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Tel: (416) 865-0695 toll-free 1 (866) 996-9984
Overview:
The following information provides Tips on Self-Marketing
and outlines the various directories, associations, publications
and other resources available for review in making direct
approaches to potential employers.
Progressive employers view talented graduates
as a valuable resource for future growth. They often have co-op
placement programs and from these temporary placements, they
determine which candidates to keep in mind for future hiring.
Click here for Current Positions on our website: www.buckleysearch.com : Links
Review page for all relevant
job-search links contained in our site: Newspapers, Job-Boards,
etc.
Career Paths In The Industry - Ideas on the areas in a company that represent a
logical career progression
Click the thumbnails to obtain a larger image:
Freight
Forwarding Career Paths
Customs Brokerage Career Paths
Corporate Logistics Career Paths
Tips on Self-Marketing:
Changing the Student's Perspective:
The business world and the student world are two
different realities. As a student, you acquire knowledge, in the
business world you learn how best to apply it for productive
results. Changing how you see yourself is important to market
yourself effectively. You are your own ambassador. You want to
think in entrepreneurial terms: How can I create
buyer interest in my skills and knowledge? This
means dressing differently, speaking differently and keeping
foremost in mind that you are marketing the person that you are -
your personality strengths, your enthusiasm, your values, your
willingness to be a teamplayer.
Personal Presentation:
You can never go wrong dressing in standard business
attire. Avoid very casual clothes, stay with the basic blues,
greys and browns for suits. For females, the classic look is the
skirt and blazer combination. You want the interviewer to be
interested in you, not distracted by unusual ties or colour
combinations. Naturally, good personal hygiene and grooming are
expected.
Gather your Resources:
Review the publications and on-line resources which
follow these Tips and make a list of the telephone numbers and
email addresses of the intended recipients of your resume.
Do Research on the Internet:
To obtain executives names and contact information visit the
websites of companies and click on their 'Contacts' page. See the
Resumes page for more details on obtaining
information and using search engines.
Concentrate on those Companies who can
utilize your Experience:
Approach those companies which are active in trade-lanes
which you are interested in - forwarders, steamship companies,
importers/exporters, trading companies. If you have a second
language, that expertise may be useful to companies active in
related trade-lanes.
Check the Yellow Pages for Bi-lateral Trade
Commissions and Chambers of Commerce:
Find out if there is a local Chamber of Commerce or Trade
Commission for bi-lateral trade between Canada and your home
country if you are recently arrived in Canada. See page 1324 in
the Toronto Central-East Yellow Pages for a listing. See pages
105 and 106 under 'Associations' for additional Chambers of
Commerce and bi-cultural organizations. Sometimes
these organizations will be aware of native-language newspapers
or job-board resources which you can investigate.
Make sure your Resume is error-free:
If English is your second language, have it reviewed by
someone who is fluent in english to ensure that the text is clear
and there are no mistakes in spelling, grammar or sentence
structure. The same applies to any cover letter which you might
wish to include. Also, if you have an email address, be sure to
note this on the resume for people to follow up with you. Anyone
can open a Hotmail or Yahoo email account for personal use. See
the Resumes/Cover Letters section for more information.
Send your Resume to the right Hiring Authority:
If your background is sales & marketing, send your
resume to the Sales Manager or Director of Sales. If your
background is operations, send it to the Operations Manager, and
so on. For the best result, send your resume to the person who
would logically be involved in making a hiring decision for your
experience level.
Research and verify the Spelling of the Hiring
Authority's name:
It is more effective to send your resume to an actual person
rather than a position title. We strongly recommend that you take
the time to research the right name of the intended recipient of
your resume.
Make your Email message brief:
Busy executives dislike having to scroll through a long email
message to get to the core of it. State your objective clearly
and briefly in a few words. Make sure the Subject header clearly
expresses your objective. Do not expect to get a response, state
your intention to follow up with a telephone call. This way you
can choose and prepare for a follow up call.
Ask for the Executive's opinion of your experience:
People like to give their opinions. Rather than
request a meeting, ask for the recipient's comments on your
resume and experience when you call them back. Asking to set up a
meeting without having established a basis for interest is
usually not very productive. Call back within about 48 hours
after having sent an email. Calling back immediately after
sending it may not allow the recipient enough time to read it.
Follow up with a Thank-you letter or card:
Showing your appreciation for someone's time or guidance is an
excellent way of developing positive contacts in your job-search.
Interviewing Tips: See the Being
Interviewed
page for detailed information.
Also Recruiters for
tips on how to work with recruiters and what their expectations
are.
Keeping the Job you Get:
Getting a job is an accomplishment, keeping the job you get
requires different skills. Within the corporate world it is vital
to interact positively with people, be a teamplayer, have a
teachable attitude and concentrate on building working
relationships both inside and outside of your employer. Technical
competence is important but gaining the cooperation of other
people leads to mutually rewarding achievements. Leadership is
learned and it begins with knowing your strengths and weaknesses
and how to apply these from a foundation of strong personal
values and principles. See Self-Assessment for more information on taking
personal inventory at any stage of your career.
Maze Master has an excellent self-assessment series of exercises in
taking personal inventory.
Useful Links for Research: http://freightcustoms.com - This is a portal we have created, a unique resource of links to the Industry's job-boards, careers ads and service providers
http://apics.ca/index.cfm
APICS - The Association for Operations Management
BIFA/www.bifa.org
British International Forwarders Association
http://sclcanada.org/
Supply Chain & Logistics Association, Canada
http://aicba.org/
Association of International Customs and Border Agencies
http://importers.ca/
Canadian Association of Importers and Exporters
CIFFA/www.ciffa.com
Canadian International Freight Forwarders
Association
CITA/www.cita-acti.ca
Canadian Industrial Transportation Association
CITT/www.citt.ca
Canadian Institute of Traffic &
Transportation
http://cscmp.org/Default.asp
Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals
CPLI/www.loginstitute.ca
Canadian Professional Logistics
Institute
CSCB/www.cscb.ca
Canadian Society of Customs Brokers
FIATA/www.fiata.com
Federation of International Air Transport
Associations
IACA/www.tiaca.org
International Air Cargo Association
IATA/www.iata.org
International Air Transport Association
IFCBA/www.ifcba.org
International Federation of Customs Brokers
Associations
NCBFAA/www.ncbfaa.org
National Customs Brokers & Forwarders Assoc.
of America
NITL/www.nitl.org
National Industrial Transportation League
TRANSPORT
CANADA/www.tc.gc.ca
Transport Canada - Major listing of related
websites
TRANSPORT
WEB/www.transportweb.com
same as above
TAC/www.tac-atc.ca
Transport Association of Canada
WCO/www.wcoomd.org
World Customs Organization - home page
WTO/www.wto.org
World Trade Organization
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Journals & Publications for Freight, Customs
and Logistics:
www.joc.com
Journal of Commerce
Air Cargo World
Air Cargo World
Canadian
Transportation & Logistics
subscriptions: (416) 442-2102
CTL
On-Line Logistics Directory
1400 + firms listed in North America
www.exporter.com
Exporter Magazine
Global Supply
Chain Management
European Supply Chain & Logistics
Inbound Logistics
Inbound Logistics Magazine
www.syntaxis.net
Logistics Quarterly Magazine
www.logisticsmgmt.com
Logistics Management & Distribution Report
www.logisticsworld.com
Logistics World - The World Wide Web Virtual
Library: Logistics
Materials Management &
Distribution
Materials Management & Distribution Magazine
Canadian
Sailings
Canadian Sailings contains Career Opportunities for Steamship,
Freight Forwarding, Customs Brokerage
www.trafficworld.com
Traffic World
The Major Internet Search Engines:
Questions? Call us at (416) 865 0695
we'll be happy to help.
