{"id":2402,"date":"2007-11-30T14:17:00","date_gmt":"2007-11-30T14:17:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.certitrek.com\/nlpa\/2007\/11\/30\/for-spsms-seeking-jobs\/"},"modified":"2022-07-01T10:54:13","modified_gmt":"2022-07-01T14:54:13","slug":"for-spsms-seeking-jobs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.certitrek.com\/nlpa\/blog\/for-spsms-seeking-jobs\/","title":{"rendered":"For SPSM’s Seeking Jobs"},"content":{"rendered":"

Our \u201cJobs For SPSM\u2019s\u201d page is a good indicator of how widely recognized the SPSM Certification has become. As I write this, there are jobs posted there by prestigious companies like Siemens, United Airlines, Mitsubishi, Amtrak, Pfizer, and many more who are indicating a preference for candidates with the SPSM Certification.<\/p>\n

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Nearly every purchaser finds that, in his or her organization, there is an internal customer who does certain things because \u201cwe\u2019ve always done it this way,\u201d even when it no longer makes sense to \u201cdo it that way.\u201d These situations require you to educate the internal customer on why more modern approaches make more sense.<\/p>\n

The same is true with some companies who recruit purchasers.<\/p>\n

I occasionally run into people who say that they see job postings that still mention the C.P.M. certification. I think that this is a \u201cwe\u2019ve always done it this way\u201d type of situation.<\/p>\n

If you see a job posting that mentions the C.P.M. certification and not the SPSM Certification, that doesn\u2019t mean that you shouldn\u2019t apply. You just may need to educate the employer.<\/p>\n

Here\u2019s what I recommend.<\/p>\n

Borrow a copy of the C.P.M. Study Guide and take it into your interview. If the topic of C.P.M. certification vs. SPSM Certification comes up, open up the index of the C.P.M. Study Guide.<\/p>\n

Together with the interviewer, look through the index to find these terms:<\/p>\n