Here’s a new frontier in work-life balance: For the past several years, work-life balance has been one of the biggest topics in employer and HR circles. Companies are recognizing the productivity benefits of flex time, childcare assistance, on-site stress...
Supply Chain transparency is all the rage these days. Or maybe “all the rage” is a bit premature. But companies everywhere are sitting up and taking notice of the fact that consumers are demanding more information about where their products come from. People...
Procurement and Supply Chain Management are heating up as career choices. The baby boomer generation is beginning to retire, and the field continues to morph into a strategic powerhouse within business – becoming more in-demand than ever before. But the field is also...
There’s a bit of a misconception about what it is that recruiters do. For the most part, recruiters aren’t able to “find” you a job. Our main responsibility – first and foremost – is to fill the jobs our clients need filled. Say we hear from a company that has...
Job titles. For some people in the corporate world, they’re an afterthought, and what’s more important is impact, responsibility, and compensation. For others, a big job title is a form of validation and respect. For others – i.e. hiring managers who need to...
A few weeks ago, we posted about the differences between tactics and strategy in Supply Chain Management. Companies are expecting more strategic advantages from their Supply Chains than ever. And lots of companies and professionals talk a big game about being...
We're big Harry Potter fans at Argentus. So we're happy to share this great guest post that combines the worlds of Hogwarts and Supply Chain. It comes from Fronetics, a boutique marketing firm focused on the Supply Chain and Logistics industries. Written by Elizabeth...
At Argentus, we’re always looking to get our network more involved in the content we produce. Our blog isn’t a one-way street, and we’re not only here to share info with our readers. We see it as more of a conversation. Through efforts like guest blogging and...
Every year, recruitment technology evolves. Skype comes along and offers an approximation of in-depth in-person job interviews. New Applicant Tracking systems make the job application process more humane or, depending on your luck, more arduous, albeit...