Working in freight forwarding

Working in freight forwarding allows you to develop your career in several directions. Depending on your education, experience and individual predispositions, you can apply for a job as a forwarding agent or dispatcher, and in larger companies also as a specialist in sales, billing, marketing or human resources. As forwarding companies organise the transport of goods, they do not have to have their own fleet. The exceptions to this are freight forwarding and transport companies (doing both), such as Euro24. Below we will therefore look at the career and development opportunities in working for a freight forwarding company.

Nowadays, forwarding and transport companies, especially medium-sized and large organisations, present an employee’s development path from the very first days of employment. This starts with onboarding, i.e. the appropriate introduction of the employee to his or her position, training to improve qualifications, quarterly and annual feedback, and a clear and transparent career development system. Euro24 is an excellent example of a company that has implemented proper onboarding processes and is constantly improving it. Every new person, including trainees, is supported for the first few weeks by mentors (known as ‘Buddy’), whose job is to make sure that everyone receives full information about their job, their responsibilities and the company itself during their induction. In larger departments, in-house trainer roles are also being created to train newer team members in addition to their core duties, so that they can perform their tasks independently as quickly as possible.

First steps in logistics industry

Many companies offer the opportunity to learn in freight forwarding by offering paid internships for students, so anyone can learn the from scratch. Very keenly, these types of internships are aimed at logistics graduates who are willing to wornk in the future in the TSL industry. Also IT, accounting, logistics and sales departments offer great opportunities for development in this type of organisation. Soft skills are valued above all stress resistance, logical thinking and communication skills.

Logistics development

Well-established companies know the importance of harmony while adapting to the times and conditions in which they operate. A high work ethic, as well as a concern for the comfort of their own employees, are the best way to grow and explore more markets. Employers are very creative in their ideas for attracting professionals to the company, but it is not the additional benefits that will keep ambitious people in the company for longer, but the opportunities for development, clear rules for cooperation and promotions, as well as an atmosphere and relationships based on mutual respect.