Freight Forwarders

Research rates, routings, or modes of transport for shipment of products. Maintain awareness of regulations affecting the international movement of cargo. Make arrangements for additional services, such as storage or inland transportation.

On the job, you would:

Obtain or arrange cargo insurance.
Complete customs paperwork.
Calculate weight, volume, or cost of goods to be moved.

Personality

A3	Your Strengths	Importance	Characteristics of this Career
		81%	Attention to Detail - Job requires being careful about detail and thorough in completing work tasks.
		77%	Stress Tolerance - Job requires accepting criticism and dealing calmly and effectively with high-stress situations.
		76%	Dependability - Job requires being reliable, responsible, and dependable, and fulfilling obligations.
		75%	Integrity - Job requires being honest and ethical.
		74%	Cooperation - Job requires being pleasant with others on the job and displaying a good-natured, cooperative attitude.
		70%	Achievement/Effort - Job requires establishing and maintaining personally challenging achievement goals and exerting effort toward mastering tasks.
		69%	Initiative - Job requires a willingness to take on responsibilities and challenges.
		69%	Self-Control - Job requires maintaining composure, keeping emotions in check, controlling anger, and avoiding aggressive behavior, even in very difficult situations.
		69%	Analytical Thinking - Job requires analyzing information and using logic to address work-related issues and problems.
		69%	Persistence - Job requires persistence in the face of obstacles.
		68%	Concern for Others - Job requires being sensitive to others' needs and feelings and being understanding and helpful on the job.
		68%	Leadership - Job requires a willingness to lead, take charge, and offer opinions and direction.
		68%	Adaptability/Flexibility - Job requires being open to change (positive or negative) and to considerable variety in the workplace.
		65%	Independence - Job requires developing one's own ways of doing things, guiding oneself with little or no supervision, and depending on oneself to get things done.
		60%	Innovation - Job requires creativity and alternative thinking to develop new ideas for and answers to work-related problems.
		58%	Social Orientation - Job requires preferring to work with others rather than alone, and being personally connected with others on the job.

A3	Your Strengths	Importance	Strengths
		95%	Conventional - Work involves following procedures and regulations to organize information or data, typically in a business setting. Conventional occupations are often associated with office work, accounting, mathematics/statistics, information technology, finance, or human resources.
		61%	Enterprising - Work involves managing, negotiating, marketing, or selling, typically in a business setting, or leading or advising people in political and legal situations. Enterprising occupations are often associated with business initiatives, sales, marketing/advertising, finance, management/administration, professional advising, public speaking, politics, or law.

A3	Your Strengths	Importance	Values of the Work Environment
		61%	Support - Occupations that satisfy this work value offer supportive management that stands behind employees. Corresponding needs are Company Policies, Supervision: Human Relations and Supervision: Technical.

Aptitude

A3	Your Strengths	Importance	Abilities \| Cognitive, Physical, Personality
		69%	Oral Comprehension - The ability to listen to and understand information and ideas presented through spoken words and sentences.
		66%	Written Comprehension - The ability to read and understand information and ideas presented in writing.
		63%	Problem Sensitivity - The ability to tell when something is wrong or is likely to go wrong. It does not involve solving the problem, only recognizing that there is a problem.
		63%	Information Ordering - The ability to arrange things or actions in a certain order or pattern according to a specific rule or set of rules (e.g., patterns of numbers, letters, words, pictures, mathematical operations).
		63%	Oral Expression - The ability to communicate information and ideas in speaking so others will understand.
		60%	Speech Clarity - The ability to speak clearly so others can understand you.
		60%	Written Expression - The ability to communicate information and ideas in writing so others will understand.
		60%	Category Flexibility - The ability to generate or use different sets of rules for combining or grouping things in different ways.
		60%	Mathematical Reasoning - The ability to choose the right mathematical methods or formulas to solve a problem.
		60%	Near Vision - The ability to see details at close range (within a few feet of the observer).
		56%	Inductive Reasoning - The ability to combine pieces of information to form general rules or conclusions (includes finding a relationship among seemingly unrelated events).
		56%	Number Facility - The ability to add, subtract, multiply, or divide quickly and correctly.
		56%	Deductive Reasoning - The ability to apply general rules to specific problems to produce answers that make sense.
		56%	Speech Recognition - The ability to identify and understand the speech of another person.

Job Details

Responsibilities

Analyze shipping information to make routing decisions.

Coordinate shipping activities with external parties.

Analyze shipping information to make routing decisions.

Assist individuals with paperwork.

Calculate shipping costs.

Prepare documentation for contracts, transactions, or regulatory compliance.

Identify opportunities to improve operational efficiency.

Explain regulations, policies, or procedures.

Record shipping information.

Maintain current knowledge related to work activities.

Track goods or materials.

Negotiate financial arrangements.

Arrange insurance coverage.

Execute sales or other financial transactions.

Prepare documentation for contracts, transactions, or regulatory compliance.

Recommend packing or shipping methods.

Verify shipping documentation.

Examine documents to verify adherence to requirements.

Prepare documentation for contracts, transactions, or regulatory compliance.

Complete documentation required by programs or regulations.

Confer with others to conduct or arrange operational activities.

Explain regulations, policies, or procedures.

Coordinate shipping activities with external parties.

Refer customers to appropriate personnel.

Analyze shipping information to make routing decisions.

Recommend packing or shipping methods.

Analyze shipping information to make routing decisions.

A3	Your Strengths	Importance	Attributes & Percentage of Time Spent
		100%	Telephone - How often do you have telephone conversations in this job?
		96%	Electronic Mail - How often do you use electronic mail in this job?
		93%	Time Pressure - How often does this job require the worker to meet strict deadlines?
		93%	Contact With Others - How much does this job require the worker to be in contact with others (face-to-face, by telephone, or otherwise) in order to perform it?
		91%	Spend Time Sitting - How much does this job require sitting?
		89%	Frequency of Decision Making - How frequently is the worker required to make decisions that affect other people, the financial resources, and/or the image and reputation of the organization?
		87%	Work With Work Group or Team - How important is it to work with others in a group or team in this job?
		86%	Importance of Being Exact or Accurate - How important is being very exact or highly accurate in performing this job?
		86%	Structured versus Unstructured Work - To what extent is this job structured for the worker, rather than allowing the worker to determine tasks, priorities, and goals?
		81%	Face-to-Face Discussions - How often do you have to have face-to-face discussions with individuals or teams in this job?
		80%	Freedom to Make Decisions - How much decision making freedom, without supervision, does the job offer?
		80%	Coordinate or Lead Others - How important is it to coordinate or lead others in accomplishing work activities in this job?
		79%	Impact of Decisions on Co-workers or Company Results - What results do your decisions usually have on other people or the image or reputation or financial resources of your employer?
		78%	Indoors, Environmentally Controlled - How often does this job require working indoors in environmentally controlled conditions?
		73%	Importance of Repeating Same Tasks - How important is repeating the same physical activities (e.g., key entry) or mental activities (e.g., checking entries in a ledger) over and over, without stopping, to performing this job?
		68%	Responsibility for Outcomes and Results - How responsible is the worker for work outcomes and results of other workers?
		68%	Deal With Unpleasant or Angry People - How frequently does the worker have to deal with unpleasant, angry, or discourteous individuals as part of the job requirements?
		68%	Deal With External Customers - How important is it to work with external customers or the public in this job?
		67%	Frequency of Conflict Situations - How often are there conflict situations the employee has to face in this job?
		65%	Sounds, Noise Levels Are Distracting or Uncomfortable - How often does this job require working exposed to sounds and noise levels that are distracting or uncomfortable?
		64%	Letters and Memos - How often does the job require written letters and memos?
		61%	Level of Competition - To what extent does this job require the worker to compete or to be aware of competitive pressures?
		60%	Physical Proximity - To what extent does this job require the worker to perform job tasks in close physical proximity to other people?
		54%	Consequence of Error - How serious would the result usually be if the worker made a mistake that was not readily correctable?
		52%	Spend Time Making Repetitive Motions - How much does this job require making repetitive motions?
		76%	Duration of Typical Work Week - Number of hours typically worked in one week.

A3	Your Strengths	Importance	Tasks & Values
		82%	Getting Information - Observing, receiving, and otherwise obtaining information from all relevant sources.
		81%	Working with Computers - Using computers and computer systems (including hardware and software) to program, write software, set up functions, enter data, or process information.
		79%	Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates - Providing information to supervisors, co-workers, and subordinates by telephone, in written form, e-mail, or in person.
		75%	Making Decisions and Solving Problems - Analyzing information and evaluating results to choose the best solution and solve problems.
		74%	Communicating with People Outside the Organization - Communicating with people outside the organization, representing the organization to customers, the public, government, and other external sources. This information can be exchanged in person, in writing, or by telephone or e-mail.
		73%	Processing Information - Compiling, coding, categorizing, calculating, tabulating, auditing, or verifying information or data.
		73%	Organizing, Planning, and Prioritizing Work - Developing specific goals and plans to prioritize, organize, and accomplish your work.
		71%	Establishing and Maintaining Interpersonal Relationships - Developing constructive and cooperative working relationships with others, and maintaining them over time.
		69%	Documenting/Recording Information - Entering, transcribing, recording, storing, or maintaining information in written or electronic/magnetic form.
		68%	Updating and Using Relevant Knowledge - Keeping up-to-date technically and applying new knowledge to your job.
		66%	Identifying Objects, Actions, and Events - Identifying information by categorizing, estimating, recognizing differences or similarities, and detecting changes in circumstances or events.
		65%	Evaluating Information to Determine Compliance with Standards - Using relevant information and individual judgment to determine whether events or processes comply with laws, regulations, or standards.
		60%	Judging the Qualities of Objects, Services, or People - Assessing the value, importance, or quality of things or people.
		60%	Analyzing Data or Information - Identifying the underlying principles, reasons, or facts of information by breaking down information or data into separate parts.
		58%	Monitoring Processes, Materials, or Surroundings - Monitoring and reviewing information from materials, events, or the environment, to detect or assess problems.
		56%	Resolving Conflicts and Negotiating with Others - Handling complaints, settling disputes, and resolving grievances and conflicts, or otherwise negotiating with others.
		56%	Scheduling Work and Activities - Scheduling events, programs, and activities, as well as the work of others.
		53%	Performing Administrative Activities - Performing day-to-day administrative tasks such as maintaining information files and processing paperwork.

Getting Started

Education:

45%

High School Diploma - or the equivalent (for example, GED)

21%

Some College Courses

Freight Forwarders

What they do:

On the job, you would:

Personality

Characteristics of this Career

Strengths

Values of the Work Environment

Aptitude

Abilities | Cognitive, Physical, Personality

Job Details

Attributes & Percentage of Time Spent

Tasks & Values

Getting Started