May 9, 2013
I recently read an article which struck a bit of a chord as a professional recruiter. The article was written by an executive head-hunter who was illustrating a point about exactly why businesses should engage with recruiters and the value that qual...
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May 8, 2013
How far will candidates go in order to get a job? Last week there was a piece on the internet regarding a chap who spent hours on a traffic roundabout advertising his plight!
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May 8, 2013
When I was first offered a job in recruitment, my initial reaction was “you must be joking”. The reason for that was my perception of recruitment consultants after a decade of dealing with them as manager within the logistics industry was that they ...
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May 8, 2013
Morrison’s Nutmeg children’s range has exceeded expectations on their first months trading. This range is available in 105 stores and was released in March 2013. Records has shown the reaction from customers has been fantastic, and they have identi...
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May 8, 2013
Tug of war, alongside football, is a sport that we as Brits would class as one of our own but in reality almost certainly originated from China. In the 21st century the country has become the centre stage for both the proverbial and literal tug of wa...
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May 2, 2013
Search Engine Optimisation or SEO is one of those trendy things that people have been excited about for a while
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April 26, 2013
Whether you are a Supply Chain Manager, Purchasing Manager, Materials Planner, Production Scheduler, Demand Planner or Forecasting Manager, there can be no doubt that the ability to get the best out of SAP will help you greatly in you work and in you...
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April 23, 2013
Our Logistics team managed by Fraser is growing. Due to client wins and a volume of business we are looking for individuals out of the Logistics Industry or from the recruitment market place to join us. If you are interested, please have a read of ou...
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April 23, 2013
About a year ago I wrote a blog about the New Swisslog Auto Store system. The reason for my excitement was that this was the first time that an automated solution had been designed where you DIDN’T have to build it to capacity and then run it at 30%...
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April 18, 2013
I was reading with great interest an article in the ‘Supply Management’ magazine published every month by CIPS and picked up on a feature about late payment law. Essentially UK law on late payment changed on March 16th stating that the payment period...
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April 18, 2013
An exclusive poll for The Grocer revealed nearly three quarters of consumers do not trust supermarkets to tell the truth about the use of technology to genetically modify food.
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March 28, 2013
As the Easter bank holiday weekend draws ever closer so does a weekend of busy job hunting for those who are looking for their next career challenge. For myself I anticipate my week back after the Easter break as a busy one at Core Talent reviewing a...
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March 28, 2013
It seems that some purchasing professionals are getting lazy and not developing the relationships they should be.
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March 28, 2013
One thing for me that really separates the good recruiters from the ordinary is human contact. It is very easy to fall into the trap of allowing your day to be dominated by large volumes of calls, emails, and general technology related activities.
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March 22, 2013
We've all been there, you work really hard sending out CV’s, applying to adverts , trawling through countless online applications and hardly get any feedback or opportunities to interview. So when the chance to finally get in front of an employer co...
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March 20, 2013
I am Manchester born and bred and a keen Manchester United fan. But not many people know, that before becoming a Professional Footballer Sir Alex Ferguson was an Engineer and in fact an Apprentice Toolmaker in Glasgow. Back in Fergies day, there were...
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March 19, 2013
Watching the news over the last few days building up to the 2013 budget has seen some interesting announcements. Not least a great boost for the Aerospace Engineering and Manufacturing sectors.
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March 19, 2013
As you are probably aware, new legalisation has been passed regarding qualifications for heavy goods vehicle drivers which will affect every logistics business in Europe with a transport function.
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March 18, 2013
One piece of advice I give more often than any other is the need for candidates to give detailed examples.
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March 14, 2013
Back in my logistics management days, one of the main KPI’s we always aimed for was 99.75% pick accuracy. That’s an average of 1 error for every 400 items picked, and whilst we struggled at times to achieve it, our clients were always prepared to to...
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