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Imagine this scenario- one day you get a call out of the blue from a recruiter who wants to talk about the perfect position for you. You’ve heard this one before except this time- it actually appears to be true. Sourcing Director at X Fortune 500 company! The role is your ideal vehicle out of middle…


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A Hiring Managers Guide to Finding Right-Fit Candidates

Statistically, hiring managers pick candidates whose qualifications most closely match the exact criteria/job description for their role or whose background and personality is similar to theirs.  This trend often leads to confirmation bias, the tendency to search for or interpret information in a way that confirms one’s preconceived notions, leading to statistical errors and mis-hires….


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MRA Global Sourcing at Procurement Leaders Americas Congress

Our Managing Partner,Naseem Malik, was hand-selected to lead two roundtable discussions at this year’s Americas Congress conference by Procurement Leaders. The invite-only event hosted several innovative CPO’s and Executive Procurement leaders in Miami, FL. To learn more about the roundtables or key takeaways from the meeting, feel free to reach out to Naseem directly, or…


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What is a Freelance Management System?

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As the contingent workforce continues to grow, the complexities of managing the spend and the talent become a continual challenge for both HR and Procurement teams. To assist with the management of contingent workforce spend, Managed Service Provider (MSP) and Vendor Management Systems (VMS) have become more popular over the last decade. While these models help with…


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Procurement Leaders: Americas Congress 2016 – Miami

At the recently held America’s Congress 2016, I had the good fortune of chairing a couple of roundtables around the perennial favorite topic of Talent in Supply Management. Specifically, around managing the unique talent issues on this now fastest growing segment of the workforce and secondly on how the transformation of skillsets is affecting talent requirements….


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Speaking the Same Language: The First Step to Aligning Marketing and Procurement

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Marketing and Procurement have a storied history of not working well together. There are various opinions on why this may be and what can be done to improvement. Rather than focus on the root causes for why these two don’t always play nice together, I’m going to share with you one area both Marketing and…


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Key Factors in Successful Client Management

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Every client interaction is unique in its own way; some clients make your job incredibly easy while others make you question your sanity at times. However, all clients want the same thing: successful project and program completion. Keeping these key factors in mind will make those conference calls go by a bit smoother. Reasonable Timelines…


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Take the Leap from Corporate to Free Agency

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Most of us start our careers with aspirations of work that speaks to our souls and often of job titles that start with C. Climbing the corporate ladder seems like the natural path to that end and we spend our time honing our skills, mastering corporate politics and managing our climb to the top. What…


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The Value of Procurement throughout the Business Cycle

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Those of us in procurement have most likely seen the ebb and flow of priority placed on our function as business and economic conditions have shifted over the years. When markets are crunched and spending and production are down, procurement rides in like a knight in shining armor to slash costs and keep the business…


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