Letters by Sector: Logistics

Logistics Coordinators are responsible for a number of tasks. Their role ensures the effectivity of distributing good by guiding staff and overseeing a range of processes. With a job requiring your attention to detail, your cover letter should reflect that, as well.

A good cover letter can allow you to stand out from the pack. Sadly, most candidate undermined the power of a great cover letter, most submissions are just retreads of resumes that ramble on the same points. Would you read one of these to the end? Probably not, and your potential employer will most definitely not.

A lot of candidates in the logistics sector tend to write their cover letters as if it was a paragraph form of their resume.  Your cover letters should show more personality, curiosity, and passion in the field your aiming for. Here’s a helpful tip, sprinkle in some of the industry's history and goals in your cover letter. Include how modern logistics techniques have help give rise to big companies all over the world and how powerful their impact is. Use it to show expertise and interest.