Appealing Air Cargo
Discover how your organization can Make Air Cargo Appealing to Young Talent (pdf) with the newly released whitepaper which offers perspectives directly from the industry’s future air cargo executives.
Talent is a critical resource for the air cargo industry in today’s job market. Gain insight on the expectations of the new generation and key takeaways for cargo leaders to define ways to attract young talent, as well as executives to establish long-term strategies to ensure business continuity.
Air cargo leaders are increasingly challenged in staffing their teams, while young talent have evolving requirements for their future employment. To that end, we have asked the question: How can we make air cargo even more appealing to young talent? Together with the air cargo
industry, IATA recognized that there is an urgent need to invest in people, promote diversity, equity, and inclusion, and engage young talent.
Attracting young talent is crucial for the air cargo industry to ensure its continued growth, innovation, and adaptability to a rapidly evolving global landscape. It contributes to the industry’s sustainability, competitiveness, and long-term success. Many professionals in the air cargo industry are approaching retirement age and tend to use outdated tools and processes for managing their daily work.
Attracting the younger generation ensures a smooth transition, helps in succession planning to fill critical roles, brings fresh perspectives, advances the use of digital and innovative tools,
promotes diversity, equity and inclusion within the industry and contributes to the development of a vibrant and innovative workplace culture.
The air cargo transport chain offers a wide variety of interesting job opportunities, ranging from more traditional operations and sales positions to the recently included technology and
innovation-focused roles.