The document provides career advice from Amanda Peters, a career coach at Harvard Kennedy School. It encourages preparing for a career by reflecting on one's interests, values, skills, and desired impact. It suggests developing a "one sentence" career goal combining these reflections. The document then offers tips for exploring career options, including speaking to presenters at the event, using LinkedIn, and taking small steps to learn more about green careers.

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Amanda Peters
Career Coach, Harvard Kennedy School

2. A Bit About Me Amanda Peters | Twitter: @acpeters #MaGreenCareers @masustain

3. What brought you here today?
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4. For Career Success…..
Before you start looking, prepare!
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5. Amanda Peters | Twitter: @acpeters #MaGreenCareers @masustain
Just one part of your LIFE!
Career
Self
Your
Interests
Your
Values
Personal
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Skills
Environ-
ment
Other

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. • Be strategic- set time aside, including time to
reflect. Set goals.
• Start now
• Practice communicating your value
• Keep track of your explorations and follow up
• Focus off-line more than on-line, but….
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To Do Overall

13. Use LinkedIn!
www.linkedin.com/alumni
Jobs
tab

14. Explore!
What small steps can you take to
learn more?
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15. • Connect to me on LinkedIn and tailor your message (let me
know if you want relevant handouts)
• Jot down a ‘one sentence’ that could describe your career
goals
• Talk to at least one presenter or exhibitor today 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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To Do Today

16. Additional Resources
• Net Impact: https://netimpactboston.org/ or
www.netimpact.org for university chapters
• BASG: basg.org. Arrive on time and be prepared to introduce
yourself!
• LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/help/linkedin provides so
much…check out Build Your Profile on the left. Or, visit
https://university.linkedin.com/.
• Cover Letters: There are many ways to write them, but this
provides some good tips. (The Muse is a helpful job search
resource in general), https://www.themuse.com/advice/how-
to-write-a-cover-letter-31-tips-you-need-to-know
Amanda Peters | Twitter: @acpeters #MaGreenCareers @masustain