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Procurement Career Advice

How to Stand Out in a Procurement Job Interview   
The job market is constantly changing. Right now the market is more aggressive and you will be very fortunate if you land the perfect job simply by having a solid CV to rely upon during an interview. You need to find ways to differentiate yourself.

Developing Your CV
There is no right or wrong way of writing a CV, though everyone you speak to will give you a different view as to what it should look like, what it should contain and how many pages you should write etc.

Becoming the Ideal Procurement Candidate

Part 1 - Strategic Purchasing
Part 2 - Operational Purchasing
Part 3 - Project Management
Part 4 - People Management
Part 5 - Change Management
Part 6 - Interpersonal Skills

Advice for Procurement Employers

The Procurement Candidate Profiler
At GPA, we use various tools and processes to help us to profile, screen and select the best candidates for any given role. We have developed our own easy to use  profiling tool to assess a candidate’s suitability for a role and your organisation.

Agency Worker Regulations - Do they affect you?
The long awaited Agency Worker Regulations 2010 came into force on 1st October 2011. There has been much written about this piece of legislation, so with the help of the Professional Contractors Group (PCG) we have summarised the main elements.

Indirect vs Direct skills - a thing of the past?
Should a  candidate’s ‘direct’ or ‘indirect’ category experience be a determining  factor in the recruitment process?  It never used to be, but we’re  seeing a change in the way procurement professionals are hired.

The Five Worst Habits of Recruitment Agencies
We know the recruitment industry doesn’t have the best  reputation and we’ve been focused on changing this for some time now.   Step back in time perhaps five years when procurement recruitment was  managed by a number of small, niche providers who put quality at the  forefront of what they did and managed roles through established  relationships. 

 What can you expect from a typical Graduate Recruitment Programme?
 Some companies run a series of extended selection procedures called assessment centres, when recruiting for Graduates. Read our guide to running a successful graduate recruitment programme.

Advice for Contractors

About IR35
IR35: Countering Avoidance in the Provision of Personal Services
This article has been created to provide you with some background information on IR35. 

Setting Up as a Limited Company
Before you can begin trading as a Limited Company contractor your company has to be registered with the Registrar of Companies at Companies House.