3. • Environmentally related company, i.e.
Ecology & Environment: GIS Analyst or
Graphic Artist
OR
• Working in an environmentally related
job in any company, i.e. Sustainability
Coordinator at UB
4. “Green” Majors at UB:
• Environmental Geosciences
• Environmental Studies (Interdisciplinary Social Sciences)
• Environmental Engineering, etc.
• Environmental Design/Urban Planning/Architecture
• GIS – Geographic Information System
• Geology and Geography
• Chemistry, Biology, etc.
7. Realistic– hands on, technical, builder, install, outdoors
Investigative – analyze, natural science, research
Artistic – creative, unstructured, intuitive
Social – teaching, helping people, caring
Enterprising – persuading, selling, leading, managing
Conventional – details, data, numerical ability
See “Assess Yourself” at
www.careerzone.ny.gov/views/careerzone/index.
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8. Determine which “Branches” or Green Sectors
interest you the most.
See description of these at:
www.onetcenter.org/green.html
9. Job/Internship Listings
Prospecting – Targeting Companies
Networking – Making Connections
The iceberg analogy Listings: 20%
Prospecting &
Networking: 80%
10. 1. Faculty who teach green courses or do research
2. Campus sustainability office/program.
3. Student organizations related to sustainability.
4. Community organizations
5. Linkedin to search for green professionals/alums
11. Flip Side of Handout:
Take a few minutes to answer some of the
questions about your campus
Discuss your answers in small groups
Report out…
12. Linkedin as a huge, searchable database of people,
groups, companies, jobs, posts (articles).
• See Linkedin Sample on page 13-14 in Career Guide
• See Tips on Networking and Connecting on Linkedin on
page 15-16
Let’s take a look at linkedin.com
