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1. Land a Jobā¦.
-What is your goal?
-What do you need to do, learn?
-How do you gain experience?
SHARON E. HANNA, DIRECTOR, CAREER DEVELOPMENT
CLARK UNIVERSITY -
INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT, COMMUNITY AND
ENVIRONMENT
2. Improve lives in our city, the region, the nation and the world.
Master's Degree Programs
International Development
and Social Change
Environmental Science
and Policy
Community Development
and Planning
Geographic Information Science for
Development
and Environment
Dual Master's Degree Programs
Environmental Science and Policy /
Master of Business Administration
Community Development and
Planning / Master of Business
Administration
Certificate Programs
Global and Community Health
Monitoring and Evaluation
Refugee, Displacement and Forced
Migration Studies
Youth Work Practice
The IDCE community is comprised of scholars and practitioners dedicated to environmental sustainability, social
justice, and economic well-being. We focus on major forces of social change: grass roots initiatives, social
movements, government policy, market approaches, entrepreneurship, technological innovation, individual action,
and education.
3. Where are the jobs?
MA: Just over 7,000, 64% entry-level
Ā§āÆBureau of Labor Sta-s-cs deļ¬nes āgreen jobsā as: those that
produce goods or provide services that beneļ¬t the environment or
use fewer natural resources.
Ā§āÆrenewable energy, energy eļ¬ciency sectors, pollu-on reduc-on and
removal; greenhouse gas reduc-on; recycling and reuse; organic
agriculture; sustainable forestry; soil, water and wildlife conserva-on;
government and regulatory administra-on; educa-on, training and
advocacy related to green technologies and prac-ces
Ā§āÆ www.eesi.org/papers/view/fact-sheet-jobs-in-renewable-energy-and-energy-eļ¬ciency?/fact-sheet-jobs-renewable-energy-and-energy-eļ¬ciency-11-
jun-2013
4. The possibilities:
uāÆ Greenhouse Gas Analyst/Broker
uāÆ Brownfields Real Estate Developer
uāÆ Environmental Economist
uāÆ Socially Responsible Investment Advisor
uāÆ Sustainability Related Social Media Specialist
uāÆ Sustainable Neighborhoods Community Organizer
uāÆ Permaculture Designer/Contractor or Sustainable Landscape
Architect
uāÆ Climate Change Risk Assessor and Mitigation Expert
uāÆ Sustainable Transportation Planner
uāÆ Federal, state and Local Energy and Other Sustainability Related
Staff (e.g. economic development, workforce development)
uāÆ Corporate Social Responsibility Staff
uāÆ Corporate Sustainability Staff
uāÆ Energy Manager
uāÆ Facilities Director/Maintenance Staff
uāÆ Biomass Plant Designer, Manager, Technicianā¦
uāÆ Heating and Air Conditioning/ Building Automation Technician
Controls Specialist
uāÆ Refuse & Recycling Worker
uāÆ Sustainable Agriculture: farmer, distributor, marketerā¦
uāÆ Risk Property Assessor
uāÆ Building Codes Inspector
uāÆ City/Community/Operations Manager
uāÆ Energy Storage Specialists (e.g. Smart grid, hydrogen,
batteries, and compressed air)
uāÆ Water Reservoir and Watershed Engineer/Technician
uāÆ Green Building Designers, Distributor, Installer ā¦
uāÆ Energy Statistician
uāÆ Recycling Director
uāÆ Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Products
uāÆ Energy/Sustainability Policy Analysts and Advocacy Specialists
uāÆ Non-Profit Sustainability Related Educator/Program Manager
7. Career Development prepares students to:
Ā§āÆPrepare response to: āWhy do you want to work in this ļ¬eld?ā
āWhy this organiza-on?ā
Ā§āÆAr-culate impact of professional and academic background, interests and abili-es.
Ā§āÆEstablish a vision of career trajectory, and communicate strengths eļ¬ec-vely.
Ā§āÆAssess transferable skills and communicate them eļ¬ec-vely to poten-al employers.
8. How would you respond to:
80% chance youāll be asked:
āÆāTell me about yourself.ā
āÆāWhy do you want this internship/job?ā
āÆāWhy should we hire you?ā
āÆāWhat speciļ¬c skills set you apart?ā
āÆāWhat are your strengths/weaknesses?ā
āÆ āWhat is your 5-year plan?ā
10. Think about it differently.
Itās not about youā¦..
Ā§āÆItās about the organiza-on: their goals/needs and what you can do for them
Ā§āÆReframe approach: Consider yourself a problem-solver, not a job seeker
Ā§āÆAn-cipate need and provide solu-ons
Ā§āÆPresent professional, accomplished image
11. Reality of job searchā¦
Ā§āÆIt will take longer than you think
Ā§āÆRequires priority considera-on
Ā§āÆRejec-on happens
Ā§āÆāYou miss 100% of the shots you donāt takeā, W. Gretzky
Ā§āÆItās what/who you know andā¦
ā¦.what they know about you
12. NetWORKing leads to WORK
Ā§āÆNetworking is sharing insight, wisdom, ideas
Ā§āÆIt is reciprocal
Ā§āÆEstablish and maintain professional rela-onships
Ā§āÆNot disingenuous if prac-ced with sincerity, curiosity and
collabora-vely
14. What should you do now?
Ā§āÆAiend conferences, beier yet: deliver presenta-ons
Ā§āÆJoin professional organiza-ons: Net Impact, Sustainability Management Associa-on, Interna-onal Society
of Sustainability Professionals
Ā§āÆUpdate your resume that clearly states your successes and clearly conveyed to employers, use
KEYWORDS (which is why youāll need more than 1 version)
Ā§āÆPrac-ce speaking about what you want to do and why you want to do it
Ā§āÆTalk to people employed in the job you want
Ā§āÆOwn your search; believe it takes -me and commitment
Ā§āÆUploading hundreds of resumes to job boards is NOT eļ¬ec-ve, use your -me more produc-vely (see
above)
Ā§āÆDevelop exper-se
15. Resource: Solving Problems That Matter (And
Getting Paid For It): STEM Careers in Social
Innovation and Global Sustainable Development.
Mehta, K. (Ed.). (2015).
āÆPart 1 STEM for Social InnovaBon: The Time Is NOW!
(Current trends and the role of STEM in societal improvements)
āÆPart 2 OrganizaBons in the Social InnovaBon and Sustainable InnovaBon Arena
(A review of the types of organiza-ons, what they do, and how they do it)
āÆPart 3 Innovator Proļ¬les
(100 two-page proļ¬les of innovators, with job descrip-ons and career trajectories)
āÆPart 4 Professional PreparaBon
(Review of undergraduate and graduate majors and degrees, plus selec-ve programs such as theFulbright, Peace Corps and Teach for
America)
āÆPart 5 Professional Competencies
(The usefulness of a personal brand, an entrepreneurial mindset, ļ¬eldwork, storytelling, communica-ng across cultures, learning
languages, and wri-ng well)
āÆPart 6 Finding Your Niche
(Developing new career opportuni-es and leaving other ones behind)
āÆPart 7 Personal ConsideraBons
(Salaries, beneļ¬ts, work culture, considera-ons for LGBTQ issues; seiling into and gemng out of other countries; exit and emergency
plans)
āÆEpilogue: Marching Orders for Professors and UniversiBes
(Select advice for educators oļ¬ered by the innovators proļ¬led).
āÆ Book Review by Patrick Lennahan; h^p://www.ncda.org