Transport and Logistics

The transport and logistics sector is often overlooked by graduates but this can offer a range of interesting career paths.

The resources below range from working as an airline pilot through to management of large distribution hubs and working with the transport planning industry. Many of the jobs do not require specific degree subjects for graduate entry.

Videos

• icould.com - careers in transport and logistics

Information Resources

• Careers in Aerospace
• AGCAS: Transport and Logistics.pdf
• Prospects Job Profiles
• Skills for Logistics
• Freight and Logistics Online Magazine
• Transport Planning Society

Places where you can find job vacancies

• Handshake - our vacancy database with employers who are targeting University of Exeter students
• Aviation Job Search - jobs in all sectors of the airline industry
• CAA - jobs with Civil Aviation Authority
• Chartered Institution of Highways and Transportation - job search
• Careers in rail - everything from train drivers to management
• Inside Careers Vacancies - transport and logistics
• Future Airline Pilot - site includes updates on airline pilot recruiting
• Graduate-jobs.com - science and technology
• Graduate Recruitment Bureau - agency includes jobs in transport and logistics
• Hays Recruitment Agency - procurement and supply chain jobs
• Matchtech.com - engineering and technical job agency with section for new graduates

National Newspapers (also online) - science, engineering and technology

• The Guardian (Thursday)
• The Daily Telegraph (Tuesday and Thursday)
• Financial Times
• The Independent

National Newspapers Jobs Supplement

• The Times (Thursday)
• The Guardian (Saturday)
• The Observer (Sunday)

• Nuclear Graduates - jobs in the nuclear industry
• Prospects Job Vacancies - transport, logistics and distribution
• Targetjobs Vacancies - logistics, transport and supply chain
• Transport for London - site includes jobs and graduate programmes

Professional Institutions

• Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport - comprehensive information on careers and qualifications
• Chartered Institution of Highways and Transportation - information and jobs
• The Chamber of Shipping - training and careers information
• British Maritime Law Association
• Institute of Export & International Trade
• Institute of Grocery Distribution
• The Nautical Institute
• The Institute of Chartered Shipbrokers
• Transport Planning Society

Places for lists of employers or companies in this sector

• Best Companies Guide
• Wikijob - information on companies, application and assessment procedures and typical interview questions

Post Graduate Study and Professional Development

• Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport - comprehensive information on careers and qualifications
• Find a PhD.com - searchable database of PhD opportunities and post doc jobs throughout the UK in science, engineering, maths and social science. 
• KTP Knowledge Transfer Partnerships - research and development vacancies in smaller companies in association with universities. 
• Prospects: search postgraduate courses and research opportunities. 
• The institutes and professional bodies above often have lists or databases of accredited courses.