career focus upgrade
the logistics industry could hit as high as sixmillion in the next fewyears. An official fromthe China International Freight
Forwarder Association (CIFFA) says that as a service industry, logistics is developing fast in the country, but the requisite human resources are still lagging well behind the rest of the game. Revenues from logistics companies have been growing at 20-30 percent a year for the past five years.While the downturn turned the tap off for China exports to Europe and the US, domestic consumption leapt in 2009 and this year has seen the creation of the world’s largest trading bloc between China and the ASEAN nations of south-east Asia, ensuring logistics companies there remain busier than your average freight forwarder in theWest these days. The spectre of the downturn is over in China and
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recruitment is in full swing. A recent survey by theMinistry of Human Resources and Social Security found that demand forworkerswas up 15 percent compared to last year. A serious labour shortage has been reported in the Pearl River Delta,where factoriesmay need at least
twomillionmoreworkers tomeet demand. According to human resources consultants TowersWatson, salaries have risen rapidly in China in recent times, andwill growby about 10 percent this year. There’s no lack of people – it’s the qualifications that are
in short supply. For the past decade, the number of people ofworking age has increased annually by about 10million, according to theOrganization for Economic Cooperation and Development. That is the equivalent of addingmore than the entire population of NewYork City to the Chinese economy every year. CIFFA explains that the current
There’s no lack of people – it’s the qualifications that are in short supply”
make-up of the logistics personnel is bottom-heavy. There is no shortage ofworkers at the lowest rung of the industry,working in basic positions includingwarehousing and cargo transportation. Middlemanagement is generally
staffedwithworkerswho have beenwith firms a long time, butmight not hold a degree,while candidates for themost senior positions are in drastically short supply. As it stands, there aremore than 150 colleges in China
offering logistics-related degrees,with between 20,000 and 30,000 students graduating each year. Five years ago therewere just 95 establishments offering these types of courses.Moreover, there are a vast number of institutions
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