It might be summer here in Canada, but many companies continue to freeze hiring to control costs either by department or region or across the company as a whole. Those who follow our Argentus’ blog know we have commented frequently on the reasons companies do and...
Month: June 2014
Have you been asked when you graduated from University? is that age-based discrimination?
We were working with a senior candidate recently in our Supply Chain space and as part of the on-going discussion, he indicated that he’s become accustomed to both HR as well as hiring managers and other interviewers asking him directly when he graduated from...
Online Purchasing Certification and Training – Why it Makes Sense and Saves Dollars for your Organization
Today we offer a guest post by Greg Uhrlen of the Next Level Purchasing Association, a U.S.-based Procurement Certification group. Recently, Bronwen wrote a blog posted titled, “Take a chance on me.” – Hire Talent and Train some Skills for a Change. Immediately, it...
Contract or Permanent Hire – which suits your company?
Utilising a Strategic combination of Direct Hire and Contingent Staffing can Satisfy critical Talent Shortages in Supply Chain As companies find themselves increasingly with their backs against the wall in the Supply Chain space - more Baby Boomers retiring and not...
Market intelligence: Consumer Goods Companies Tapping Quality Assurance Leaders More than Ever
We have quality QUALITY ASSURANCE leaders Similar to our Market Intelligence post of last week about demand for Planning staff primarily in CPG, we wanted to highlight another area that’s seeing quite a bit of activity in Argentus’ recruitment practice: Quality...