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Matchmaker Transportation is an award-winning transportation broker, headquartered in Wilmington, North Carolina. Established in 1981, Matchmaker Transportation is one of the oldest third party logistic solutions providers in the United States. Matchmaker Transportation was awarded the 2004 Broker of the Year by the National Association of Small Trucking Companies. They are also proud to be a member of the Platinum Performance Program of the Transportation Intermediaries Association. Today, Matchmaker Transportation strives to be the best in delivering superior value to its shipper customers, while maintaining excellent relationships with each of its carriers. The team at Matchmaker Transportation is devoted to the freight management needs of shippers and carriers throughout the United States, Mexico, and Canada. The experienced professionals fully recognize the shipper's needs for on-time deliveries, clear communications and organized load coordination.

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Matchmaker Transportation is an award-winning transportation broker, headquartered in Wilmington, North Carolina. Established in 1981, Matchmaker Transportation is one of the oldest third party logistic solutions providers in the United States.

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Recruitment and Training plan for Matchmaker Transportation:

To develop the recruitment and training plan, we need to understand the job requirements for each of the position so that criteria for selection, interview and final recruitment can be efficiently developed.

Let us start with the position of team leader. The team leader is not only expected to possess extensive experience in the transportation and logistics industry. Further, he is also expected to display leadership and team skills in order to justify the requirements of this position. Thus, the initial screening of candidates for this position will be based on the minimum qualification requirements, such as at least 3-5 years of experience in a transportation or logistics industry, preferably in a team leader position. The interview for the role of team leader will not only consist of industry and trade related questions to judge the knowledge about logistics industry, but will also focus on ascertaining leadership, team management and communication skills of the candidate. Thus, the interview will combine a combination of technical as well as soft skill related questions.

The operational positions comprising of ...

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