1.
Your Career Plan
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2.
A Bit About Me
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3.
What brought you here today?
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4.
Before you start looking, prepare!
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5.
Know yourself and your preferences
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Your
Skills
EnvironmentYour
Personality
Career
self
Your
Interests
Your
Values
Other
Just one part of your LIFE!

6.
What impact do you want to make?
What does a ‘green’ career mean to you?
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7.
What skills do you have that you
WANT to use?
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8.
Who is doing that work?
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9.
What is your one sentence?
Put it all together!
- What impact do you want to make?
- Using what skills?
- In what settings? (as examples)
- To help in structuring your career
investigations. Can be adjusted for the
external audience
- You may have more than one at first
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10.
Explore!
• Set the stage for ‘luck’; planned happenstance
• Even 5 minutes a day can help you focus,
learn, prepare, connect; share with others-
reciprocal; how can you be helpful?
• Discover: who can you talk to for Information,
Advice and Referrals?
• Brainstorm: what obstacles do you foresee,
and how can you overcome those?
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11.
What is needed in the industry you
want to enter?
Where are your gaps?
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12.
Explore!
• Be strategic- set time aside, including time to
reflect. Make choices
• Start now
• Keep track of your explorations and follow up
• Focus off-line more than on-line, but….
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13.
Explore using Linkedin!
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www.linkedin.com/alumni

14.
Explore using Linkedin!
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15.
Explore!
What small steps can you take to
learn more?
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16.
Explore!
Commit to one small step today
• Connect to me on LinkedIn and tailor your message
• Test www.linkedin.com/alumni
• Jot down a ‘one sentence’ that could describe your career
goals
• Talk to at least one employer in the exhibit hall and follow
up after the event
• Before you leave this room, introduce yourself to someone
you don’t know. Ask them a question about their work and
interests. Ask them what brings them here today.
• Take a quiet 5 minutes and jot down the employers already
in your mind who inspire you…..ask people you talk to for
ideas for others that fit your interests
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17.
My small steps
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