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7 Strategic Reasons to Hire on Contract
When might it be a good idea to look at bringing on contingent staff? We put together this list, with a special focus on our recruitment area of Procurement and Supply Chain.
Reader Responses: The Talent Deficit is Real – So Why Can’t Some Supply Chain Professionals Find Work?
If you’re in the world of Supply Chain, either as an employer or professional, there’s an issue that you’ve probably heard about in the past 18 months: the so-called talent deficit. Companies are reporting more difficulty in bringing in top talent,...
How Long is too Long to Stay at the Same Company?
How to strike the balance. Gone are the days when people would work at the same company their whole careers. Workers are more mobile and flexible than ever, especially those who are emerging into leadership roles. It’s becoming more common for people to shift...
New Research Might Explain Why Companies Won’t Play Ball on Junior-level Salaries
Salary negotiations are one of the most exciting – yet tense – parts of the recruitment process. As a boutique recruitment agency, we often act as the intermediary for negotiations between candidate and company in the home stretch of a hire. It’s exciting...
Argentus Search Stories: Hiring a Procurement Executive – on Contract?
At Argentus, we handle all kinds of searches for talent in Supply Chain, Procurement, Operations, Logistics and Planning. Every so often, we like to highlight a particularly interesting search to help give a picture of where the market for talent is...
Blockchain: The Next Great Leap in Supply Chain Transparency
It’s no secret that transparency is the name of the game in today’s world-class Supply Chains. More and more consumers are demanding accountability and openness about where their products come from. More world-beating companies are recognizing that the...
How to Hire the Right Supply Chain Employee
This guest post was written by Frank Cavallaro, CEO of Fronetics Strategic Advisors. Fronetics is a boutique marketing firm focused on the logistics and supply chain industries. Today’s hiring managers in the supply chain face a number of challenges, so making the...
Why Don’t You Nominate a Supply Chain Rising Star for this Award?
Any effort to reward and encourage the new generation of Supply Chain talent is important to us at Argentus. By now, everyone knows that the baby boomers’ retirement is creating a vacuum in terms of Supply Chain talent, and the industry needs to do...
Here’s One Stereotype About Millennial Workers That Doesn’t Hold Up
For the past few years, there’s been a glut of articles about the millennial generation in the workforce. These articles originally focused on how millennials’ perceived laziness and entitlement kept them from securing long-term employment....
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