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Materials Coordinator—Aerotek

Aerotek is hiring a Materials Coordinator to receive packages, unload and load trucks. Receive and record arrivals. Communicate with internal customer or external supplier regarding quality or discrepancies issues. Move/load parts to storage location. Review requirements and shortages for upcoming production run. Prepare materials for production; assist production/sales/service team with inquiries about part’s requirement, part’s identification and part’s history, etc.

Lasting relationships and their impact on the costs of international business

The importance of personal relationships varies throughout the world, but relationship building skills are important for any business professional. This is affected by other competencies…

Jacob Varghese

Jacob is the VP of Marketing and Technology at the Forum for International Trade Training. Focused on improving the customer experience. A Content chef; words, images, some code and a healthy serving of web analytics.

How to get hired for a career in international trade

Are you looking for a career in international trade? It is not all about searching, it is also about researching and showing potential employers that you are serious and that you make contact with them having already done your research.

Pernille Fischer Boulter, CITP|FIBP

Pernille Fischer Boulter, CITP, is the founder and CEO of Kisserup International Trade Roots Inc. and has over 25 year of experience in international trade. Pernille has worked on projects in over 60 countries, in 25 sectors, on six continents. She serves on several international boards and is currently on her way to conduct trade policy review in the Pacific. Kisserup is an international export development and consulting company.

Concierge service to help Canadian SMEs commercialize innovation

On December 2, 2013,  Greg Rickford, Minister of State (Science and Technology) launched the Government of Canada’s new Concierge Service, a guide to innovation. This…

Vincent Chetcuti

EDEN COMMUNICATIONS is an Ottawa-based research, writing and editing company, which has been in business since 1979. Mr. Vincent Chetcuti (eden.com@sympatico.ca), a former entertainment journalist, is the sole proprietor of Eden Communications. He has considerable expertise and experience in the international trade field having completed hundreds of projects for such organizations as the Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade, Canadian International Development Agency, Canadian Commercial Corporation, Forum for International Trade Training, and Team Canada Inc.

5 truths of business meetings in Latin America

After 13 years in the UK, coming back to live and work in my native Uruguay has meant re-adjusting to business culture here. I own my own international trade business (Sunny Sky Solutions) but I also work with many UK businesses across the whole of Latin America. And this means meetings. Lots of meetings. Now, remember that Latin America is vast – it comprises 600 million people across two hemispheres, two main languages and 19 countries. So there’s a lot of variety. However, from my own experience but also from talking to many businesspeople within Latin America and with those from outside that have done business in the continent, here are my 5 truths of business meetings in Latin America…

Gabriela Castro-Fontoura

Gabriela Castro-Fontoura is Director at Sunny Sky Solutions (www.sunnyskysolutions.com), supporting overseas companies across Latin America. Gabriela specialises in market research, distributor recruitment, soft-landing and trade missions across the region, from her base in Montevideo, Uruguay.

FITT and CanChammx working together to advance global trade competencies in Mexico

Starting in January, 2014, we’ve officially formed a partnership with the Canadian Chamber of Commerce in Mexico (CanChammx) to offer Chamber members the opportunity to start building practical global business credentials using our self-led, online FITTskills courses.

Daniella D'Alimonte

With her background in writing, marketing and business journalism, Daniella focuses on crafting quality stories and relevant content to inform and inspire the international business community.

You’re invited to the #TradeElite Twitter discussion on global trade: Risks and risk management

Twitter chats are extremely helpful for learning about the latest industry trends, engaging with industry influencers, and connecting with peers on important industry topics. Global…

Jacob Varghese

Jacob is the VP of Marketing and Technology at the Forum for International Trade Training. Focused on improving the customer experience. A Content chef; words, images, some code and a healthy serving of web analytics.