When employers are advertising for candidates, they often list the skills required for the role, such as ‘good IT skills’ or ‘number of years’ experience needed’. Skills and experience are of course important, but should employers and candidates be paying just as much attention to personality fit when deciding whether to give the job and [...]
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Is it better for your career to be a doer or a thinker – or both?
Thursday, March 15th, 2012Employees are often split into two different types of people, ‘thinkers’ and ‘doers’, and getting the right balance of the two is essential to any successful business. Thinkers are the creative types who come up with big ideas. They experiment with new concepts and directions but take the time to think about possible outcomes before [...]
Does job satisfaction make a difference?
Friday, March 9th, 2012Work plays an important part in our lives. For many it’s where we are for the majority of the day and we often spend more time with our colleagues than with friends and family. This means it’s really important to find the right job. To start, think about what provides you with job satisfaction. Some [...]
Field trip to the distribution center
Tuesday, February 21st, 2012A few weeks back my team was able to stop by our logistics center (LC) in Mechanicsburg, PA. It was really interesting to see how they operate and fulfill customer orders on a daily basis. The LC is open 24 hours a day, 7 days a week and is around 115,000 square feet! On a yearly basis [...]
Mark Choueke – Marketing Week
Friday, November 25th, 2011Mark Choueke is group editor of Marketing Week, the UK’s leading business weekly magazine for professionals working in the marketing and media industries. He appears regularly on television, radio and in the UK national press as an expert on all issues relating to business, marketing, brands, communications and consumer behaviour. What’s the FMCG marketing scene [...]
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