Written by Andrew Dunbar. This post originally appeared on Kinaxis' industry blog, the 21st Century Supply Chain. If you’re a supply chain nerd like me, you’ve probably noticed that Tesla’s been making some pretty big waves in the auto industry. It seems Tesla...
Time and again, candidates we work with express anxiety about getting back into the workforce after being between jobs for a while – whether because of family, personal reasons, or the difficulties of finding a job. This week, we’re highlighting a very interesting...
Spring is right around the corner in Canada, and that means it’s time to conduct some spring cleaning on your resume! You might not be looking for a job right now, but you never know when a recruiter might approach you with a role, or when a great opportunity will pop...
Here’s another great resume tip from Argentus Senior Recruiter Rosanna Palermo - one that’s highly relevant for professionals in Procurement or other fields with quantitative impact on the bottom line: don’t be afraid to use metrics. And if you’re...
Today, we’re going to jump into some advice for candidates about how to work with recruiters. We talk a lot about the world of recruitment – trends, career advice, etc. -- but it doesn’t hurt, once in a while, to directly speak to our network about what approach you...
As a boutique recruitment agency, we at Argentus are huge proponents of LinkedIn. We love it as a tool for us to find the top professionals in Supply Chain (our area of specialty), as a platform for our content, and as a tool for professionals to network and...
This guest post comes to us from Elaine Porteous, a freelance business writer with a focus on career management in Supply Chain and Procurement. Most people in supply chain go through a period of feeling that their career is in limbo. Great opportunities can be few,...
Here’s a great tip from Rosanna Palermo, one of Argentus’ senior recruiters: if you’re going for a job interview, don’t be afraid to research the individual who’s going to be interviewing you. It’s very common for Argentus’ recruiters (and any hiring experts,...
The rise of a wave of high-skilled professionals working on contract (what Deloitte calls “the gig economy”) has led to an expanding gray area about the difference between a contractor and a permanent employee.