In hiring, roles go on hold for a variety of reasons -- some more preventable than others. Here's why putting roles on hold may cost your company more than you realize. “We're sorry, but the role has been put on hold until further notice.” If you've been in the...
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Learn How to Build Your Supply Chain Career at Argentus’ First Webinar!
Join us on July 22nd for Argentus' first ever webinar: Building a Supply Chain Career. It's free, informative, and we hope it'll be a good time! t Argentus, we work every day to place supply chain professionals at the top companies in Canada (& the US). Because we...
9 Essential Tools Every Supply Chain Manager Needs in 2021
This guest post was written by Doug Walker. Supply chain management is a tricky riddle to solve. Without it, your business is predestined to go south. With it, you can certainly thrive but will be left with no room to err. The supply chain market is a downright...
How Much Vacation Should Companies Offer When Hiring for Supply Chain Jobs?
Exploring paid vacation in Supply Chain: How much should companies offer? How much should candidates expect? Here's our advice for how to be more strategic about using vacation incentives in hiring. With summer just around the corner, thoughts tend to turn to...
Spotlight on the Shipping Container Shortage – the “Big Supply Chain Crunch” of 2021
Demand for shipping has far outpaced supply, leading to a crunch up and down the supply chain that's impacting businesses, consumers, and the wider economy. Over the past 15 months, we've been writing on the Argentus blog about the immense impacts that the COVID-19...
Make No Mistake: It’s Still a Candidate’s Market in Supply Chain
The latest from the front lines of Supply Chain hiring. When the COVID-19 pandemic began, hiring slowed to a crawl. Companies were forced to adapt to a radically different working environment on the fly – changing to remote work, navigating a host of supply chain...
Diving Deep on Inventory: Our Interview With Supply Chain Director, Instructor and Consultant Roberta McPhail
Welcome to the latest instalment of Argentus' Executive Interview series, where we speak with thought leaders from all across the supply chain industry in Canada. We're interested in tackling contemporary supply chain issues from all corners of the discipline –...
When to Use an External Recruiter, and When to Keep Hiring In-House
Specialized recruiters are one of the most powerful tools in your arsenal to boost your hiring process. But still, there are times where sticking with your internal process makes the most sense. Here’s our guide to when you should use an external recruiter, and when to keep a hire in-house.
Metrolinx VP Rosslyn Young Speaks About The Latest in Public Sector Procurement
For our latest instalment of Argentus’ Executive Interview Series, we’re focusing on public sector procurement.