and...
GLOBAL RETAILER PICKS UP ARGENTUS AS A SPECIALTY RECRUITMENT PARTNER
We are extremely excited to announce that Argentus continues to build on its robust client base in the Retail Sector. Today we are very pleased to announce that we have been selected as a Specialty Recruitment Partner by one the largest Global Retail giants to work...
YOUR LINKEDIN PROFILE – it’s only as valuable as you make it.
Let's face it, no-one seems to talk to anyone these days in business. We're all just way too busy. Deadlines, too many priorities to juggle, a work-life balance to maintain and the rest. We turn to our electronics crutches to help us through. Without our Laptops,...
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