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Premium Career Center package can help you find the right candidate

The "Jobs Flash e-mail plus enhanced posting" package offered by CSCMP's Career Center will bring your job opportunities to the attention of highly qualified candidates.

Two of the biggest challenges you're likely to encounter when trying to recruit top talent are finding the best candidates and identifying the right vehicle for promoting open positions.

The "Jobs Flash e-mail plus enhanced posting" package offered by CSCMP's Career Center can provide exactly the visibility you need while bringing your job opportunities to the attention of highly qualified candidates. For US $475 for members ($575 for nonmembers), your job opening will receive prominent placement in the Career Center's biweekly Jobs Flash e-newsletter and on its job board.


The Flash is sent bi-weekly via e-mail to a mailing list of thousands of supply chain professionals. Also included in the premium posting is a free résumé search and priority posting on the job board, ensuring that your job opening is listed near the top and is prominently highlighted.

CSCMP's Career Center is unique because, unlike other online job sites, it focuses exclusively on the supply chain and logistics profession. Learn more about this special package here.

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