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Atlanta, GA | Posted: January 15, 2014
Summary Sentence:
Universities and corporations are working together to arm logistics graduates with the skills they need to move from the classroom to the conference room.
Full Summary:
With global trade likely to rise more than threefold to $27 trillion by 2030, logistics professionals are in high demand, according to Winning the Talent Race, a report by professional services firm PwC.
Logistics Grads Suit Up for the FutureWith global trade likely to rise more than threefold to $27 trillion by 2030, logistics professionals are in high demand, according to Winning the Talent Race, a report by professional services firm PwC. In fact, the U.S. logistics sector is expected to create more than one million job openings between 2013 and 2016, according to the U.S. Department of Labor. Yet, a significant gap exists between the skills logistics companies need, and those today's college graduates bring to the table.
Many employees in the transport sector have medium or low qualification levels, according to the PwC report, and the sector's need for better-educated workers is increasing.
Read the article in its entirety within the Inbound Logistics website.
