More than 90% of CEOs report that diversity is a top business priority, yet the dial towards progress has moved forward slowly in recent years. With diversity and inclusion at the top of the agenda, we explore the current state of affairs for women of color in procurement and supply chain and the underlying processes within recruitment that may create obstacles to increasin...
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Advancing Women of Color in Supply Chain and Procurement
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Recruitment Trends in Electric Vehicle Manufacturing
2 months agoWhen COVID-19 first emerged in China in late 2019 and early 2020, the manufacturing process was flipped on its head. Many players in the manufacturing industry took a massive hit during this time. One of the major manufacturing industries that was specifically affected was the Automotive Industry - and more specifically the Electric Vehicle (EV) industry. Beginning with the...
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Procurement and Supply Chain Recruitment Trends in the West Coast Pharma Industry
2 months agoThroughout this unprecedented year of 2020, we have seen movements in all industries when it comes to the ever-changing Procurement and Supply Chain market, especially within the Pharma and Biotech space which has been highly impacted and put to the test by COVID-19. The DSJ Global team has a team dedicated exclusively to supporting clients in this industry with identifying ...
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Talent Trends in Technical Operations Recruitment
3 months agoDemand for Talent in 2021 By looking at the employment rate from February 2020, it is possible to determine where employment within Supply Chain, specifically Technical Operations, has been affected the most going into 2021. Cities and metros that are within 2-5% of that employment rate today are considered healthy, and we will see them move from recovery mode during the pan...
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Legal Recruitment Trends in the Consumer Goods Industry
3 months agoThroughout this unprecedented year of 2020, we have seen movements in all industries when it comes to the ever-changing legal recruitment market, especially within the Consumer Goods space which has been highly impacted by COVID-19. Our team has a division dedicated exclusively to supporting firms in this industry with identifying the right Legal talent and like many ot...
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How Changes to Work Will Affect the Wider World
4 months ago
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DSJ Global Partners with Home Delivery World 2020
5 months agoDSJ Global is excited to be an official partner for the upcoming Home Delivery World 2020, the industry’s leading supply chain and logistics event. The conference will take place virtually from October 27th – 30th, and will bring together top companies and professionals for four days of networking and thought leadership. The virtual format of this year’s event is a unique ...
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How Work-Life Balance Could Be Restored
5 months agoThe public health crisis caused by Covid-19 has forced operational change and reflection on the way that people organize and work. However, employee wellbeing has been suffering long before, with overworking and burnout a common term in most industries.Our newest whitepaper, "The Work-Life Rebalance", takes a deep-dive into the topic, combining research with our experience...
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The Work-Life Rebalance
5 months agoWe are at a crossroads. The health and wellbeing of the workforce has never been more closely intertwined with the state of the economy. The public health crisis caused by Covid-19 has forced operational change and reflection on the way that people organize and work. Global lockdowns have meant that many companies have shifted to remote working – where they are able to – res...
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Global Job Confidence Index 2020
7 months agoWhat is the global supply chain workforce thinking? Professionals are agonizing over career decisions. Is my job secure? Should I stay with my current employer? Is this a unique opportunity to get ahead? Meanwhile, employers are trying to predict and create the future. Is our workforce secure? Will downsizing affect our ability to innovate out of the crisis?Is this a uniqu...
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The Post-Pandemic Workplace
7 months agoWhen workers finally return to the office, the end-to-end supply chain workplace will be virtually unrecognizable. What short and lasting impact will the pandemic have on the workplace? How will these changes affect talent? What does this guide explore?Short term impactRedesigning the workplace for human healthNegative and positive impacts of social distancingRisk assessmen...
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Beyond Covid-19: Strategies to Future-Proof Supply Chains and Your Business
9 months ago by Stephanie CavanaghA resilient supply chain ensures existence. Today, we are facing an uncertain business environment, driven by climate change, social upheaval, economic downturns, and resource shortages, whose waters have been further disturbed by an unprecedented public health care crisis. Of course, external risks will always come into the picture, but Covid-19 has shown that many suppl...
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DSJ Global Survey Results 2020: Why Women Withdraw from the Recruitment Process
12 months ago by Olivia McNeilisKey insights:The factors contributing to the supply chain talent ‘perfect storm’The reasons why women withdraw from the recruitment processHow to attract and keep female talent in supply chain Recognition of the strategic importance of gender diversity is growing, but many qualified women are dropping out of the recruitment process, according to our global survey. Our result...
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International Women's Day 2020: An Interview with Andrew Arcuri
12 months ago by Marissa NotaroThe race is on for a gender equal workforce throughout the supply chain. Women now occupy 39% of the total supply chain workforce but only 11% of C-suite positions. Andrew Arcuri, Vice President - Engineering and Manufacturing at DSJ Global , discusses the unique position that recruiters play in furthering gender equality in end-to-end supply chain.The 2020 International Wo...
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International Women's Day 2020: An Interview with Katherine Ward
12 months ago by Stephanie CavanaghThe race is on for a gender equal workforce throughout the supply chain. Women now occupy 39% of the total supply chain workforce but only 11% of C-suite positions. Katherine Ward, Principal Consultant - Supply Chain & Operations at DSJ Global , discusses the unique position that recruiters play in furthering gender equality in end-to-end supply chain.The 2020 Internati...
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International Women's Day 2020: An Interview with Stephanie Barner
12 months ago by Stephanie CavanaghThe race is on for a gender equal workforce throughout the supply chain. Women now occupy 39% of the total supply chain workforce but only 11% of C-suite positions. Stephanie Barner, Recruitment Consultant - Procurement & Sourcing at DSJ Global , discusses the unique position that recruiters play in furthering gender equality in end-to-end supply chain.The 2020 Interna...
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DSJ Global to Moderate at Procurement & Strategic Sourcing Forum
about 1 year ago by Charlotte HinrichsDSJ Global will be moderating a panel at the Procurement & Strategic Sourcing Forum taking place in Dallas from March 8-10th. This three-day conference, hosted by Consero, will include opportunities to network, learn, and share best practices with senior executives in the procurement industry. The forum will explore top industry issues and give delegates the opportuniti...
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Machine Bias: Why AI Stands in the Way of Diversity
about 1 year ago by Olivia McNeilis"I certainly would not trust any AI system today to make a hiring decision on its own. The technology is just not ready yet." Are AI recruitment tools eliminating hiring bias or making it worse? Over the years, the recruitment and hiring process has become more sophisticated. New software has emerged to supercharge hiring through automation. Free from human constraints, art...
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Using AI to Eliminate Recruitment Bias
about 1 year ago by Olivia McNeilisShould more end-to-end supply chain hiring managers use artificial intelligence to boost the diversity of their candidate pools? Only 9.9% of the STEM workforce are women of color (WOC), according to the National Science Foundation. As we explored in the first part of this series, women of color are uniquely disadvantaged when seeking employment. Too often they face a 'doub...
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Webinar: Gender Diversity in Procurement and E2E Supply Chain
about 1 year ago by Stephanie CavanaghOver 75% of CEO's consider gender diversity to be top priority, according to research by McKinsey & Company, but gender diversity in E2E supply chain is not improving as quickly as it should be. There are still too few women in leadership and business-critical roles. It is essential that this change as failure to improve gender diversity impacts the bottom line of organi...
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