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Logistics & Transport

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General Resources

The AGCAS Sector Briefing booklet, Transport Sector, gives an overview of this employment sector and includes key roles for graduates, case studies and further links and resources. Free copies of these are available from Careers or you can view or download them from the Prospects website.

Prospects has an explore types of jobs section which includes job profiles of over 800 occupations. Information for each job covers salary and conditions, entry requirements, training and career development, typical employers/vacancy sources, related jobs and case studies, and contacts and resources.

Where to look for Jobs and Work Placements

Logistics

The BJD Group
Recruitment agency for the logistics industry. Search vacancies, apply online and register for auto email service.

Careers in Logistics
Logistics careers and jobs. Advice on careers, training and funding.

MVP Search and Selection
Specialises in logistics and supply chain recruitment, search vacancies and submit your CV.

Air Cargo News
News, jobs and opportunities section.

Which Warehouse: Jobs
Comprehensive website with job opportunities and warehouse listings

Transport

Careers in Rail
Useful site with recruitment links

EasyJet
Large jobs and careers sections

Emirates Airline (Emirates Group)
Air cabin crew opportunities

The Graduate Lounge
UK's Transport recruitment site

RailnewsJobs.com
Up to date jobs listings, CV and interview techniques

RailwayPeople.com
Post your CV, receive job details by email

Railtrack
Information, products, careers section

Air Cabin Crew
Resources, recruitment, discussion forum

Airline People
Provide your CV to worldwide airlines, search employers

BMI Baby
Section with BMI Baby careers

Check our GO> database for the latest jobs and placement opportunities, plus lists of employers by sector and location

www.gradsouthwest.com has graduate level jobs in the south west. Register to search for jobs and job alerts matching your criteria

For further information on the job seeking and application process, and resources available, search the Looking for Jobs and Applying for Jobs pages of this website.

For further information on Work Placements and to download our information sheet, please see our Work Placement pages.

Useful weblinks

Logistics

About Logistics
General site with articles, resources and a discussion forum

Freight World
General resources site.

Logistics News
Provides up to date commercial logistics information across the globe.

Warehouse and Logistics News
News site on the logistics and warehouse industry.

Transport

Air Traffic Management
Information site with news, events, publications

Air Transport Intelligence
Air transport news site with members area

Britannia Airways Ltd

British Airways
Training and career development information

First Choice
General information, online magazine

Flybe
News and what's on section

JMC

Ryanair

Virgin Express

The Transport Web
Information and services for transport industry, searchable database, link to logistics jobs sites

Transport Planning Opportunities
Apply online for permanent and summer placements

Professional organisations for Logistics and Transport

Logistics - Professional organisations

British International Freight Association (BIFA)
Redfern House, Browells Lane, Feltham, Middlesex TW13 7EP
Tel: 020 8844 2266

Chartered Institute of Purchasing and Supply (CIPS)
Easton House, Easton on the Hill, Stamford, Lincs PE9 3NZ
Tel: 01780 756777

Department of Trade and Industry (DTI)
DTI Response centre, 1 Victoria Street, London SW1H OET
Tel: 020 7215 5000

Freight Transport Association (FTA)
Hermes House, St John's Road, Tunbridge Wells, Kent TN4 9UZ
Tel: 01892 526 171

HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC)
See website for departmental contact information.

Institute of Export
Export House, Minerva Business Park, Lynch Wood, Peterborough PE2 6FT
Tel: 01733 404400

Institute of Leadership and Management (ILM)
1 Giltspur Street, London EC1A 9DD
Tel: 020 7294 2470

Rail Freight Group (RFG)
17 Queen Anne's Gate, London SW1H 9BU
Tel: +44 020 7233 3177

Skills for Logistics
14 Warren Yard, Warren Farm Office Village, Milton Keynes MK12 5NW
Tel: 01908 313 360

Supply Chain Knowledge Centre
Cranfield Centre for Logistics and Transportation, Cranfield School of Management, Cranfield, Bedford MK43 0AL

The Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport (CILT) UK
11-12 Buckingham Gate, London SW1E 6LB
Tel: 01536 740104

The Institute of Operations Management (IOM)
The University of Warwick Science Park, Sir William Lyons Road, Coventry CV4 7FZ
Tel: 024 7669 2266

The Road Haulage Association
Roadway House, 35 Monument Hill, Weybridge, Surrey KT13 8RN
Tel: 01932 841515

United Kingdom Warehousing Association (UKWA)
Walter House, 418-422 Strand, London WC2R 0PT
Tel: 020 7836 5522

Transport - Professional organisations

Association of Train Operating Companies (ATOC)
3rd Floor, 40 Bernard Street, London WC1N 1BY
Tel: 020 7841 8000

British Computer Society (BCS)
1 Sanford Street, Swindon, Wiltshire SN1 1HJ
Tel: 01793 417 424

Britannia Airways Ltd
Britannia House, London Luton Airport, Luton, Bedfordshire LU2 9ND
Tel: 01582 424155

British Airways
The Rivers, Cranebank, PO Box 59, Heathrow Airport, Hounslow, Middlesex TW6 2SL
Tel: 0870 608 0747

British Women Pilots' Association (BWPA)
Brooklands Museum, Brooklands Road, Weybridge, Surrey KT13 0QN

British Ports Association (BPA)
Africa House, 64-78 Kingsway, London WC2B 6AH
Tel: 020 7242 1200

Civil Aviation Authority (CAA)
CAA House, 45-59 Kingsway, London WC2B 6TE
Tel: 020 7379 7311

Department for Transport (DfT)
Great Minster House, 76 Marsham Street, London SW1P 4DR
Tel: 020 7944 3000

English, Welsh and Scottish Railway (EWS)
Customer Service Delivery Centre, Lakeside Business Park, Carolina Way, Doncaster DN4 5PN

First Choice Airways
Cabin Crew Recruitment, 7th Floor, Commonwealth House, Chicago Avenue, Manchester Airport M90 3DP
Tel: 0870 850 3999

First Group
395 King Street, Aberdeen AB24 5RP
Tel: 01224 650100

Freightliner
3rd Floor, The Podium, 1 Eversholt Street, London NW1 2FL
Tel: 020 7214 9382

Go Skills: The Sector Skills Council for Passenger Transport
Concorde House, Trinity Park, Solihull, West Midlands B37 7UQ
Tel: 0121 635 5520

Great North Eastern Railway (GNER)
Main Headquarters, Station Road, York YO1 6HT

Guild of Air Pilots and Navigators (GAPAN)
Cobham House, 9 Warwick Court, Gray's Inn, London WC1R 5DJ
Tel: 020 7404 4032

Institution of Electrical Engineers (IEE)
Savoy Place, London WC2R 0BL
Tel: 020 7240 1871

Institute of Transport Administration
Mill House, 11 Nightingale Road, Horsham, West Sussex RH12 2NW
Tel: 01403 242412

Joint Aviation Authorities (JAA)
Saturnusstraat 8-10, PO Box 3000, 2130 KA Hoofddorp, The Netherlands

National Air Traffic Services (NATS)
Recruitment and Selection, Mailbox 15B, LACC, Sopwith Way, Swanwick, Hampshire SO31 7AY
Tel: 01489 612157

Network Rail
40 Melton Street, London NW1 2EE
Tel: 020 7557 8000

Royal Air Force (RAF)
Directorate of Recruiting, Royal Air Force College, Cranwell, Sleaford, Lincolnshire NG34 8HB
Tel: 0845 605 5555

Royal Aeronautical Society (RAES)
4 Hamilton Place, London W1J 7BQ
Tel: 020 7670 4300

Safeskys Ltd
Safeskys House, Amersham Hill Drive, High Wycombe, Bucks HP13 6QX
Tel: 01494 451660

Strategic Rail Authority (SRA)
55 Victoria Street, London SW1H 0EU
Tel: 020 7654 6000

The Air League
Broadway House, Tothill Street, London SW1H 9NS
Tel: +44 (0)20 7222 8463

The British Air Line Pilots Association (BALPA)
81 New Road, Harlington, Hayes, Middlesex UB3 5BG
Tel: 020 8476 4000

The Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport (CILT)
11-12 Buckingham Gate, London SW1E 6LB
Tel: 01536 740104

The Institution of Railway Operators
PO Box 128, Burgess Hill RH15 0UZ

The London Underground
The Customer Service Centre, London Underground Limited, 55 Broadway, London SW1H 0BD
Tel: 0845 330 9880

Transport for London
Windsor House, 42-50 Victoria Street, London SW1H 0TL
Tel: 020 7941 4500

Transport Planning Society
1 Great George Street, London SW1P 3AA
Tel: 020 7665 2231

Virgin Trains
PO Box 713, Birmingham B5 4HH
Tel: 0870 789 1234

Events and Careers Fairs

Look at the What’s On section of this website for events and fairs.

Prospects website has a general careers fair section, searchable by type of event and location.

Further Training and Development

Most of the professional organisations run courses to support continuing professional development. Check their websites from the list above.

Prospects has a searchable database of postgraduate and work-related courses.

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