‘Logistics can offer a rewarding career opportunity in its various verticals’

Alpana Chaturvedi, CEO, MyLogistics Gurukul says, “One of the main challenges of hiring trained professionals is the lack of awareness about the myriad opportunities in logistics industry. Or even an understanding of the modern-day logistics industry- which is becoming specialised and can offer a rewarding career opportunity in its various verticals. Logistics is still not an aspirational career choice. At MyLogistics Gurukul, we offer these workshops in colleges towards creating this awareness. Institutes/ Universities offering courses in Supply Chain and Logistics need to upgrade their training curriculum or collaborate with the industry. There is an effort towards bridging this gap already, but still more work needs to be done towards this. Starting salaries are lower in the logistics industry as compared to other industries like IT, BPOs, and other Corporates. While slowly more and more women are willing to join the industry but still there is a lack of women willing to join the logistics industry as once again there is a lack of awareness.